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Thank you, thank you, all my dear friends for your kind words. Vaccinations are a controversial subject indeed. Forgive me if I’m not around much today, but Worzel had diarrhea twice during the night – he was stressed out big time (as usual) when we were at the vets – trust me to open my big mouth & say how well he is. Tempted fate, I suppose. Needless to say he is being watched like a hawk & will be taken back if he doesn’t perk up in the next few hours. This bloomin’ disease means that we can NEVER stop worrying. I am worried, yet again.
Love to all & thanks for the information
Sheena & Sick Note
Hi Brigitte
It’s not too bad – not panicking just yet as he is not acting ill at all. I suspect he’s done his usual trick of eating compost while I’m not looking. Only diarrhea (just loose stools really), no vomiting or temperature so vet & I have chatted – NO FOOD for 24hrs & a probiotic only. He is starving and is NOT speaking to me!!!!! I am officially the most cruel Mum in the world today. We suffered 20 minutes of whining & barking at tea time (Vally can relate to this!). If he is no better tomorrow, back to the vets again. Glad we had the blood test yesterday. Gums are nice & pink, but the horror of a relapse is always in the back of my mind, especially when we know how quickly they can go downhill. Mrs Paranoid here spent last night in bed with her hand across his chest (I like to check heartbeat & breathing) & switched the light on 73 times to check him – aaaagh! Checking his wee is one of my nicer habits too – no bilirubin at the moment. Off to bed for an early night. Thanks for thinking of us
Sheena & Stinky Bott
My vet would always say give it a day or 2 before treating. They often get over it themselves. At the dentist. Quick response.
Sheena, hope you survived the 24 hour fast. What I do when he has diarrhea is switch to just boiled chicken and rice and give him small portions. I just can’t fast him – although you are the best mum because fasting is the best way to deal with it – I’m the slacko mum who can’t stand the whimpering and tamtrums.
Being an expert in a dog who eats inappropriate organic matter :), I’ve also been giving him slippery elm powder – still using twice a day but only a small amount in the meals he doesn’t need (lunch and late night supper) as it interferes with absorption of meds and nutrients (see Patrice I always appreciate your sage advice). His poos have been on the runny to yuk side since on his meds.
It’s good to keep on hand. Put 1 heaped tsp of slippery elm powder into a saucepan, add 1 cup of water, stir up, and then put on the heat until it thickens (about 4-5 mins), I keep stirring but you’ll always have lumps. It has now turned into a globby brown gooey substance (not a technical description). Supposed to be 2 teaspoon to 2 tablespoons (for medium dogs) 4 times a day (or every 4 hours) when they have diarrhea. No way in the world you can use a teaspoon to pick it up. I have a baby syringe (big plastic one) and use that, but I only give about 1 teaspoon at a time.
Hoping for restful nights for you and Stinky Bott.
OOOHHHHHH Vally
Thanks for the recipe – sounds so delicious I’ll try some myself! We suffered the whinging, barking & moaning all through yesterday & he is back on top form today. No emergency toilet visits last night! I shut him in the bedroom so I could give Ollie his bedtime biscuits – Ollie is so sweet that he wouldn’t eat them without his friend there, even though he is normally a greedy piglet – they are funny, aren’t they? Worzel had a light lunch with some probiotic, so we’ll see what happens, but he’s back to his normal loony self. Thanks for your concern – I think I just get paranoid at the slightest thing, constantly dreading a relapse after the ravaging treatment he’s been through. If I looked from the outside, I would be telling myself not to over-react!
Sheena & not-so-stinky bott
Patrice
Hi Sheena,great to hear Worzel’s results were so good!When I think of the times my dogs have been sick or had the runs over the years and recovered within 24hrs,it is countless!But this horrible disease has us fearing the worst at the slightest thing and I don’t suppose that will ever change now…Good to hear that he’s back to normal-why don’t they realise how difficult it is to keep them healthy sometimes and stop eating inappropriate things?!!
Claire,Foz and Brian
Hi Claire!
Great to hear from you – yes they are disgusting – eat anything, anytime, anywhere, despite being fed adequately & healthily. They don’t understand why we are so freaked out with their dirty habits. Hope Brian is settling in with Miss Frosty Pants & you are enjoying your new ventures.
Loads of love
Sheena, Worzel & Ollie
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