My 105lb (intact) kuvasz bitch has problems once or twice a month during the summer. I get a 2qt enema bag, add 6-8oz of liquid glycerin and fill with warm water. Insert the hose a bit, and let it flow for a minute then slowly push the hose deeper. The further in you can get it with gentle pressure, the better. Works ever time, usually before she can finish the bag."
Posted By Csareb (Dixie) on 04/04/2016
"I've done that, and it works well. This is something that should only be considered with larger breeds such as the kuvasz, maremma sheepdogs, and great pyrenees, and any similar sized or larger breeds. Home enemas should never be attempted on a dog smaller than 70 lbs, as it is easy to get the dosage wrong and overfill the colon in smaller breeds, which can cause all sorts of problems as well as perforation.
Large, XL, and giant breeds, tolerate enemas well, and provided you use common sense (never use otc phosphate enemas), it is perfectly safe on these dogs."
Posted By Rob (Kentucky) on 01/16/2025
"Constipation in Dogs.
The Spatula, Volume 23, p. 219. 1916
Treatment by means of saline injection and liquid paraffin has proved efficacious with many practitioners. It is a mild and agreeable cure compared with repeated administrations of cathartics and the like, besides being much quicker in action and seldom producing enteritis and gastritis. The mode of application is: get the animal by the hind legs . elevate these, then inject into the rectum from one to two pints of warm salt solution (3ij . to 3 vj. to the pint), and keep the legs elevated for some time after. Vomiting usually occurs then, after which liquid paraffin can be given by the mouth in doses of from 3j. to 3 vj., according to breed, age, size, weight, and condition of the animal. The bowels usually move in the course of a few hours, but if no response, the treatment can be repeated and continued at least twice a day until a result is obtained. Usually no more than twice is necessary, unless it be a very pronounced and obstinate case. Care must be taken in the after-feeding, as a recurrence is easily produced through carelessness. – Chemist and Druggist."
Posted By Katzie (Cancun, México ) on 01/21/2025
"Geez, I feel kinda silly for simply pouring a bunch of butter and chicken fat on my dog's kibble, which greased up the works and solved her problem in no time. For kids, I give'em a bowl of popcorn and a bottle of water - this also works. I am glad to know there are other treatments, too, in case the fat and/or fiber fail me."
