My dog with DM needs help pooping. What can I do to stimulate him?

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My dog has bowel incontinence due to DM. He seems to be loosing anal tone now. His anus used to move a lot after pushing ice cube on it, which pushed the poop out. For the past few days, his anus hasn't been reacting to the ice cube. I tried Qtip, which seems to stimulate more, but not to the point where the poop comes out. I don't know how far I can go either. Is there anything like ice cube or Qtip that I can try to induce his bowel movement? rather than adding fiber to his diet? Pet's info: Dog | Pembroke Welsh Corgi | Male | neutered | 17 years and 1 month old | 27 lbs

Dr. Heidi DVM, CVA, CCRT, CVTP, CVSMT, CVCH · Accepted Answer

I'm sorry to hear that you are dealing with DM. It certainly is a challenging disease. I usually will have my clients stimulate a dog to defecate with either a rectal thermometer or a gloved finger. Sometimes you only need to put your finger in a little to stimulate a dog to defecate, but sometimes you will need to put your finger in most of the way and move your finger in order to stimulate the area (since it no longer has normal nerve function). For my dog, I have found the best technique to be to put my finger in to the first knuckle, then move my finger around the edge of the anus to stimulate him. But every dog is different, so you may have to experiment a little. Good luck! I hope that was helpful. Thanks for using Petco Pet Education Center, formerly Petcoach.

My dog with DM needs help pooping. What can I do to stimulate him?

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