I can't believe I am asking this. My 4 month old Dobe will have a bowel movement and even though her rectum still has some feces on it, she will not clean herself. She is housebroken and does not relieve herself inside. Any suggestions? I don't want her to get in habit of me using a wipe on her.
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I can't believe I am asking this. My 4 month old Dobe will have a bowel movement and even though her rectum still has some feces on it, she will not clean herself. She is housebroken and does not relieve herself inside. Any suggestions? I don't want her to get in habit of me using a wipe on her.
This is not usually an issue because the poop is formed and not "sticky."
Does she have soft poops that leave visible stuff on her butt? If so, that would probably be what I'd look at -- her diet.
Another thing is that sometimes something stringy in the last meal can keep two formed poops connected and cause the dog a little challenge with the one that's "out" being connected with one that's not ready to go yet, making the dog force some out in part, so to speak. Even a long dog hair that the dog ingests can do that once in a while.
So if it's soft poop leaving residual around the butt, I'd think about whether her diet was causing a little diarrhea. Otherwise, for the rare occasions when it's a mechanical ( ) challange, I'd go ahead and use the wipe. (I'd lift up the back end with my hand underneath to make it easier on myself, and do a quick wipe.)
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Thankyou, The poop is soft but formed and does leave a residue. I feed her prarie natures varity. I wonder if it is the diet.
I would just add a little plain cooked (canned) pumpkin (not pie filling) and see if the BMs firm up.
Also, if she has not been on the food for a while, it might be a transition thing.
Either way, I don't think it's anything to worry about.
BTW, most dogs don't groom themselves the way cats do, to that extent (at least, not in my experience). A few breeds do more than others (I think Chihuahuas do, for example), and some individuals do. I would not count on it.
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4 mo old Dobe not cleaning self after BM
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) challange, I'd go ahead and use the wipe. (I'd lift up the back end with my hand underneath to make it easier on myself, and do a quick wipe.)
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