Dad of Lulu - sweet Lulu has crossed The Bridge

well she wouldn't touch the yogurt all afternoon. So she went and chewed on one of the rawhides we got her late this afternoon and lo and behold she lapped up the yogurt. She is feeling a bit better, and looks a bit more alert. And though she didn't walk as far, she was tired and when the neighbor dog, a ways off she wanted to see, they only got within 20 feet. But you know Dr. Booth said it might be a good idea to keep her from other dogs, if she has kennel cough, so I will have to remember that. She had a good pooh, though earlier she was straining, so the metamucil is working. :)

Well, a couple things are working then. Glad Naomi thought to recommend the yogurt! That should help with the tummy.
As long as they are interested in the rawhide, it's a good sign. :)

Sharlene

Lulu obviously wasn't feeling well early this morning and prodded me to take her out early. I did, she came back in and slept very well. She wasn't real hungry this morning but ate most her food. She got her Tramadol, cough suppressant and two antibiotic capsules. Then she threw up about half hour later or so.

I did notice a bit of her rawhide and a slight bit of bone, as if it was chicken bone, not sure. We just give her chicken. Now my wife said maybe it was a part of the bone I took away from her six days ago. And we thought she might have swallowed a fragment. She is an agressive chewer, and I make sure she gets just the toughest things. But I slipped and she made a dent in the bone, and then I took away and any fragments I could get from her.

She had a slight bit of blood in the last part in mucus, something like you might have after a bad cough. But that is all.

So we are going to put her back on a bland diet today, chicken & rice. She seems a bit better after throwing up. I did notice that she still occasionally has a muffled cough, but it's infrequent.

I thought of giving her an extra antibiotic capsule, just in case she didn't get it all in her system. She has enough for 12 days. But I probably will wait until 5 pm and give her, her evening dose then.

Hi,

Rawhides can cause loose stools and if Lulu chews like my Zoe, maybe the rawhides are not a good idea if she is breaking pieces off. The antibiotics can definitely bother their tummy. If she wont eat yogurt you could try a probiotic if she will take a pill. But you have to give the probiotic maybe 2-4 hours before or after the antibiotic, so maybe in the middle of the doses. I use Gentle Digest by Arc Naturals. You should be able to find it locally at a pet store.

Just another thought:):):):)

Hope Lulu feels better soon.

Thanks Addy,

I will look for when I am out.

Keeping a watch on you guys. :) See if she does any better on the bland diet and keep her there for a few days. I wouldn't give her any more rawhides for right now. Just so that nothing that is hard on her digestive system is getting in there.

Sharlene and Molly Muffin

Lulu doing much better this evening. Her appetite is good.

Yippie, that is the kind of news we like to hear:D:D:D:D:D:D

So very happy to hear this great news....Go Lulu!!!

Awesome! Keep it up Lulu

Sharlene and Molly Muffin