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Old September 12th, 2008, 02:38 PM
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Question Not sure how to help my dog
Hello my dog is a 6 year old sherpard/Huskey cross. and recently she has not been eating very much. I think that she is constipated we have recently been watching her when she is out. Also her stomach feels harder than normal. I was just wondering if there was anything that i could do or feed her to help her out before she gets real uncomfortable and hopefully we wont have to go to a vet.
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Old September 12th, 2008, 02:48 PM
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sorry ti sounds like a vet visit is in order
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Old September 12th, 2008, 03:15 PM
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I agree with Jim, dejanova. Just constipation would be one thing, but lack of appetite and a palpably hard stomach could spell real trouble. If it were one of our dogs, we'd be making a vet call...
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Old September 12th, 2008, 03:15 PM
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To help with constipation I have used Cod liver oil in the past. It helped when 1 of our dogs has bones spurs clogging her up.
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Old September 12th, 2008, 04:37 PM
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Sorry it should be mineral oil not Cod liver
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Old September 12th, 2008, 05:23 PM
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Mineral oil is petroleum-based, I would avoid it. Better pure canned pumpkin or canned food. jmo
But I'd take him to the vet, constipation is one thing but not eating is another.
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