{"id":12266,"date":"2026-01-21T09:37:43","date_gmt":"2026-01-21T01:37:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hvoc.com.hk\/?p=12266"},"modified":"2026-01-21T09:41:39","modified_gmt":"2026-01-21T01:41:39","slug":"my-dog-cat-keeps-squatting-and-straining-but-nothing-is-passed-out-even-after-a-long-time-should-i-be-worry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hvoc.com.hk\/en\/my-dog-cat-keeps-squatting-and-straining-but-nothing-is-passed-out-even-after-a-long-time-should-i-be-worry\/","title":{"rendered":"My dog\/cat keeps squatting and straining but nothing is passed out even after a long time, should I be worry?"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"12266\" class=\"elementor elementor-12266 elementor-12259\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3df182e e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"3df182e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-68027d6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"68027d6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"432\" src=\"https:\/\/hvoc.com.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Website-article-banners-2026-01-21T093732.070-768x432.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-12261\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hvoc.com.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Website-article-banners-2026-01-21T093732.070-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/hvoc.com.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Website-article-banners-2026-01-21T093732.070-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/hvoc.com.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Website-article-banners-2026-01-21T093732.070-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/hvoc.com.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Website-article-banners-2026-01-21T093732.070.jpg 1366w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1a83407 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"1a83407\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7f40b2c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7f40b2c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Your animal is possibly having urinary tract obstruction or constipation. 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