How to know if 10 day old pup is constipated again? Hard tummy? Wont nurse? He had warm water enema the past few days to help him poop. Was able to poop 2x on his own (stimulating) after that, but was again had to enema the last 2 days. Mama dog wont nurse him the 1st week but is now licking him & cleaning his pee. She wont go near the anus. No success of him pooping since 26hrs ago. Cant afford another vet visit this week. Have 12 rescue dogs too & voluntarily feeding 32 pound dogs in our city

Updated On November 25th, 2019

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Answered By Linda G, MS, DVM

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Hello. Wow, you really have your hands full, but all I can say is thank you for caring so much. As for this pup, if it is nursing, I would not be too concerned. The time to administer a enema is if the pup seems really uncomfortable. You can use 2-3 mls of warm water as needed. Were you supplementing the first week & now the puppies are nursing well from mom? If so, they may be just needing to adjust. Try to do as much stimulation as you can. Make sure the puppies have excellent footing as the more they move the more this will help to stimulate a BM. I like something like fake sheepskin. Weigh the puppies daily, or at least the one(s) that concern you. Puppies should gain 5-10% body weight daily. Thanks for using PetCoach.

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