What should I do if my dog is constipated and stops eating for several days?

 9:43am, 9 August 2025

Dogs are constipated for several days and no longer eat. Pet owners should immediately adopt relative measures to help their dog recover from their stool as soon as possible to prevent problems such as sigmoid syndrome caused by long-term holding, which poses a life threat to the dog. If the pet owner lacks relevant work experience, he can try to use the following countermeasures to see if he can help the dog solve the pain of severe constipation as soon as possible:

1. Adjust the dietary structure

The dog usually eats too dry and hard, or the quality of dog food is very poor, and when the water is too low every day and the body lacks moisture, it is of course very easy to suffer from severe constipation, which harms the appetite.

For this matter, it is recommended that pet owners give their dogs some soft foods that are very easy to digest and absorb, such as millet soup, vegetable porridge, etc., or use warm water and goat milk powder to adjust dog food to relieve the pain of constipation in dogs.

2. Fill in gastrointestinal probiotics

Dogs often suffer from severe constipation and do not eat for several days, which may be caused by poor gastrointestinal digestion and absorption ability, and eating too much or a lot of meat foods.

For this matter, the pet owner must appropriately feed the dog some probiotic powder such as Wangsutong, and immediately feed it in warm water to promote the dog's recovery from stool. In addition, you can add some yogurt or honey lemonade, which will have better effect.

3. If the dog is still hot and unable to defecate after the described countermeasures are adopted, the pet owner may consider using the stool to help the dog moisten the intestines under the specific guidance of the pet doctor. Be careful of actual operations during the entire process to prevent injury to the dog. In addition, if the dog has been severely constipated for a long time, it is recommended to send it to the hospital outpatient clinic as soon as possible. If necessary, pet doctors can use surgical treatment to remove intestinal oil to prevent delaying the rescue time and pose a life threat to the dog.

In addition, it is recommended that pet owners take their dog out to carry out moderate fitness exercises after they have eaten and rested. In addition, you should also pay attention to giving your dog more water to keep its body full of water, which can reduce the occurrence of severe constipation.