does my dog have hemorrhoids?
Please help me understand if my dog is experiencing dog hemorrhoids. So a couple of days ago, I had my nearly 5 year old, 6lb chihuahua neutered. I know I waited forever to neuter him but he’s originally a family dog and I had no consent until now. Anyways, after bringing him home, he had the usual complications of a newly neutered dog but recovered just fine. The only thing that bothers me is that he has really limited swelling on his incision area where the suture is, could that be an infection? It’s not red or anything but it is a bit swollen. Also while he was at the vet, he had his temperature checked through his rectum and ever since coming back from the surgery, he hasn’t been pooping and the rectum area is a bit swollen…is that external hemorrhoids or could the swelling be from checking the temperature through the rectum prior to surgery? Please help me understand…I just want my dog to be ok. Today is Sunday and my vets office is closed and I’m worried about my dog. Also if you have any suggestions or homeopathic remedies I can use to reduce the rectal swelling and get him to poop, it would be greatly appreciated. Thank you.
I forgot to mention that prior to going to the vet to get him neutered, he didn’t have anal swelling and was pooping just fine. After going to the vet and having them shove a thermometer up his butt, he’s been having these problems. All your help will greatly be appreciated…Thank you.
Yes he has been eating and drinking normally. He dosen’t seem to be upset but he hasn’t pooped so I will call the emergency and get some more advice. Thank you for all your help.
I gave him a tablespoon of plain yogurt and an hour later he finally pooped. I think he’s still uncomfortable because of the swelling and I’ll find out whats wrong when I take him to the vet tomorrow. So plain yogurt works.
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angie (68)
if you are that concerned, you can call an emergency vet and they will tell you what to do. taking the temp. correctly should not cause any problems, they may have punctured something. swelling of the incision site is normal, but if it gets red at all, it could be the start of an infection. ( think of it this way, when we have surgeries on something, we always swell )
It’s normal for a dog not to poop for 24-48 hours after their surgery. They did not have anything to eat before the surgery and probably not much after.
It’s normal for the wound to swell a little bit too. As long as there is no oozing or bleeding or redness, he should be fine.
Has he eaten his food? If he’s eating normally and hasn’t pooped for more than 48 hours, take him to the vet tomorrow. He needs to be checked for intestinal blockages.
This could be something serious especially since he has just had surgery, please ring the emergency out of hours veterinary service that your vet should provide and get some advice, please don’t wait.