Abdomen problems

The more I see of humans, The more I love Dogs

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