View Full Version : What's a good natural laxative for a dog?
IB4OU2
11/14/2006, 02:41 PM
Our miniature schnauzers having some trouble....any suggestions? I'm being serious here.....:mad:
fadada1
11/14/2006, 02:43 PM
would x-lax work?? seriously.
OUDoc
11/14/2006, 02:44 PM
Rotten cabbage.
;)
BoogercountySooner
11/14/2006, 02:44 PM
Some of my wifes leftovers! Thats a joke now I will deny everything!
fadada1
11/14/2006, 02:45 PM
http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.oilsforpets.com/images/Mick.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.oilsforpets.com/otherstories.htm&h=169&w=160&sz=18&hl=en&start=1&tbnid=h6VyyLB5WXsfbM:&tbnh=99&tbnw=94&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dconstipated%2Bdog%26svnum%3D10%26hl%3 Den%26lr%3D
IB4OU2
11/14/2006, 02:45 PM
would x-lax work?? seriously.
the chocolate in it probably would disqualify it. I heard canned pumpkin might work....
BoogercountySooner
11/14/2006, 02:45 PM
How about some of Dolemites leftovers that'll clean Jack out!
OUDoc
11/14/2006, 02:46 PM
Most dogs SHOULD be able to take what humans do, based on weight of the dog. This is a best guess coming from a people doctor, so I don't know that for a fact, but I've given my dog people antibiotics.
BlondeSoonerGirl
11/14/2006, 02:46 PM
I expect great things from this thread.
crawfish
11/14/2006, 02:47 PM
http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.oilsforpets.com/images/Mick.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.oilsforpets.com/otherstories.htm&h=169&w=160&sz=18&hl=en&start=1&tbnid=h6VyyLB5WXsfbM:&tbnh=99&tbnw=94&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dconstipated%2Bdog%26svnum%3D10%26hl%3 Den%26lr%3D
You can't fool me. I'm NOT clicking on that.
OUDoc
11/14/2006, 02:47 PM
Or send Pat over to your house.
Lettuce. You'll probably have to coat it in salad dressing for him to eat it.
Most dogs will eat green grass when they feel the need.
I'm sure there is stuff at PetSmart.
my dog seems to think goose poop does the trick. apparently she finds it tasty too.
fadada1
11/14/2006, 02:56 PM
You can't fool me. I'm NOT clicking on that.
totally safe. 'cept they talk about poop n' stuff.
Sooner Born Sooner Bred
11/14/2006, 02:56 PM
I've given my dogs 1/2 a kaopectate tablet when they were barfing. Maybe it would work for that too.
you might also just try mineral oil. It may be a little tough to give it to the dog, but it'll slick em right up on the inside.
1stTimeCaller
11/14/2006, 03:00 PM
you know how to use a siphon?
Mjcpr
11/14/2006, 03:00 PM
you know how to use a siphon?
Does he ever!
IB4OU2
11/14/2006, 03:02 PM
you know how to use a siphon?
No, tell us please.....remember he's a small little dog.
BlondeSoonerGirl
11/14/2006, 03:02 PM
The results of this scientifical experiment should be very exciting.
1stTimeCaller
11/14/2006, 03:03 PM
No, tell us please.....remember he's a small little dog.
OUT
IB4OU2
11/14/2006, 03:08 PM
Does he ever!
Oh and :mad:!
MamaMia
11/14/2006, 03:09 PM
We make sure our dogs get veggies and exercise. That seems to work. Heres some other information on the subject. :)
http://www.dogcaretraining.com/index.php/115/treating-your-dogs-constipation/
IB4OU2
11/14/2006, 03:12 PM
I think I'll try the mineral oil and pumpkin remedy tonight....
BeetDigger
11/14/2006, 03:17 PM
Might need to switch to some dog food with higher fiber.
Also, I would make sure and leave the dog outside. There is no telling what might happen after you give it something to make things flow. Stuff might just start squirting out of there like a water our of a spigit. You could end up with quite a carpet cleaning bill. Not to mention having to buy new furniture.
BeetDigger
11/14/2006, 03:18 PM
so what do I win?
A sample of the evacuated material.
IB4OU2
11/14/2006, 03:20 PM
so what do I win?
A benevolent smile from man's best friend-
http://img212.imageshack.us/img212/2931/2960085991ah8.jpg
A sample of the evacuated material.
I was waiting for someone to take a swing at that softball :D
Sooner Mommy
11/14/2006, 03:48 PM
Our miniature schnauzers having some trouble....any suggestions? I'm being serious here.....:mad:
Beef & Macaroni night at Ryan's Steakhouse? :O
Seriously, good luck. It looks like our family will be getting a miniature Schnauzer in the coming months. Everything I've read or heard about them says that they are great dogs.
IB4OU2
11/14/2006, 03:53 PM
Beef & Macaroni night at Ryan's Steakhouse? :O
Seriously, good luck. It looks like our family will be getting a miniature Schnauzer in the coming months. Everything I've read or heard about them says that they are great dogs.
