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Way OF--I need a shoulder
My Puff is a little Maltese. He has thrown up before but not like this.
This time he's really sick, and wasn't able to control either end for a few days. He does seem a little better now so hopefully this will go away just the way it came and he'll go back to having the occasional upset stomach that I expect from a dog. Thanks very much for the support and, your shoulder feels wonderful. ) Lucille. "Debby Wayne" wrote in message ... Know how you feel....what type of dog is it? I have a wee lil 'taco bell' dog and shes prone to have upset stomachs once in a while. It can be a mess but thats just a mild inconvience of being a pet owner. Here's my shoulder.... LOL |
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I know whenever my poor Rorie was sick with a tummy problem (she was a 6 lb
long hair Chihuahua) the vet had me give her 2 cc's of PeptoBismal and Gatorade to drink (though get the store brand of pedialite) to keep from getting dehydrated. And lots of quality cuddle time with an old blanket or towel around her and nearby. Hope puff gets better soon ( and you get a little R and R). -- Angel My family are the golden threads running through the tapestry of my life. My friends are the silver threads running through the tapestry of my life. The gold and silver in my tapestry show happiness, love, sadness, togetherness. And most important of all love. |
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Oh lucille i just fel your pain ,, and having Nursed my Late Dog for a
year ,, [including carrying him out to do what he needed ] hold on mirjam I need just a small shoulder to cry on. My little dog has been sick for the past two weeks with a serious upset stomach, and all the mess that goes with it. I've been back and forth to the Vet 5 times, twice to see the doctor and three times for different meds and foods. Fortunately my vet is just a very short distance so it's not too difficult for me to get there. I'm reluctant to leave him alone just in case he has to go to the bathroom quickly and/or he has to throw up so I've been stuck in for most of this time and I'm going slightly stir crazy. And, of course, I'm feeling really sorry for him. The Vet seems to think this problem will resolve itself soon and I sure hope he's right. Lucille . |
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I had the same thing happen to our dog! We were told by friends that
the vets are in with the major dog food manufacturers, and what we needed to do is get some real meat for our dog. Our dog was so sick by this time that his ribs were sticking out. He looked like a skeleton of a dog, and all his hair fell out from his constant scratching and biting. We went to the butcher shop and asked for some meat for our dogs. Turns out they have been inundated with dog owners with digestive problems, so they now sell what they call 'dog food'. We get 100 lbs. of frozen meat cut into one lb. blocks for $45.00 Canadian. It took 3 months of 'baked meatloaf' for our dog, but he's finally put the weight back on and most of his hair. Seems it was the pig swill the commercial dog food companies are feeding the dogs after all. Good luck with your pet. Maureen In Vancouver, B.C. Lucille wrote: I need just a small shoulder to cry on. My little dog has been sick for the past two weeks with a serious upset stomach, and all the mess that goes with it. I've been back and forth to the Vet 5 times, twice to see the doctor and three times for different meds and foods. Fortunately my vet is just a very short distance so it's not too difficult for me to get there. I'm reluctant to leave him alone just in case he has to go to the bathroom quickly and/or he has to throw up so I've been stuck in for most of this time and I'm going slightly stir crazy. And, of course, I'm feeling really sorry for him. The Vet seems to think this problem will resolve itself soon and I sure hope he's right. Lucille . -- Maureen Miller C.H. |
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When our dog was off our food we gave her raw minced steak for a while,
