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My dog is pooping blood after enema for constipation. Should I worry?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Dog | Lhasa Apso | Female | 2 years and 2 months old

My dog is a lahsa breed and she was suffering from a constipation 4days before yesterday my doctor gave her enigma and later she started pooping but with blood. Till today she is bleeding while pooping so i visited the doc, he gave her injections and told us to wait till tomorrow. He told us if she does not stop pooping till tomorrow we have to take her stomach x-ray for examin but i am worried. Please help bdw my dog name is Dora

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Answered By Destini R. Holloway, DVM

Veterinarian

Published on January 30th, 2019

Poor girl. I can see how this would worry you based on what your vet has told you. An enema can cause some irritation of the colon, especially as the hard feces exits out of the system. This is not uncommon. I would treat her with antibiotics and a probiotic to see if this improves the bloody stool first before having to do x-rays unless there is additional information that the vet is aware of to cause concern. As long as she is acting normal and eating well, she likely will improve with probiotics and antibiotics alone over the next 4-7 days. I am not sure what kind of injection your vet gave, but a probiotic and bland diet should be started right away. You can even use over the counter probiotic Culturelle daily for now and then ask your vet for Metronidaozle (antibiotic) to help with the inflammation of her gut. I hope that Dora recovers soon from her recent bout of constipation and now irritation. Best of luck and take care!

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