They ARE great dogs and very smart! Wev'e had ours for eight years now and he's one of the best dogs I've had. He's always in my lap watching the Sooners when they're on the road.....sitting in his "winning" position.:D
Sooner Born Sooner Bred
11/14/2006, 04:13 PM
http://www.marvistavet.com/assets/images/dog_in_diapers_2.gif
OklahomaRed
11/14/2006, 04:17 PM
MOM..............
Milk of Mag. Just give them a weight appropriate dose.
Mineral Oil should also do the trick. Again, a weight appropriate dose.
Kaopectate would be more for if they have diarrhea. Of course, with diarrhea, I would suppose with a dog you would want to let the natural course of the body cleansing itself of anything they ate to clear itself out before trying to treat the diarrhea.
I would be likely to just let it run it's course and do some investigating to see who's been feeding the dog what to cause him/her to be all "stoved up". :D
BlondeSoonerGirl
11/14/2006, 04:18 PM
Serious question: Has the dog eaten any bones recently? REAL bones...not the dog treat kind.
JohnnyMack
11/14/2006, 04:19 PM
<beavis>You said eat a bone. Heh.</beavis>
IB4OU2
11/14/2006, 04:21 PM
Serious question: Has the dog eaten any bones recently? REAL bones...not the dog treat kind.
Not that I know of but he could have.....we feed him Science Diet once a day.
OklahomaRed
11/14/2006, 04:22 PM
<beavis>You said eat a bone. Heh.</beavis>
Heh! JM, that's the first time I've snickered at one of your posts. :)
BlondeSoonerGirl
11/14/2006, 04:24 PM
If he eats too much bone it gets compacted in their system. The vet said that dogs nowadays have evolved to where they can't digest bone like they used to and it messes them up if they eat too much of it.
Unless the dogs live with Dean and THEY'LL EAT BONE AND LIKE IT, DAMMIT!!!
achiro
11/14/2006, 04:36 PM
If he eats too much bone it gets compacted in their system. The vet said that dogs nowadays have evolved to where they can't digest bone like they used to and it messes them up if they eat too much of it.
Unless the dogs live with Dean and THEY'LL EAT BONE AND LIKE IT, DAMMIT!!!
I've never heard any vet say that. In fact the BARF diet(look it up ;) ) is suppose to be the healthiest way to feed a dog but it takes a very "dedicated" person to do it.
Now back to your snoozer. What exactly is he doing (or not doing heh)? Is there any swelling around the gut area, if you squeeze the stomach is it hard at all? This could be nothing more than constipation but it could be a very serious issue.
achiro
11/14/2006, 04:38 PM
and yes I am a chiro but I have raised, bred, and trained retrievers for several years. You have to learn some basic vet stuff if you have enough animals for enough time.
BlondeSoonerGirl
11/14/2006, 04:40 PM
I heard the vet say it when I took the dog in because she spent two days trying 'to go' and couldn't because her intestines were packed with bone fragments so tight she was bound-up beyond her ability to pass it.
They got a metal rod and dug the stuff out manually. It was very rough. The dog had a stroke during all of this and was never the same. She was an older dog, though so maybe she wasn't strong enough to handle something like that.
One of the most awful things I've ever seen...:(
TexasSooner01
11/14/2006, 04:59 PM
I heard the vet say it when I took the dog in because she spent two days trying 'to go' and couldn't because her intestines were packed with bone fragments so tight she was bound-up beyond her ability to pass it.
They got a metal rod and dug the stuff out manually. It was very rough. The dog had a stroke during all of this and was never the same. She was an older dog, though so maybe she wasn't strong enough to handle something like that.
One of the most awful things I've ever seen...:(
:( thats horrible and sad. Poor thing.
BlondeSoonerGirl
11/14/2006, 05:02 PM
Well, she didn't have enough sense to stop eating a giant hambone from a Christmas ham that my MOM THREW OVER THE FENCE FOR HER.
My mom didn't know this would happen, though. It was all just an awful thing.
Mjcpr
11/14/2006, 05:06 PM
Hambone, hambone have you heard....
Doggy can't pass a bony turd...
Sound off...
BlondeSoonerGirl
11/14/2006, 05:10 PM
Hambone, hambone have you heard....
Doggy can't pass a bony turd...
Sound off...
I hate you so much sometimes...
...omg.
TexasSooner01
11/14/2006, 05:18 PM
I had a dog get into the trash and she ate a chicken bone. Before we knew it, the bone had punctured through her intestine and she bled do death.
Sniff...Sniff...:(
Now my dogs don't get any table scraps.....except the bites that my 22 month old throws them :)
JohnnyMack
11/14/2006, 05:20 PM
I am giggling at a post in this thread. I don't dare tell you which one is.
Mjcpr
11/14/2006, 05:20 PM
Now my dogs don't get any table scraps.....except the bites that my 22 month old throws them :)
It's time to start calling him/her 2.
TexasSooner01
11/14/2006, 05:21 PM
I am giggling at a post in this thread. I don't dare tell you which one is.
probably mine cuz i cant spell worth a darn!!!!!!! :D
IB4OU2
11/14/2006, 05:24 PM
I hate you so much sometimes...
...omg.
