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My senior doberman is constipated and won't eat. What can I do now?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Dog | Doberman Pinscher | Female | unspayed | 9 years and 1 month old | 110 lbs

My doberman is 9 years old and is very constipated. She won't eat. Do you know of anything we can do to help her? She has been trying to go since early this morning.

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Answered By Dr. Melanie, BVSc MS

Veterinarian

Published on May 19th, 2019

Oh no, that's not good Mimi won't eat. I'm quite concerned about that, as the methods I would recommend to help with the constipation include eating something. If she is very constipated and can't go at all, I think it's best she sees a vet now. My recommendation is to take her into an ER vet immediately. Best of luck.

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