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My dog ate a watch band, had diarrhea, now no poop. Is she blocked?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Dog | Mixed Breed Medium (23 - 60lb) | Female | spayed | 2 years and 4 months old | 30 lbs

Dora has a super sensitive stomach. We took her to boarding for the first time and think she was given the wrong food because she came back with diarrhea. Yesterday was day 4 of the diarrhea but she's been acting normal and drinking a lot of water. We gave her chicken & rice & a small amount of pumpkin to calm her stomach. Then yesterday she ate a leather watch band when we weren't home! Now today she hasn't pooped at all. How concerned should we be that she didn't poop today?

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Answered By Catherine Stecyk

Veterinarian

Published on May 23rd, 2019

Hello and thank you for reaching out to Petco Pet Education Center, formerly Petcoach. I would not be too concerned that she has not defecated yet today. The diarrhea may be due to stress colitis, or inflammation of the colon secondary to the stress of boarding. This should resolve on its own with a bland diet as you are feeding her. You can also try adding in 2 teaspoons of metamucil fiber powder to her meals twice daily to help bulk up her stool. She may not be defecating yet because her stools forming up and not coming out as quickly. I would monitor for signs of vomiting that could indicate that the watch band that she ate is causing a blockage of her intestines. This is a surgical emergency. It is possible she will pass the watch band by herself in her feces, so I recommend monitoring her feces over the next few days for passage of the band. I hope this is helpful!

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