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So it has happened, as the vet predicted: the first of my pets has gotten sick. 
Bella, our great dane x mastiff was up and down ALL NIGHT LONG last night. Inside, outside, inside, outside. I let her out every 30 minutes until 1:30, when I left her outside. The kittens woke me up as the sun was rising at 4:30, so it was a short night's sleep for me. 
Poor Bella is getting older, so it's been a bit rough on her system. It doesn't help one bit that it's nearly 40 degrees here (104 F). I have to work all day, she has to stay outside. She's got plenty of shade, but she's not a water drinker at the best of times (and pretending like ice cubes are treats doesn't work at all - she gives me the most condescending look for even trying). I worried about her all day, but she was fine - just hot. I didn't leave any food out for her because when dogs get the trots, they often recommend a 12 hour break with no new intake.
I did the neck skin check and it snapped back quickly, suggesting she wasn't dehydrated. Still, to prevent it from happening, I've done the old 'turkey baster full of water in the side of her mouth trick.' She really resents that.
Too bad. For food I boiled up a cup of rice in about 4 cups of water with a plain chicken thigh, shredded. Made sure to leave lots and lots of water in it, a soup really. She ate/drank about half a bowl of that, and has only tried to go poo once tonight (not much left in her to come out).
She's sleeping now, poor thing. I can tell she feels rotten, just lethargic and sulky. I'll see how she's going tomorrow night - if another serving or two of chicken/rice/water doesn't bind her up, I'll be back to the vet on Saturday. Luckily she should be able to take the necessary antibiotics - the kittens weren't able to because the side effects were too severe for small, growing creatures. For adults dogs it's much safer. I'm hoping it doesn't get to that point though, hoping the tried and true home remedies get her hydrated and let the bugs work their way out of her system.
Bella, our great dane x mastiff was up and down ALL NIGHT LONG last night. Inside, outside, inside, outside. I let her out every 30 minutes until 1:30, when I left her outside. The kittens woke me up as the sun was rising at 4:30, so it was a short night's sleep for me. Poor Bella is getting older, so it's been a bit rough on her system. It doesn't help one bit that it's nearly 40 degrees here (104 F). I have to work all day, she has to stay outside. She's got plenty of shade, but she's not a water drinker at the best of times (and pretending like ice cubes are treats doesn't work at all - she gives me the most condescending look for even trying). I worried about her all day, but she was fine - just hot. I didn't leave any food out for her because when dogs get the trots, they often recommend a 12 hour break with no new intake.
I did the neck skin check and it snapped back quickly, suggesting she wasn't dehydrated. Still, to prevent it from happening, I've done the old 'turkey baster full of water in the side of her mouth trick.' She really resents that.
Too bad. For food I boiled up a cup of rice in about 4 cups of water with a plain chicken thigh, shredded. Made sure to leave lots and lots of water in it, a soup really. She ate/drank about half a bowl of that, and has only tried to go poo once tonight (not much left in her to come out).She's sleeping now, poor thing. I can tell she feels rotten, just lethargic and sulky. I'll see how she's going tomorrow night - if another serving or two of chicken/rice/water doesn't bind her up, I'll be back to the vet on Saturday.
Luckily she should be able to take the necessary antibiotics - the kittens weren't able to because the side effects were too severe for small, growing creatures. For adults dogs it's much safer. I'm hoping it doesn't get to that point though, hoping the tried and true home remedies get her hydrated and let the bugs work their way out of her system.
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