I have a 2 year old male German Shepherd cross with an Alaskan Malamute dog and recently he has been having trouble going to the toilet.
It has being going on for about a month now; it started when he had quite a hard poo which made him cry out. A couple of times after that, when he had a poo, his anus bled a little and he kept spinning around in circles and crying out again.
Now he holds it in and refuses to go outside, i have consulted a vet nurse who said he could have split his bottom after having a hard poo which opens up everytime he goes to the toilet but there wasn’t much they could do. I spoke to my dog trainer who recommended putting oily fish and bran into his food which i have and has made his poo's soft but he still cries out and spins around in circles when he goes.
The vet nurse checked his anal glands and prostate which she said were normal.
It's really distressing and just want to help him!
In short, go to a vet! You’ve seen a nurse and a talked to a dog trainer when you should really be speaking to a vet. No disrespect to the nurses who do a brilliant job but nurses are not in a position to diagnose animals. If a problem is persisting your dog could become really frightened of going to the toilet and the situation could just get worse and worse. Bran does help with passing faeces but does so by bulking the poo up so this might actually make it worse for your dog. Your vet will be able to do a proper examination and rectal exam and recommend a suitable stool softener or diet if necessary along with any other treatment that might be needed. Please do this soon and if you have time I’d be keen to hear the outcome.
Emma
