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No Poop Three Days After Spay Surgery
My 11 month old foster doodle Molly was spayed last Thursday. I have not been responsible for a newly spayed dog for almost 20 years and don't remember what is normal and what is cause for concern. She has not had a bowel movement since the morning of the surgery three days ago.
At that time she had been experiencing a bout of severe diarrhea from the stress of losing her home combined with a radical change in diet...I switched her immediately from Walmart crap kibble (which I could not have in my home) to Jack's Orijen.
Post-op, the vet told me to feed her half kibble and half plain boiled rice to treat the diarrhea. He also gave me metronidazole for it. The post-op instructions said that during the first 24 hours post-op, it was normal for the dog to not have a BM.
Well, it has been 72 hours, and no poop. I discontinued the rice and the meds after the first 36 hours, as they are obviously not needed. Molly has not been eating much since she got here, even before the surgery, which is normal for a displaced dog. But since the surgery she is eating even less. She also has to have her activity level restricted, and this can certainly slow down normal bowel function. She was somewhat gassy last night. She is taking water and peeing, and she seems to feel all right; she wants to run & play with Jack. but I am very worried about the pooping and of course it's the weekend, so I can't contact the vet.
Can anyone tell me if they experienced this with their dogs after spay surgery? Is it normal for a dog to go this long post-op without a BM? Do we need to go to the emergency vet?
At that time she had been experiencing a bout of severe diarrhea from the stress of losing her home combined with a radical change in diet...I switched her immediately from Walmart crap kibble (which I could not have in my home) to Jack's Orijen.
Post-op, the vet told me to feed her half kibble and half plain boiled rice to treat the diarrhea. He also gave me metronidazole for it. The post-op instructions said that during the first 24 hours post-op, it was normal for the dog to not have a BM.
Well, it has been 72 hours, and no poop. I discontinued the rice and the meds after the first 36 hours, as they are obviously not needed. Molly has not been eating much since she got here, even before the surgery, which is normal for a displaced dog. But since the surgery she is eating even less. She also has to have her activity level restricted, and this can certainly slow down normal bowel function. She was somewhat gassy last night. She is taking water and peeing, and she seems to feel all right; she wants to run & play with Jack. but I am very worried about the pooping and of course it's the weekend, so I can't contact the vet.
Can anyone tell me if they experienced this with their dogs after spay surgery? Is it normal for a dog to go this long post-op without a BM? Do we need to go to the emergency vet?
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Permalink Reply by Joanne ~ Spud* on
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Yeah, I know. But I used to think it gave me the "Molly Syndrome"
( you know, the topic of this discussion ). That is where my comment came from. But we now know that is false so we can go on.
Karen--We all want a Poop Update. Let us know if and when since this Sunday seems to be dedicated to Molly and her poop :) -
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I don't know a dogs anatomy but this works in humans.
Take the palm of your hand and softly stroke her belly. On one side only ( in humans it is the right side ) and gently make one motion from top to bottom. The stroke should only be in one direction--not back and forth.
It stimulates the bowl externally and keeps everything moving in a downward direction. -
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Permalink Reply by Karen, Jasper and Jackdoodle on
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Now I've gotten top-notch advice from the homecook, the doc, and the nurturer! What would I do without you guys?
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Permalink Reply by Lynne Fowler-Oodles of Doodles on
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Which one am I? I could be all of those people. LOL What would we do without you?
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Permalink Reply by Nancy, Ned, Clancy, and Charlie on
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Gordie had this same problem after his CCL surgery. Sorry to tell you but it was a nightmare!!! Gordie had NO NO NO appetite, had we big trouble sneaking meds down him no matter what we did. He wouldn't eat and drank little no matter what we did. When he finally pooped days later, he burst an anal gland!!! Finally, he would eat some chicken but when we mixed it with kibble, he ignored the kibble. Gordie lost 8 pounds in about 2 weeks. Gordie wasn't a voracious eater (but a huge drinker) before the surgery and, there was a delay between the injury and the surgery of about a week where his activity was extremely limited, and continued to be extremely limited for weeks afterward. I am sure that this contributed to some of the sluggishness in his digestion. He vacillated between constipation and diarrhea for quite a while. I hope you have a quicker bounce-back!
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Oh, Nancy, I hope so too! She's going home next Saturday!
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Permalink Reply by F, Calla & Luca on
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Where is she ending up?
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I did NOT do this trick but it was told to me so I will throw this out there:
Light a match and blow it out immediately so the sulfur is still intact. Once it cools insert it into the rectum and you will have a BM in 10 mins.
I would ask other opinions on this first though.................. -
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Never heard of this--might have some merit but I'd say nooooooo! Don't do it. Let nature take it's course with less invasive measures.
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NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOoo it is. Nature. :)
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Under tthe category of you can find anything on the net:
http://www.woodhavenlabs.com/matching.html
Some show dogs apparently get treated this way to avoid having them poop in the ring. More and more I'm beginning to think show dogs are tortured. -
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OMG!!!
And Woodhaven is one of the best, most informative sites out there, on all kinds of health issues that affect our dogs, too. It's worth taking a look at what they have on the site in that area...in spite of the matches. -
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