A hard belly in a dog may be caused by constipation, indigestion, eating foreign objects, flatulence, ascites or tumors. Since there are many causes of a hard belly in dogs, it is recommended that owners consult a pet doctor first to understand the cause, and then provide timely symptomatic treatment. However, if the dog has a hard belly and is also accompanied by symptoms such as loss of appetite, lethargy, and difficulty breathing, it may be ascites or a tumor, and the dog needs to be sent to a pet hospital immediately for examination and treatment to avoid aggravation of the dog's condition. .

1. Constipation

When a dog is constipated, feces will accumulate in the intestines, causing the stomach to become hard. At this time, it is necessary to urge the dog to drink more water or use Kaiselu to help the dog excrete to avoid damage to the dog's liver and kidney function.

2. Indigestion

Because dogs don’t know when they are hungry or full, they will continue to eat when they are full, especially the food they like, which is easy to occur once they eat too much. Indigestion causes a large amount of food to accumulate in the stomach, making the dog's stomach become hard. In this case, you need to help the dog exercise more or feed some probiotics to regulate the gastrointestinal tract. You should also pay attention to feeding the dog regularly and quantitatively to prevent the dog from eating too much at one time.

3. Eating foreign objects

If a dog accidentally eats foreign objects, such as plastics, stones, dolls and other hard objects, it will cause a hard belly. At this time, you need to take the dog to the pet hospital to take X-rays as soon as possible to check the size of the foreign body. If it is not very big, give some excretion-stimulating medicine and it should be excreted with the stool. If the foreign body is relatively large, surgery will be required to remove the foreign body. .

4. Flatulence

When a dog’s intestines are torsion, obstruction or eats gas-producing food, the food in the intestines and stomach will produce a large amount of gas. This will cause the dog to be bloated. When the bloating is severe, the dog's belly will become hard. In this regard, the owner needs to fast the dog first, feed probiotics or digestion tablets to regulate the gastrointestinal tract, and at the same time gently massage the dog's abdomen with hands to help it expel gas. In addition, owners should try to avoid feeding beans, snacks and other foods to their dogs, insist on feeding them regularly and quantitatively every day, and take their dogs for appropriate exercise after meals.

5. Ascites or tumors

Dogs have a hard belly. The more serious case is ascites or tumors. But the dog’s belly will not become hard at first, but will become bigger and harder little by little. If this is the case that causes the dogIf the dog’s belly becomes hard, it must be sent to the pet hospital for treatment in time to prevent the dog’s condition from getting worse.