I hesitate to call it constipation because he doesn't even crouch down or show any sign of having to go.
The problem started a few weeks ago, he didn't go to the bathroom for 3 days straight, and I was on the verge of bringing him to the vet but I tried out some plain canned pumpkin and a few hours later he finally went. His stool was pretty good, not diarrhea but not like hard little rocks either. Then over the next week or two, he'd go to the bathroom fairly regularly but his stool was hard and small like acorns, and I feel like he should have been producing more for the amount of food he was eating. And now we're back to not going at all- today's the third day. We go on three 30-45 minute walks a day, and usually he went either in the morning or the evening, but now...nothing. It's like the food disappears into a blackhole in his stomach lol.
There's been no change to his diet, he's been eating homecooked with the occasional addition of RMB (raw meaty bones) for 2 years now, although he hasn't been given any bones in the past few weeks because of this situation. He's been eating stuff like cooked sweet potatoes, canned pumpkin, salmon, an egg and organ meats like heart or liver once or twice a week, and obviously muscle meats like chicken and other staples of a homecooked or raw diet. I've also tried adding plain yogurt and a bit of cooked veggies like broccoli to the mix but still no poop!
I'm going to pick up some of those digestive enzyme probiotics from Pet Smart today, but I don't know what else to do or what the problem could be. He's completely fine otherwise- goes pee normally, has a good appetite, is energetic, no vomiting, etc.
The problem started a few weeks ago, he didn't go to the bathroom for 3 days straight, and I was on the verge of bringing him to the vet but I tried out some plain canned pumpkin and a few hours later he finally went. His stool was pretty good, not diarrhea but not like hard little rocks either. Then over the next week or two, he'd go to the bathroom fairly regularly but his stool was hard and small like acorns, and I feel like he should have been producing more for the amount of food he was eating. And now we're back to not going at all- today's the third day. We go on three 30-45 minute walks a day, and usually he went either in the morning or the evening, but now...nothing. It's like the food disappears into a blackhole in his stomach lol.
There's been no change to his diet, he's been eating homecooked with the occasional addition of RMB (raw meaty bones) for 2 years now, although he hasn't been given any bones in the past few weeks because of this situation. He's been eating stuff like cooked sweet potatoes, canned pumpkin, salmon, an egg and organ meats like heart or liver once or twice a week, and obviously muscle meats like chicken and other staples of a homecooked or raw diet. I've also tried adding plain yogurt and a bit of cooked veggies like broccoli to the mix but still no poop!
I'm going to pick up some of those digestive enzyme probiotics from Pet Smart today, but I don't know what else to do or what the problem could be. He's completely fine otherwise- goes pee normally, has a good appetite, is energetic, no vomiting, etc.
