Harley is sick...

[charmingnancy]

For the past week or so, we have been noticing Harley's poop change. It has been very... gooey, like mucus or something in it. Evan took Harley with him to work yesterday (Friday) as he normally does, and he said Harley started to vomit up some foamy substance, so he called the vet to see if they could get him in by the end of the day. They had time to see him, so Evan brought him in while I was still at work.

He said the vet could tell that Harley was a bit bloated, and that his lower abdomen was a bit tender. The vet guessed that the mucus in Harley's poop is probably caused by some kind of bacterial infection (possibly colitis), so he gave Harley a shot of Cerenia, plus gave us an additional 4 tablets of Cerenia to be given over the next 4 days. Also, he gave us a once a day pill called Metronidazole to be given for 7 days.

In all, with the exam fee and medications, the visit cost $99. That little dog is expensive!! He still has to get his neutering before the end of the year.

We are supposed to feed chicken and rice to him today, 8 small meals. I had to work today, and Evan was home with him, and he said that Harley ate a few tablespoons every 1 1/2 hours, but after trying to feed him just now, he didn't want it. As long as he keeps it down, we aren't too worried. Otherwise, he seems to be fine. He has been playing with Bo and is being a normal puppy. To be safe, we didn't take him to his puppy training today (which is normally each Sat. at 3), and we are waiting for the trainer to call us to reschedule a make up class.

Ugh.. what we do for our dogs.

[DogGoneGood]

Poor little guy, so far he hasn't had the best of luck I hope he feels better soon!

P.S.
Colitis isn't a type of bacteria, but is rather the symptom of a bacteria in the bowels. It's basically IBS.

[charmingnancy]

As long as he stops puking and jumping out of shopping carts, he will be fine (sigh).

[DogGoneGood]

lol awe. Take care of that little baby! Just think of it this way; maybe he'll get all the illnesses and injuries out of the way now and you can be worry-free for the rest of his life

[charmingnancy]

So, once again, Harley is sick. Same thing as last time. Very little apppetite, vomiting, and gooey poop. He didn't eat his breakfast yesterday, and he took a huge gooey crap in the office while I was here with him. I called Evan and told him to make another vet appointment. We were able to get in before the office closed, and the vet gave us another prescription of Metronidazole, plus a weeks worth of amoxicillin. Also, they gave us a month's worth of FortiFlora to be sprinkled on his food once a day. That was another $100 or so dollars.

The vet also suggested we change his food. We are currently feeding him Taste of the Wild. He thinks that the food might be too rich because it is grain free, and Harley needs to eat something with grains, like rice. So, after we left the vet, we went to Petsmart and bought a small bag of Blue Buffalo. So, hopefully we can get this knocked out this time. The vet sent us home with a vial to put a fecal sample in, but Harley has not pooped once today.

Unlike the last round of pills, Harley is not being very cooperative with his pills. He ate them in "pill pockets" last time with no problem, but this time he will not eat them. We just gave him his 3rd pills, and each time we have had to shove them down his mouth and force him to swallow them. Also, he threw up this afternoon. That might have been from last night's pills, or from whatever he has.

We are thinking about changing Bo to another food also, because his bowel movements aren't very consistent. Sometimes it is normal, and other times he is up at 2 in the morning having the "walking poops" in the back yard. It is not quite diarrhea, but it is more of a... spatter. The next day it looks like someone dribbled black paint over the grass.

[DogGoneGood]

I'm sorry to hear your puppers is sick again

I highly recommend reading through the wonderful (and FREE!) information available at www.dogfoodproject.com to learn what diet may suit your dogs (and your budget) best.

Also, canned plain pureed pumpkin (NOT pumpkin pie filling) should help your dogs with their loose stools. Pumpkin is great for both diarrhea and constipation. Just one or two teaspoon mixed in their kibble should do it.

Linkin has a sensitive stomach, and also likes to eat EVERYTHING (especially if it's cloth or foam) so he tends to have tummy troubles and gets loose stools. During the winter he actually devoured a good portion of the couch and thus resulted in extreme diarrhea (I felt SO bad for him). A couple of teaspoons of pumpkin in his food and just within a few hours he was feeling better, and by the end of the day his stools were back to normal.

I swear by it

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