If your puppy goes for 24 hours without passing stool, exhibits infrequent bowel movements over a few days and has
difficulties defecating because the stool is dry and hard then he is certainly experiencing constipation.
Symptoms of pain associated
with difficulty defecating can often be helped with stool softeners (e.g. Metamucil) and pain medications (e.g. non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs and / or tramadol are commonly used).
Symptoms of an acute infection
include difficulty defecating or urinating, lethargy, depression, loss of appetite, fever, abdominal pain, stiff walking, and bloody discharge from the penis.
This procedures is done to alleviate the constipation and
difficulty defecating.
A lump next to the anus is sometimes seen, but the first symptoms are usually related to
difficulty defecating.
Because of the proximity of the prostate to the rectum, almost all forms of prostate problems will first manifest as pain and
difficulty defecating.
Dogs with pelvic masses may have dyschezia (
difficulty defecating) as their primary symptom.
If your dog suffers from constipation or
difficulty defecating, supplement with cooked oatmeal or canned pumpkin.
All of these conditions increase the size of the prostate, leading to bloody urine, frequent urinary tract infections,
difficulty defecating, and pain.
They may also have
difficulty defecating.
A surprising number of cats have problems with constipation (abnormal accumulation of feces and
difficulty defecating), and similar but more serious conditions such as obstipation (complete obstruction of the colon by feces) and megacolon (damaged nerves and muscles in the colon causing an inability to defecate).
A dog with blocked anal glands may walk hunched, have
difficulty defecating, or seem constipated.