Hi Joan; we put sweet potato in our mix of dog food we make. Never had a problem with constipation.
On 2011-12-23, at 3:35 PM, Joan Croft wrote: > > > Wow…that is scary because Desi is a licker…constantly cleaning his arms, his > paws, his eyes, etc. > I know that I was talking to the vet’s office on the phone one day and trying > to find out what I could do for Dolly because she is having a hard time > pooping. I think they told me to give her the pure pumpkin, and I am almost > positive they said to not give Olive oil. I don’t know if someone had > suggested that to me, or if the vet just said it. > My friend has a cat and she gives them a little dab of Vaseline to help move > those fur balls out. But that is a cat so I don’t know about dogs on that > either. > > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On > Behalf Of goofey184 > Sent: Friday, December 23, 2011 11:07 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [Chihuahuas] Nikki Had a Hairball > > > Nikki, who is 2.5 years old and weighs just 4 lbs, was rushed to the vet a > few weeks ago, and after 2 blood transfusions, emergency surgery, and 25 > staples in his little tummy, it was discovered that he had a hairball the > size of my little finger! He stayed at the vet's for a total of 4 days. Yes, > he does lick himself a lot and we do have two Samoyeds with long hair. Has > anyone else had this problem? Our vet suggested giving him a dab - like 1 mil > - of olive oil every once in a while to help move things along in his tummy. > He is fine now, back to his normal self of protecting Mom and trying to put > the Sammies, one of whom is 45 lbs, the other is 65 lbs, in their place which > he does very well, thank you. On the other hand, it could be the Sammies just > ignore him! > > > >
