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Silverfoxkit
Nov 20, 2008, 08:03 PM
About a week and a half ago one of my girls refused to eat and passed blood. She was promptly taken to the vet and diagnosed with a tummy problem. We got some medicine and was asked to bring in a stool sample for further study within the next few days. Well she got her appetite back, and she never acted out of the norm, but I have not seen her poop since!! We follow the same schedule daily. She gets her breakfast at about 9-10 a.m. then she goes outside until we get home at about 4 - 6. She gets her supper, and apart from watched potty breaks, she is inside until the next morning. She can possibly be pottying while we are gone in the day, but since there are multiple dogs we can't know for sure. I find it very odd though that I haven't witnessed one, seeing as how she eats at 5 or 6 then is inside until 9 or 10 the next day. I've been watching very closely on her breaks so I know I just haven't overlooked one. She's acting like a happy, energetic, normal dog with a normal appetite otherwise. My husband thinks she just must be pottying while we're gone and I'm worrying over nothing. Should I be concerned? Would she be acting differently if there was blockage or constipation or something? I don't even see her try to go #2. How do I get to the bottom of this?

ZoeMarie
Nov 20, 2008, 10:31 PM
Do all your dogs stay outside? What I would do if you can, is clean up your yard, make sure all the poop is cleaned up and only leave her outside, just for a day and then go check your yard.