Daisysmom Posted July 6, 2003 Posted July 6, 2003 I can't take this again!! especiall with a puppy in the house!!!! My poor baby is sick again, runny stools, now with mucus and blood! I thought I could stop it with pumpkin but she won't eat anything at all now! I guess we should go see the homopathic vet again!!!! I need a quick fix to stop it. Any other ideas? Quote
abker17 Posted July 6, 2003 Posted July 6, 2003 Aw, poor Daisy! Sorry that I can't help u.... Send Daisy lots of hugs and kisses from me!!!!!! :( Quote
Angelboddy Posted July 6, 2003 Posted July 6, 2003 I am sooooo sorry about daisy. :cry: I hope it's nothing serious. :( Please give daisy lots of loves and kisses for me. :buzi: Quote
imported_Cassie Posted July 6, 2003 Posted July 6, 2003 Take Daisy off all food for 24 hours then wean her back on bland foods...I have always started my dogs back on natural bio yoghurt and steamed hamburg and white rice...this I have fed for about 3 days just to give my dogs digestive tract a rest....I never feed the yoghurt and Hamburg/rice together....give it a couple of hours between....the yoghurst will help to replenish the beneficial bacteria in the gut. You can even let daisy eat grass as long as there is no pesticides on it.... Sometimes a dogs system can become stressed and it needs a little break....some causes of stress are new foods, environmental triggers (stress in the environment-new changes in household routine etc) Good luck, taking my babies off food (never water) has always been the best thing for them and has worked wonders. Then you can follow up with a visit to your vet for a physical exam and perhaps blood work and fecal just to be sure there isnt some thing else wrong. Quote
ellieangel Posted July 6, 2003 Posted July 6, 2003 Poor daisy you must be so worried :( Keep us posted !! :wink: Quote
Daisysmom Posted July 6, 2003 Author Posted July 6, 2003 She was basically on water only yesterday. Only had a littlem pumpkin and yogurt. She would not eat anything at all last evening. So, (before reading this) I gave her some rice, pumpkin and yogurt and she ate it right up. There has been a significant change in our household - JAKE :o She has eaten a sock again :o (but I didn't know about it until after I gave her) Rawhide to eat :o A triple wammy :o :o :o How about fish oil Cassie? Any good for this? Quote
imported_Cassie Posted July 6, 2003 Posted July 6, 2003 I wanted to add that when my dog used to get frequent diarrhea I used to give her Kaopectate, this is an absorbent clay and is free of additives...Kaopectate is not a drug and works by simply absorbing and binding irratating material in the gut...I forgot to mention this to you... :oops: You could certainly try fish oil...I really perfer to give the canned sardines & Salmon (never feed raw fish) as they are getting all the goodness of the fish. Here is an article to read on fish oil supplements before making that decision: [quote]Are fish oil supplements safe? Do they contain heavy metals and other toxins? Today's Answer (Published 08/21/2002) I Quote
nadooshkinz Posted July 6, 2003 Posted July 6, 2003 Poor Daisy! Send her our LOVE!! Hope she gets well soon, I'll keep her in my prayers no doubt! Eat your grub Daisy! Quote
Rowie-the-Pooh Posted July 6, 2003 Posted July 6, 2003 Awww, I'm so sorry about Poor Daisy! I think maybe the stress of having Jake, maybe she had just gotten over the shock of Chelsea? I agree with Cassie, the yogurt and others sound great! :D Hope she feels better soon! :D Quote
behle Posted July 6, 2003 Posted July 6, 2003 Best wishes for a speedy recovery for Daisy...It must be hard to have a sick doggie and a puppy at the same time! :o Positive thoughts coming your way! Quote
imported_Cassie Posted July 7, 2003 Posted July 7, 2003 One more thing... :o I don't know a whole lot about aromatherapy...but, I have heard that there are certain scents which will help a dog feel less tense in times of stress in their lives...I beleive there is one called rescue remedy which you can get at health food stores. I'll try to do some more research and perhaps some one on this board may know of some soothing scents to put in your home for your dogs....I have even heard of people using aromatherapy & theraputic touch for aggression problems as well. Quote
marion Posted July 7, 2003 Posted July 7, 2003 We hope Daisy feels better soon, :( give her loads of hugs and kisses :D from us and let us know how she gets on. :D Quote
