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SIGNS:
Abdomen tucked up (Back hunched up)
If your dog has a tucked-up belly and hunched up back, walks slowly, then it is a sign of abdominal pain.
Causes:
1. It might be due to constipation.
2. It might be due to foreign body impaction.
3. It might be due to severe case of worms.
Bloated abdomen
Causes:
1. In case of bitches:
a) Infection of uterus due to which pus accumulates in the uterus.
b) Dead puppies in the uterus.
2. In general:
a) Severe impaction from constipation.
b) Tumors of the abdomen.
c) In older dogs, enlargement of abdomen may be due to kidney problem.
Abdominal straining
Causes:
If the dog is in distress while having a bowel movement and keeps on straining every few minutes, then the causes may be as follows:
a) Constipation
b) Diarrhoea . This causes severe irritation in the intestines.
Warning : If normal treatment for the above symptoms doesn't give relief and the animal is still straining, then the cause can be impaction with bones or a foreign body or a tumor in the intestine.
Raj Prateek Verma
SIGNS:
Abdomen tucked up (Back hunched up)
If your dog has a tucked-up belly and hunched up back, walks slowly, then it is a sign of abdominal pain.
Causes:
1. It might be due to constipation.
2. It might be due to foreign body impaction.
3. It might be due to severe case of worms.
Bloated abdomen
Causes:
1. In case of bitches:
a) Infection of uterus due to which pus accumulates in the uterus.
b) Dead puppies in the uterus.
2. In general:
a) Severe impaction from constipation.
b) Tumors of the abdomen.
c) In older dogs, enlargement of abdomen may be due to kidney problem.
Abdominal straining
Causes:
If the dog is in distress while having a bowel movement and keeps on straining every few minutes, then the causes may be as follows:
a) Constipation
b) Diarrhoea . This causes severe irritation in the intestines.
Warning : If normal treatment for the above symptoms doesn't give relief and the animal is still straining, then the cause can be impaction with bones or a foreign body or a tumor in the intestine.
Raj Prateek Verma
