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My dog is constipated and hasn't pooped in 2 days. What should I do?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Dog | Maltese | Male | 6 years and 9 months old | 10 lbs

My dog takes 2 days to poop! What sould i do?

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Answered By Dr. Strydom, DVM

Veterinarian

Published on August 1st, 2019

You can feed him cooked some sweet potatoes for the next couple days. That should help. If not, feel free to post again but we would need to know what medications you have available in your country for human constipation so we can tell you if you can give it and what the dose would be.

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