Yeah, one little bony turd singing about bony little turds.......;)
Mjcpr
11/14/2006, 05:25 PM
Yeah, one little bony turd singing about bony little turds.......;)
You haven't seen me since I quit smoking. :D
achiro
11/14/2006, 05:28 PM
Cooked bones are bad for dogs.
IB4OU2
11/14/2006, 05:28 PM
You haven't seen me since I quit smoking. :D
So have you gained a little since you quit?....that's when I gained all my weight 20 years ago...:D
IB4OU2
11/14/2006, 05:30 PM
Cooked bones are bad for dogs.
We feed our dogs nothing but science diet....but I don't know what they're chowing down on out in the woods/backyard when we let them run.
Mjcpr
11/14/2006, 05:33 PM
So have you gained a little since you quit?....that's when I gained all my weight 20 years ago...:D
Yes, all in my belly. It's hawt. :O
william_brasky
11/14/2006, 05:37 PM
Has the dog been stressed out lately?
BajaOklahoma
11/14/2006, 06:45 PM
My beautiful Old English Sheepdog, with the beautiful white furry head, chest and feet, did not like pumpkin.
Orange is not a pretty color on a dog either.
Oldnslo
11/14/2006, 07:04 PM
I second the punkin for making a dog go doo.
Also, I'm sure you know not to give a dog chocolate. It's doggie poison.
We've had to take Rio in twice for surgery to fish sox out of her lower g.i. This last time she couldn't go, we didn't go for surgery. About a week later, she passed what appeared to be half a superball.
I don't know the location of the other half.
william_brasky
11/14/2006, 07:32 PM
We've had to take Rio in twice for surgery to fish sox out of her lower g.i. This last time she couldn't go, we didn't go for surgery. About a week later, she passed what appeared to be half a superball.
This reminds me of the time my dog apparently ate kite string or something in that ball park.
Imagine seeing your dog post BM dragging string from its arse. Then, imagine having to pull about 10 feet of string from the inside of your dog out of its arse. Not a good time.
sanantoniosooner
11/14/2006, 07:44 PM
Apparently our neighbors carpet is a natural laxative for dogs.
olevetonahill
11/14/2006, 08:33 PM
This reminds me of the time my dog apparently ate kite string or something in that ball park.
Imagine seeing your dog post BM dragging string from its arse. Then, imagine having to pull about 10 feet of string from the inside of your dog out of its arse. Not a good time.
Why didnt you just step on the string then throw something for the dog to fetch ?:confused:
sanantoniosooner
11/14/2006, 08:38 PM
This reminds me of the time my dog apparently ate kite string or something in that ball park.
Imagine seeing your dog post BM dragging string from its arse. Then, imagine having to pull about 10 feet of string from the inside of your dog out of its arse. Not a good time.
I pulled a string like that once and the dog wouldn't stop barking for days.
whatsername
11/14/2006, 09:43 PM
This reminds me of the time my dog apparently ate kite string or something in that ball park.
Imagine seeing your dog post BM dragging string from its arse. Then, imagine having to pull about 10 feet of string from the inside of your dog out of its arse. Not a good time.
Don't pull string from your dogs arse!!
Seriously, it can hurt them.
http://www.dog.com/information/swallow.asp
william_brasky
11/14/2006, 11:24 PM
Don't pull string from your dogs arse!!
Seriously, it can hurt them.
http://www.dog.com/information/swallow.asp
I wish I would've known that then.
Everything turned out fine. We were lucky I guess.
Next time I'll call the vet.
whatsername
11/15/2006, 11:17 AM
I wish I would've known that then.
Everything turned out fine. We were lucky I guess.
Next time I'll call the vet.
Sorry, didn’t mean to make it sound like I was chewing you out or anything. :)
I think I read that if your dog is acting fine, then it’s best to cut off the string and let it come out on its own. But I’m not a vet and I don’t play one on TV, so you might want to call your vet next time and see what he says. :)
I’m glad your dog was okay!
IB4OU2
11/15/2006, 11:20 AM
I wish I would've known that then.
Everything turned out fine. We were lucky I guess.
Next time I'll call the vet.
C'mere Yoyo, C'mere boy........:D
Oldnslo
11/15/2006, 12:10 PM
So...
how'd everything come out?
IB4OU2
11/15/2006, 12:17 PM
So...
how'd everything come out?
I gave him a 1/4 cup of Pumpkin and mixed it with a tablespoon of olive oil last night...he did his business about an hour later. The wife gave him more this morning. I think it's helping....:)
OklahomaRed
11/15/2006, 12:25 PM
I am giggling at a post in this thread. I don't dare tell you which one is.
I think I know. It's the one where the vet dug out the impaction with a metal rod. I would have a stinkin' stroke too if someone stuck a metal rod up my pooper to dig out an impaction !!! :eek:
I feel sorry for the dog, but the mental image there was pretty bad! :confused:
OklahomaRed
11/15/2006, 12:26 PM
I pulled a string like that once and the dog wouldn't stop barking for days.
OMG........ LMAO ! This thread has far to many possibilities for good one liners!!! :D
achiro
11/15/2006, 12:27 PM
Canned pumkin is also good for dogs with the opposite problem. Weird.:D
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