2 Week Old Puppy Constipated

[Jsk]

Posting for a friend of a friend

What can he give a 16 day old puppy that is constipated??

The mother is not a good mum at all and he has been feeding the puppies. Now it seems one is constipated.

Any suggestions????

[ellz]

Brown sugar in water, and if that doesn't work, infant coloxyl drops

[Jsk]

Ok thanks Ellz.

We aren't certain that's what it is.

I am trying to convince him to take it to the vet.

Belly seems to be staying full, and he tries to poo the puppy and only a tiny amount comes out.

And when it does poo it's black.

The puppy keeps making an odd noise kind of like a deep squeak noise.

Any ideas on what else it could be??

[goldielover]

Has she tried making the pup poo?

(Need some cotton balls soaked in warm water and run gently around the anus - can take a while!! I do it while applying gentle pressure to the lower abodmen with my hand also. Had to do it with a pup nearly every litter.

[Christina]

Vet asap. Pup could be heading for mega colon. That is when it gets completely blocked & can't go at all & a big lump of poo forms inside, too big to come out.

Maybe make add extra water to feed & stimulate more with warm cotton wool but only for a day & then it needs to go to the vet. They go down fast at this young age.

[Alyosha]

Black poo can indicate internal bleeding. I would take pup to vet as well. You get precious little time when they're small.