Nowadays, there are not a few people who keep pet dogs at home, but some people are experienced enough and can take good care of their dogs. However, some pet owners may encounter many situations because they are raising pets for the first time, esp...
Nowadays, there are not a few people who keep pet dogs at home, but some people are experienced enough and can take good care of their dogs. However, some pet owners may encounter many situations because they are raising pets for the first time, especially gastrointestinal and defecation problems. So what should you do if your dog has dry and hard stools? Here are some good methods~
1. Adjust the dog’s diet
If the dog’s usual diet is relatively dry and the amount of water it drinks is relatively small, it is easy for constipation to occur. Therefore, when owners find that their dogs have dry and hard stools, they need to adjust their diet in time, such as temporarily replacing hard and dry dog food with liquid foods that are easy to digest and absorb, such as minced meat porridge, millet porridge, vegetable porridge, etc. They can also feed some vegetables and fruits appropriately, such as bananas, carrots, and pumpkins, to promote gastrointestinal digestion and relieve dry and hard stools.
2. Let the dog drink more water
In addition to adjusting the dog's diet structure, the owner must also let the dog drink more water and change the dog's drinking water in time. If the dog is unwilling to drink water, you can add goat milk powder or honey to the water to induce the dog to drink more water, or feed it some food with high water content, such as canned food, wet food, etc.
3. Supplement intestinal beneficial bacteria
Some dogs have limited gastrointestinal digestion capacity and poor gastrointestinal motility. Therefore, if after adjusting the diet structure, the dog's stool is still found to be dry and hard, the owner can feed the dog some pet probiotics, which can promote gastrointestinal motility and relieve dry and hard stool. At the same time, owners should also pay attention to observation. If the pet still does not improve after feeding probiotics, it is recommended to take the dog to the pet hospital for treatment in time.
4. Increase the amount of exercise
Dogs who stay at home for a long time and lack exercise are prone to dry and hard stools and constipation. Therefore, owners should also pay attention to allowing their dogs to engage in moderate exercise, such as walking or trotting, and replenishing their dogs with sufficient water in a timely manner. This can promote the dog's metabolic circulation and intestinal peristalsis, thereby easing dry and hard stools, and also facilitates its digestion.
Note: If there is no obvious improvement after taking the above methods, and the dog is constipated for a long time, it is recommended to consult a pet doctor in time and use Kaisellu to help the dog defecate under the guidance of the pet doctor.
