My sick bottle-fed puppy won't poop & milk comes out its nose.

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Hello, I purchased two pug puppies. Both were sick with an upper respiratory infection and we're given antibiotics. We found out the youngest of the two wasn't old enough to be weaned from its mother, so we bought formula for it. He wouldn't eat for several days, the vet suggest we force feed it because he couldn't smell what he was eating due to sinus drainage in his nose. We have been bottle feeding him with a syringe, but he has not had a bowel movement yet. Milk also comes out of his nose? Pet's info: Dog | Pug | Male | unneutered | 1lb

Jeffrey Milner · Accepted Answer

Depending on the age of the puppy, sometimes their bowel movements need to be physically stimulated with rubbing and warm compresses on the belly. Constipation can also occur in these little guys due to generalized GI issues or dehydration. If you are seeing liquid coming out of the nose, this may be an indication that milk is being inhaled, or simply an indicator that some of it isn't getting all the way down into the belly. Make sure that when you are syringe feeding that Leo is mostly upright so that the chance of aspiration into the lungs is limited. This is particularly important in an animal that is already compromised by an upper respiratory infection. If you still are unable to get Leo to produce a bowel movement by the middle or end of today, he should be seen by the vet for some assistance. Hope this helps.

My sick bottle-fed puppy won't poop & milk comes out its nose.

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