My dog ate a bone, now constipated with blood. Is it an emergency?

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I fed my 10month old staffie a raw bone yesterday afternoon and this afternoon. I took him out to do his business twice tonight and noticed he was constipated, and small amounts of blood was leaking from his bum. Is it possible the bone has caused damage or become lodged? Vets are shut until tomorrow morning, but I'm very worried for my little fella. Pet's info: Dog | Staffordshire Bull Terrier | Male | unneutered | 10 months and 1 day old | 40 lbs

Claudia Fioravanti · Accepted Answer

It is likely that the bone is causing some constipation and obviously as the bone fragments try to pass they cause lots of inflammation and pain. If you have any lactulose or liquid paraffin at home you could give him two tablespoons three times a day mixed with a bit of food to ease the passage. I would definitely have him checked over tomorrow, starved from midnight in case he needs an enema or x rays. The fresh blood is indicating that the problem is in the lower tract of the gastro-intestinal tract so almost made its way out, however bones absorb a lot of water due to the high Calcium content, and can become extremely hard and difficult to pass. If at any times he should appear lethargic, vomiting I would try to get him seen earlier than tomorrow.

My dog ate a bone, now constipated with blood. Is it an emergency?

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