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Our PITBULL/mix, Luna, just had her right rear leg amputated on Friday March 6th, 2020. It’s day 2 post op and she’s surprisingly doing well! Our only concern is that she hasn’t pooped since about 5pm on March 6th when I brought her home. She’s doing well eating, drinking, and walking (even on stairs). Reading through this forum sounds like it’ll take a few days til she poops. I didn’t want to give her anything to help with her bowels as she’s taking antibiotics that could cause loose stools. Guess I’ll have to wait and see!
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Hi Luna and Family! It’s so pawesome that things are going pretty well. You are correct, pooping sometimes takes a few days. You can try moving things along by adding some canned pumpkin to her food, which shouldn’t cause runny poop.
What was the reason for the amputation?
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Hopefully, your Luna has taken care of the problem. Our dog, Ginger, didn't pee until 3 days after amputation and didn't poop until 7 days after amputation. She wouldn't eat pumpkin or several other home remedies. Our vet finally had us use a suppository, and it took are of it.
Hope your Luna is doing well!
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