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My baby girl is 12 weeks old now and last night I gave her a little piece of chicken breast as a treat.
Well, I wish I hadn't.....she had chronic diarrohea this morning, projectile and oh my, it was bad!
At first I thought she had had an accident. She was in her bed for her mid morning nap after a run and play with me in the garden and was fine. I got wind of an awful smell and I could just see a poo stain on her blanket. I was sure she had eaten her poo-not something I had ever seen her do but there was no 'evidence of stools' just the staining on the blanket so I took it away and let her back into the garden in case she had more to do. Was quite surprised as she is more or less toilet trained and hasn't had an accident for weeks now.
Well, after a while she was back in her cleaned bed, new blanket and she stood up paced the crate and then it got really messy!
I had to clean her, and everything else and phone the vet- spoke to him and he said to ensure she drinks and watch her for an hour then report back. I was worried because she had been making gagging sounds as well and I thought she was going to be sick.
I gave her some lectade the vet had prescribed for me last week when she was off her food. It hydrates them and you just add a sachet to their water. She drank that eventually and has slept most of the day since.
I starved her for 12 hours and gave her some plain rice which she ate and has so far kept it in (3 hours now) so I am hoping that she is on the mend.
It seems she has a sensitive tummy I think. I know the chicken was fresh because we all had it and we are all fine, plus I know when chicken is no good-there's no way I would've been able to eat it and not know if something was wrong with it.
So that was my day, I am going to be looking at food now for sensitive tummies and will not be giving her anything other than her own food until she is an adult at earliest.
Let's hope she is brighter tomorrow.
Well, I wish I hadn't.....she had chronic diarrohea this morning, projectile and oh my, it was bad!
At first I thought she had had an accident. She was in her bed for her mid morning nap after a run and play with me in the garden and was fine. I got wind of an awful smell and I could just see a poo stain on her blanket. I was sure she had eaten her poo-not something I had ever seen her do but there was no 'evidence of stools' just the staining on the blanket so I took it away and let her back into the garden in case she had more to do. Was quite surprised as she is more or less toilet trained and hasn't had an accident for weeks now.
Well, after a while she was back in her cleaned bed, new blanket and she stood up paced the crate and then it got really messy!
I had to clean her, and everything else and phone the vet- spoke to him and he said to ensure she drinks and watch her for an hour then report back. I was worried because she had been making gagging sounds as well and I thought she was going to be sick.
I gave her some lectade the vet had prescribed for me last week when she was off her food. It hydrates them and you just add a sachet to their water. She drank that eventually and has slept most of the day since.
I starved her for 12 hours and gave her some plain rice which she ate and has so far kept it in (3 hours now) so I am hoping that she is on the mend.
It seems she has a sensitive tummy I think. I know the chicken was fresh because we all had it and we are all fine, plus I know when chicken is no good-there's no way I would've been able to eat it and not know if something was wrong with it.
So that was my day, I am going to be looking at food now for sensitive tummies and will not be giving her anything other than her own food until she is an adult at earliest.
Let's hope she is brighter tomorrow.
There used to be a street named after Chuck Norris, but it was changed because nobody crosses Chuck Norris and lives.
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The chicken didn't necessarily cause the problem, it could be just a coincidence so don't fret. Puppies eat all sorts when we look away for a second, he could have picked up a bug in the garden. You might consider trying to repopulate the gut flora with a LactoB (friendly bacteria) supplement?Declutterbug-in-progress.⭐️⭐️⭐️ ⭐️⭐️0
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that sounds like a good plan FF. I felt so sorry for her, she looked so sad bless her heart!
The worst part was that I had to confine her to the crate today, I couldn't risk her projectile pooing around the house incase it was viral and that would also mean possibly harmful to us too.
she still got lots of cuddles but I couldn't risk poo flying across the room, but seeing she slept most of day I don't think it bothered her too much.There used to be a street named after Chuck Norris, but it was changed because nobody crosses Chuck Norris and lives.0 -
Very unlikely it was the chicken - chicken is notiriously good for sensitive tummies - unless you put something on it like lemon, garlic or something else?
I'd be more inclined to think bug...
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My little girl was like that for quite a while...it came on suddenly and it was awful...turned out after tests that she had Giardia.....it was sorted with a few doses of wormer....All I would say is make sure you sterilise everything at the moment, just in case it turns out to be a bug like that as humans can catch some tummy bugs from dogs......Good luck, hope pup gets better soon!!!'' A man who defends himself, has a fool for a client''0
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I have soaked all her soiled blankets in disinfectant and and then washed them at 90 degrees to kill any bacteria, has also washed everything with bleach and disinfected her crate too.
another reason I have confined her is because she is going to need a bath before she can be handled by anyone else but me to lessen the risk of any buigs spreading.
The vet was satisfied that she was drinking the hydration supplement and said to phone back if any changes. So far she has been fine and is sleeping soundly.
No loose motions now since about 1pm so hopefully on the mend.There used to be a street named after Chuck Norris, but it was changed because nobody crosses Chuck Norris and lives.0
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