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Why is my tiny poodle constipated after eating wet and dry food?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Dog | Poodle | Female | 3 months and 2 days old | 2.5 lbs

My teacup poodle is 2.5 lbs I give her wet food and mixing dry food and she is constipated

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Answered By Rodrigo Roca, DVM

Veterinarian

Published on January 22nd, 2020

Hello, sorry to hear about your pup. Make sure she has adequate access to water. You can offer a spooon full of canned raw pumpkin and walk her often today for 20 minutes (5 times or as necessary for her to pass stool). If this doesn’t work, then she may need to have laxitives or even an enema to relieve her, and thus she would need to be evaluated by her veterinarian. If she is noted to have vomiting, lethargy, loss of appetite, or abdominal pain, then she should be evaluated sooner. Hope this helps and best of luck.

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