alicat613 Posted July 7, 2003 Posted July 7, 2003 Oh no!!! And she was doing well for so long. Any better yet? Pssst Cassie, I have a feeling you might not like to recommend Kaopectate. The ones on the shelves now I believe still have toxic levels of lead in them. Quote
Daisysmom Posted July 7, 2003 Author Posted July 7, 2003 I have ordered L-Glutamine: This is an amino acid that has shown promising results in the last few years to provide healing in the digestive system. Studies have shown it helps to repair intestinal tissue at the cellular level and it is a precursor to glutathione, an antioxidant. L-glutamine is also an aid to help restore muscle atrophy. It also induces the large intestine to remove excess water, which is helpful for dogs prone to diarrhea. This was recommended to me by someone from a nutritional site I have joined. Has anyone ever tried this? Quote
Malamum Posted July 7, 2003 Posted July 7, 2003 What about Slippery Elm Bark powder? I don't have any personal experience with it but have seen others who recommend it for dogs with the runs or upset tummies. Quote
Rosebud Posted July 7, 2003 Posted July 7, 2003 Daisysmom napisał(a):She was basically on water only yesterday. Only had a littlem pumpkin and yogurt. She would not eat anything at all last evening. So, (before reading this) I gave her some rice, pumpkin and yogurt and she ate it right up. There has been a significant change in our household - JAKE :o She has eaten a sock again :o (but I didn't know about it until after I gave her) Rawhide to eat :o A triple wammy :o :o :o How about fish oil Cassie? Any good for this? This may be the culprit, make sure that the Rawhide you give is made in the USA only, sometimes other countries use stricknine (sp) to sure the bones and rawhide and it can cause digestive problems if not death to our four-legged children. Also rawhide is very slow to digest so if she had a tummy full of it and she swallowed a sock then the sock could be causing the rawhide to scratch her intestines and make them bleed. I hate to hear that she's sick again, good luck. When Rocket ate the frog I made him a batch of yogurt, pepto-bismal, oatmeal and pedialite. Then I took him off all food and water for the night, let him have water in the morning, some yogurt for lunch and the yogurt, oatmeal, pepto, pedialite mixture for dinner, the next day I added oatmeal to his lunch, then on the third day I introduced kibble to the evening meal. :angel: Quote
imported_Cassie Posted July 7, 2003 Posted July 7, 2003 Pssst Cassie, I have a feeling you might not like to recommend Kaopectate. The ones on the shelves now I believe still have toxic levels of lead in them alicat613, Thanks for the info...kaopectate has been recommended to me by the Vets I work with and it is also recommended by Dr. Andrew Weil who is one of the leaders of holistic medicine....I'll post this on his web site... Quote
Daisysmom Posted July 7, 2003 Author Posted July 7, 2003 I am sticking to my guns today, but boy is she hungry :( We shall see what tomorrow brings. Quote
alicat613 Posted July 7, 2003 Posted July 7, 2003 Cassie, the info on Kaopectate has just recently become public, that I know of. Apparently it has had toxic levels of lead all this time! They got sued by California. The liquid now has 80% of the lead removed, the pills have not been reformulated. Scary, huh? FDA approved. Great. I love Dr. Weil! Quote
imported_Cassie Posted July 7, 2003 Posted July 7, 2003 alicat613, I love Dr. Weil also...I have gotten all his books including his new cook book...he is a wealth of information. The information on the Kaopectate is scary, especially since alot of people give this to their children as well as their dogs!!!! Quote
alicat613 Posted July 7, 2003 Posted July 7, 2003 I know! Just another thing to make me paranoid...like I need that LOL. Well not to get tooooo off topic here :D but have you ever made the ginger soy sake salmon recipe he has?? YUM! Quote
imported_Cassie Posted July 7, 2003 Posted July 7, 2003 No I havent....I have all the good intentions when I get these cook books and look through them...but havent made any of the recipes yet... :oops: I love the little commentary's he has through out the book. So, how is the ginger soy sake salmon.... Quote
Daisysmom Posted July 8, 2003 Author Posted July 8, 2003 I gave in a little and went out and bought some pedialyte for her. She is starving :( We are trying to keep her mind off of food, but it is very hard. Quote
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