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I don't know if I should go into the long-ish history of how this has been developing or if it's TMI.
My old dog is having problem passing stool. She can strain for hours and not get anything out. Usually after a certain amount of straining she will vomit undigested food (I assume because it can't go through the normal way). This has happened 3 times now. With periods of semi normal in between. Normal for her now is passing tiny poops many many times per day.
I've taken her to my vet and talked about it, they've done a rectal exam on her to see if there was anything palpable there causing an obstruction (there isn't)
It is slowly getting worse as far as I can tell. She does have a neurologic deficit to her hind end and everybody's top theory seems to be that it's some form of neurologic problem where her bowels aren't pushing it along or she just can't push it out.
I'm taking her back in this morning for X rays to see if they can see any kind of a mass in there that might be blocking her. They also suggested I should maybe take her back to the referral hospital.
If she goes to the referral hospital that's almost certainly going to mean anesthesia and an endoscopy or colonoscopy or something like that and I am a little conflicted about putting her through that or putting her under anesthesia. She's 12 and a half. BUT she is otherwise still totally full of life. She still goes on our walks. I entered her in an obedience competition for fun two weeks ago and she Qed with a smile on her face.
I'm trying switching food. Vet put up some Gabapentin for her in case it is neuropathy related and this might somehow help.
Her food produces really bulky stools....and I am conflicted about whether more fiber is good or bad...would smaller stools help or hurt....
Has anyone experienced anything like this? Any suggestions?
My old dog is having problem passing stool. She can strain for hours and not get anything out. Usually after a certain amount of straining she will vomit undigested food (I assume because it can't go through the normal way). This has happened 3 times now. With periods of semi normal in between. Normal for her now is passing tiny poops many many times per day.
I've taken her to my vet and talked about it, they've done a rectal exam on her to see if there was anything palpable there causing an obstruction (there isn't)
It is slowly getting worse as far as I can tell. She does have a neurologic deficit to her hind end and everybody's top theory seems to be that it's some form of neurologic problem where her bowels aren't pushing it along or she just can't push it out.
I'm taking her back in this morning for X rays to see if they can see any kind of a mass in there that might be blocking her. They also suggested I should maybe take her back to the referral hospital.
If she goes to the referral hospital that's almost certainly going to mean anesthesia and an endoscopy or colonoscopy or something like that and I am a little conflicted about putting her through that or putting her under anesthesia. She's 12 and a half. BUT she is otherwise still totally full of life. She still goes on our walks. I entered her in an obedience competition for fun two weeks ago and she Qed with a smile on her face.
I'm trying switching food. Vet put up some Gabapentin for her in case it is neuropathy related and this might somehow help.
Her food produces really bulky stools....and I am conflicted about whether more fiber is good or bad...would smaller stools help or hurt....
Has anyone experienced anything like this? Any suggestions?