which she ate - but the vet said that too much unadulterated protein would put too much strain on her kidneys. Privately I thought that wild dogs etc. ate just meat, on the whole. I`m still wondering. Pat P "Russell Miller" wrote in message ... I had the same thing happen to our dog! We were told by friends that the vets are in with the major dog food manufacturers, and what we needed to do is get some real meat for our dog. Our dog was so sick by this time that his ribs were sticking out. He looked like a skeleton of a dog, and all his hair fell out from his constant scratching and biting. We went to the butcher shop and asked for some meat for our dogs. Turns out they have been inundated with dog owners with digestive problems, so they now sell what they call 'dog food'. We get 100 lbs. of frozen meat cut into one lb. blocks for $45.00 Canadian. It took 3 months of 'baked meatloaf' for our dog, but he's finally put the weight back on and most of his hair. Seems it was the pig swill the commercial dog food companies are feeding the dogs after all. Good luck with your pet. Maureen In Vancouver, B.C. Lucille wrote: I need just a small shoulder to cry on. My little dog has been sick for the past two weeks with a serious upset stomach, and all the mess that goes with it. I've been back and forth to the Vet 5 times, twice to see the doctor and three times for different meds and foods. Fortunately my vet is just a very short distance so it's not too difficult for me to get there. I'm reluctant to leave him alone just in case he has to go to the bathroom quickly and/or he has to throw up so I've been stuck in for most of this time and I'm going slightly stir crazy. And, of course, I'm feeling really sorry for him. The Vet seems to think this problem will resolve itself soon and I sure hope he's right. Lucille . -- Maureen Miller C.H. |
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Pat Porter wrote:
When our dog was off our food we gave her raw minced steak for a while, which she ate - but the vet said that too much unadulterated protein would put too much strain on her kidneys. Privately I thought that wild dogs etc. ate just meat, on the whole. I`m still wondering. Not just meat, but raw meat, veggies and fruits. Dogs have trouble digesting raw veggies on their own, though, so they prefer it pre-digested, which is why they like to clean up after cows and sheep. Since that's not what I want in my kitchen, I use a blender to "pre-digest" veggies for our dogs. Check this out: http://www.barfworld.com/ Elizabeth -- *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~living well is the best revenge~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* The most important thing one woman can do for another is to illuminate and expand her sense of actual possibilities. --Adrienne Rich *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* |
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Once again I come in too late to a thread to be much help! I will just make
a few points which you are free to take or leave as you like. - When feeding bland food, chicken is my preferred meat (without skin or bones). Mince, especially hamburger as someone else suggested is much too fatty and will actually make some conditions worse. - Tylan is an antibiotic. While I have no problem with this being used in the short term for bacterial overgrowth and so on, it should not be a long term treatment. If the diarrhoea returns then I would have a faecal analysis performed. If vomiting is also present then blood tests +/- x-rays are indicated. - Dogs are omnivores. In the wild they would eat fruit and vegetables as well as their prey. When they killed an animal they would also eat the skin, bones and intestinal contents and get a balanced diet that way. - There is not a great conspiracy between vets and pet food companies. - Whoever said vets are smarter than human doctors (was it Pat?) - a truer word was never spoken, LOL! Thank you. Amanda (vet) "Lucille" wrote in message ... Just an update--so far My Puff seems a little better today , not yet perfect, but definitely improved. He's eating ok and so far his stomach problem seems to be a lot better. He's on a very bland diet and still on the medicine, and I'm hoping that after a while I can reintroduce his regular diet and get him off the med. Thanks for all the good thoughts. Lucille and Puff the "Pat Porter" wrote in message ... When our dog was off our food we gave her raw minced steak for a while, which she ate - but the vet said that too much unadulterated protein would put too much strain on her kidneys. Privately I thought that wild dogs etc. ate just meat, on the whole. I`m still wondering. Pat P " |
