Hi everyone!
Up until today, Chip had been very constipated (I thought he was impacted, made an appointment at the vet for next week) for a little over a week. I thought that he may have been impacted because he's had another URI (he's prone to them, doc and I can't figure anything out except for probably bad genes) and he hasn't been basking as much, just sleeping. I'd taken him off all feeders, switched to Repashy and greens (his usual impaction diet) and we started olive oil every other day by syringe.
Today he finally pooped, right on my kitchen counter (which I'm totally okay with, that's easier to clean than the couch! But usually he poos in the bathtub these days). It was not impaction, everything was really well digested, there was just a TON of it. He struggled with the poo for five or so minutes. It hurt my own bum just to be there (I wasn't just watching, FYI lol, I was making his lunch which is why he was on the counter in the first place).
Long story short, he wasn't impacted just really constipated, poop was very very solid despite the diet. I know a lot of people here have given various foods to their babies for impaction /constipation, but what do you think works best? I've always thought olive oil, and warm tummy massage baths helped best but it looks like I might need to have a backup plan!
Up until today, Chip had been very constipated (I thought he was impacted, made an appointment at the vet for next week) for a little over a week. I thought that he may have been impacted because he's had another URI (he's prone to them, doc and I can't figure anything out except for probably bad genes) and he hasn't been basking as much, just sleeping. I'd taken him off all feeders, switched to Repashy and greens (his usual impaction diet) and we started olive oil every other day by syringe.
Today he finally pooped, right on my kitchen counter (which I'm totally okay with, that's easier to clean than the couch! But usually he poos in the bathtub these days). It was not impaction, everything was really well digested, there was just a TON of it. He struggled with the poo for five or so minutes. It hurt my own bum just to be there (I wasn't just watching, FYI lol, I was making his lunch which is why he was on the counter in the first place).
Long story short, he wasn't impacted just really constipated, poop was very very solid despite the diet. I know a lot of people here have given various foods to their babies for impaction /constipation, but what do you think works best? I've always thought olive oil, and warm tummy massage baths helped best but it looks like I might need to have a backup plan!