Natural Remedies For Constipated Dogs

Natural remedies for constipated dogs are not only safe and without side effects, for the greater they are also effective. Homeopathic remedies, in particular, can be rapid in their action.

But first, why do you need to take action? Let's examine some of the common scenarios with constipation and how they can affect your dog. 

• Probably the first is pain on passing a stool. Not only is this undesirable in itself, it may compound the problem, as your dog will become reluctant to stool, delaying the inevitable pain.
• Constipation can occur without any pain at all, but holding on to all that waste is going to make for trouble in the future. A constipated dog will inevitably become more sluggish and more unhealthy as time moves on.
• Sometimes a stool will partially extrude then recedes back in.
• If elimination is not complete, your dog will keep trying - trying for both of you on a walk.
• Constipation can alternate with diarrhoea which creates difficulty keeping the dog and the environment clean.

These differences need to be considered when choosing the most appropriate remedy that is likely to help your dog. How you apply this will depend on the different modalities of natural health. For example, personal differences are very important in homeopathy, but less important in, say herbs.

But this is not the end of the story. You also need to discover what the cause was, as this may need to be treated before the constipation can be permanently resolved. It isn't natural to be constipated, despite it being common.

Some common causes can be: 

• after surgery or after drugs
• during pregnancy
• during travelling which unsettles routine
• after a frightening experience

Once the cause has been elicited, then the appropriate natural remedy can be selected.

But perhaps the most common cause is diet. Most people feel that commercial pet food is the healthiest food for their dog, because the packets, the advertising, even the veterinarians tell you this is so. In reality, nothing could be further from the truth.

Most commercial pet food is made for the profit of the manufacturer. Whilst this is a worthy outcome, it isn't if the product falls short of the claims. And, sadly, perhaps the majority do.

When a switch is made from commercial dog food to a quality, natural and species specific food, most cases of constipation simply disappear. And preparing such food is easy once you know how. The difficult part comes with a change of mindset.

This means the number one natural remedy for constipation is diet.