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"Dr. Brat" wrote in message ... Pat Porter wrote: When our dog was off our food we gave her raw minced steak for a while, which she ate - but the vet said that too much unadulterated protein would put too much strain on her kidneys. Privately I thought that wild dogs etc. ate just meat, on the whole. I`m still wondering. Not just meat, but raw meat, veggies and fruits. Dogs have trouble digesting raw veggies on their own, though, so they prefer it pre-digested, which is why they like to clean up after cows and sheep. Since that's not what I want in my kitchen, I use a blender to "pre-digest" veggies for our dogs. Check this out: http://www.barfworld.com/ Elizabeth Oh, I agree, but this particular one (Emma) has always been a devil to feed at any time - never has been the pig that most Cavaliers are. Hates dog biscuits, hates veg in any form, hates any sort of "official" dog-food, after raising our hopes by "liking" it for a day or two. We`ve tried just taking it away after she`s turned her nose up once again, AND leaving it down so she knows that nothing else is forthcoming - but she just turns her nose up and will go for literally DAYS without eating. She`s nine years old, so isn`t going to change now. Apart from the heart condition, she`s fine and active, healthy, gets plenty of walks, and her digestive system is normal. Mind you, she`s a funny little character in many ways but at least her only vice is the thing with food! The vet says she`s manipulating us, but she`s wrong there I`m afraid! Emm`s one of a kind! At least she doesn`t have the weight problem that many Cavaliers are prone to. The other one (and all the many others we`ve had) have been totally the other way - will just eat anything and everything available - including pieces of apple, orange, cherries, carrots, grapes - and MELON - I`ve never met a dog apart from Emm of course, who didn`t like melon! You have to be careful with grapes or raisins though, as they can be dangerous if you let them have too many. Pat P. |
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Thanks Amanda,
Thanks for the information. I personally really would like to keep Puff on pet food. Maybe I'm wrong, but I don't think they spend all that money to do research to get the right balance just to hurt the animals and it's sure less of a bother. The Hills I/D diet that Puff is eating is chicken and supposedly very low fat and very low fiber and actually his vet did do a fecal analysis. He's holding off on the blood tests and/or x-rays until we see if he absolutely needs them. This whole thing might be stress related. Puff is a bit of a wimp and he had a problem with a puppy we're trying to get him to be friendly with. Hopefully the puppy will be less of a problem because he was neutered last week and from what I understand the testosterone problem usually eases after about 1 month. If the upset stomach comes back we may also have to think in terms of allergy. Unfortunately, where I live they spray the grass with pesticides and there's nothing I can do to stop them. So far he's a lot better so I think we'll just keep him on the food and meds for the time being and let his stomach have a good rest. Then we'll see in a few weeks if we can get him back to "normal diet" and no meds. Incidentally, I absolutely agree Vets are better than M.D.'s and a heck of a lot more compassionate than most human doctors. Lucille "Amanda Reynolds" wrote in message ... Once again I come in too late to a thread to be much help! I will just make a few points which you are free to take or leave as you like. - When feeding bland food, chicken is my preferred meat (without skin or bones). Mince, especially hamburger as someone else suggested is much too fatty and will actually make some conditions worse. - Tylan is an antibiotic. While I have no problem with this being used in the short term for bacterial overgrowth and so on, it should not be a long term treatment. If the diarrhoea returns then I would have a faecal analysis performed. If vomiting is also present then blood tests +/- x-rays are indicated. - Dogs are omnivores. In the wild they would eat fruit and vegetables as well as their prey. When they killed an animal they would also eat the skin, bones and intestinal contents and get a balanced diet that way. - There is not a great conspiracy between vets and pet food companies. - Whoever said vets are smarter than human doctors (was it Pat?) - a truer word was never spoken, LOL! Thank you. Amanda (vet) |
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"Pat Porter" wrote in message ...
When our dog was off our food we gave her raw minced steak for a while, which she ate - but the vet said that too much unadulterated protein would put too much strain on her kidneys. Privately I thought that wild dogs etc. ate just meat, on the whole. I`m still wondering. No, wolves et al. do not eat just meat -- since they devour all edible portions of their prey they will get some vegetable matter when they eat the stomach of whatever they took down. The wolves at Wolf Park in Battleground, Indiana love fresh fruit -- you should see them with a freshly hacked-apart watermelon! The coyote at the park climbs the apple tree in his enclosure to eat the apples... My Japanese Chin loves steamed veggies, especially cauliflower and broccoli; and he will eat some fruit as well. Lori Coulson |
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