My new 6-week-old puppy hasn't pooped in 2 days. What should I do?

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I rescued a dog a recently. Her name is gypsy. She is 6 weeks old. She has been with me for 2 days now and she is eating all sorts of food from plain cake to boiled rice and chicken. She is also drinking the water we give her and is peeing regularly but she hasn't pooped yet. 2 days is way too long for someone to not poop. Should I be concerned and what should I do about it? Pet's info: Dog | Native American Indian Dog | Female | unspayed

Lotus Altholtz · Accepted Answer

You can wipe her perianal area with hypoallergenic baby wipes every 2 hours to help stimulate her to poop. Mother dogs generally lick their puppies perianal regions throughout the day to simulate them to pee and poop. A 6 week old puppy generally should still be given puppy milk replacer via a bottle every few hours. Increasing drinking will improve hydration and help facilitate pooping as well. Cake is not recommended for puppies or dogs, and boiled rice and chicken is very easily absorbed compared to puppy chow. Many dogs on just boiled rice and chicken will not poop for 2 days at a time. I recommend adding puppy milk replacer (you can get this from most pet stores) to Gyspy’s daily diet and slowly adding a high quality puppy food (canned and dry) such as Royal Canin medium dog breed puppy chow. Good luck!

My new 6-week-old puppy hasn't pooped in 2 days. What should I do?

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