Back to the vet!

[rivermom]

Originally Posted by Tink

Judy,
On the Labradoodle site I frequent, many talk about giving their dogs yogurt to keep their tummies well and pumpkin to solidify their feces. Neither should hurt a dog... so you might try a spoonful of each on their food just in case it would help?

How frustrating for you to have to keep dealing with this.

I will have to keep this in mind when my fur kids have a tummy issue.

[judy]

I just called the vet. I see red blood again in Gracie Leigh's poop and Max's poop is not poop color. She has them both on Panacur for 3 days, then 2 weeks off, then 3 days on again. She thinks maybe Gracie's stomach problems may be due to worms that she missed seeing.

I don't think she has worms. She had been positive for giardia. I think her little intestines are all inflamed and she needs to go on boiled chicken, rice and some mashed carrots for a couple of weeks. She's back on her kibble now with rice and I think it's too much for her.

She's so cute, trying to poop on the paper. Max is pooping on the rug now - he really got yelled at this morning! Maybe his tummy is upset though from the diet change back to kibble and he's trying to show me.

Anyway, she'll call me back.

[Mandy]

Boiled chicken, and rice with mashed carrots is good, i would keep them both on that for a couple of weeks, unless your vet tells you differently.
Let us know what the vet said please.

[DianaB]

I feel so sorry for Gracie Leigh and Max. I hope they are better soon!

[Forgivenmom5]

Hope Gracie and Max are better soon. It is awful to see them sick. They are so helpless.

[judy]

The vet wanted them on the Panacur, which I'm done with until the 18th. Then they go onto 3 more days of it.

They're eating chicken, rice and carrots at the moment with a couple of spoons of chicken broth mixed in to hide the medicine taste.

I don't know if it's the food or the Panacur, but what a difference! I still don't like Gracie's poop. It's stringy, but much less diarrhea and no blood. I'm so glad for her. Actually, she hasn't pooped today or during the night. She's probably constipated now from all of the rice!

There have been drops of wet poop around the house that I don't see (yet) today, so thank goodness. Sorry to be so gross.

I am now the official champion poop cleaner upper of NYS. Odoban is good. It disinfects as it cleans and deodorizes.

To be honest, cooking chicken and rice for them is really easy, cheaper and probably healthier than dog food. I may stick with it. I bought a big package of chicken cutlets, boiled them, cut them up, baggied them in daily portions and stuck them in the freezer. Minute rice couldn't be easier and you can do a few day's worth at a time. I have nothing against freezing rice anyway. Veggies are absolutely no problem.

Anyway, I hope this works!

[rivermom]

I'm glad you are finding something that seems to be working for you and Gracie. Mandy cooks homemade for her girls - maybe the two of you can swap "fur kid" recipes.

I think it's a superb idea to cook homemade for the furkids. I have to admit, I don't, wish i did, and have no excuse why i don't...but i think it's good.