My dog has pancreatitis, pain, and can't poop. What can I do?

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She was treated at vet hospital for pancreatitis on Thursday 10/5 , no bm since. Walking slow pain, abdomen touch. She cant take tramadol it makes her worse. She is on gabapentin. Rice and chicken diet made at home. She doesn't want to eat it now but she will eat plain greek yogurt 2x a day. Is there anything else for pain and constipation? Pet's info: Dog | Chihuahua | Female | spayed | 10 years and 6 months old | 11 lbs

Karly Macon, DVM, MS, CVA Certified Veterinary Acupuncturist · Accepted Answer

Poor Nevaeh! If she is straining to defecate, she may actually have diarrhea, and is producing no stool because her little GI tract is empty. Straining to have diarrhea is often mistake by owners to be constipation, so if this is going on, she needs to be on some kind of antibiotic like metronidazole and some probiotics to help with the diarrhea. This would be much more typical of pancreatitis than constipation. I always send my pancreatitis patients home on Cerenia, which is a great anti-nausea medication that can be given as an injection or oral treatment. This encourages the patient to start eating well again, and if you don't have it, I'd ask your vet for it right away. Hope that helps!

My dog has pancreatitis, pain, and can't poop. What can I do?

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