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10-27-2013, 05:00 PM | #1 |
Donating Senior Yorkie Talker | Very strange behaviour! Crystal has had an upset tummy, on and off now for about 10 days (loose stool), as I posted on the Health' forum a few days ago. After cutting out all treats and keeping her on boiled chicken only for 36 hours she seems much better. However this evening I went to the hall to discover she's licked the emulsion paint and plaster off in one 3 inch spot to about a depth of 2mm! The wall will in fact need plaster skimming and repainting to restore the depression. This probably explains why she's been sick (bile only) about 20 minutes back. She's done this before a few months since and it stopped, so I thought no more of it. Has she a dietry deficiency and instinctively mistakes the taste of emulsion paint and plaster for a self perpetuating cure? Maybe it's nervous anxiety because for the first time since we've all been together, her Mum's away for the day and night - and indeed the next 13 too? |
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10-27-2013, 07:43 PM | #2 |
Donating YT 30K Club Member | I had 3 different dogs chew holes in my walls. One did it twice. They were all under a year when they did it. I worked at the time and I think they just got bored. Hopefully, Crystal will feel better and leave the walls alone. Will she go in a crate when you're not able to watch her?
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10-27-2013, 10:00 PM | #4 |
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| Oh no, hope her tummy starts feeling better. Meika chewed a hole in the drywall in my guest bathroom once when I put her in there for a time out. Can't believe how fast she did it.
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10-28-2013, 12:20 AM | #5 | |
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10-28-2013, 12:28 AM | #6 | |
Donating YT 3000 Club Member Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Chessington, Surrey, UK
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Terrible, nasty storm isn't it? It looks (hopefully) like it might be dying down a little now. I must admit, I think our watering-can might have moved, and the garden parasol looks like it might have mated with our shed but apart from that all's well here. Did your roof stay intact Martin? Poor little Crystal, at least daddy's there to snuggle and protect her! Sally + Harry x | |
10-28-2013, 01:24 AM | #7 |
Donating Senior Yorkie Talker | Thanks so much, as I've said above, the tummy's much better this morning. It's funny but seeing her little poo this morning was really uplifting. I think I overdid the Harringtons treats! Sally (Harrysmum) recommended some organic ones and I've ordered them for her, but I'm sticking to boiled chicken for the next week to ensure she's better. Oh and some sweet potato as a treat tonight. I've already obscured the licking patch with a piece of wood flooring and she seems to have forgotten it today? |
10-28-2013, 01:36 AM | #8 |
Donating Senior Yorkie Talker | I've posted a pic of her work above! With the lens being better than my eyesight it reveals either teeth or claw marks too! All done in ten minutes I've calculated! Shows how strong these little people really are. Presently she's just been sitting right across the keyboard, almost to stop me from denying her attention. Last night, it was laying right across my face to prevent me viewing the TV! I feel with Irina away she needs input, so she's getting a lot of it at the moment. On a variation, its amazing how thereputic the action of stroking etc is or us too! |
10-28-2013, 02:04 AM | #9 | |
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Just now its bright sunlight here and I have to say compared to other lessser proclaimed storms, it rated barely in the top ten for us since '99, seems to have been really sporadic in intensity too? The roof ridge tile event was a continuous build up for several hours and amazingly savage when it hit the land. It's approach across the sea was truly spectacular to witness, it barely got a mention on the TV! I love the mental pictures your descriptions paint, great stuff. Well Dad and the bubba are off for a walk and a cup of coffee on the front. This week all the little lock ups cafe's on the promenade are open as its 'half-term'. | |
10-28-2013, 02:17 AM | #10 |
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| Yay, I love half term - much less traffic! Enjoy your coffee, hold on tight to your little girl, and hope all continues to improve! Sally + Harry x |
10-28-2013, 04:18 AM | #11 |
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| glad she's better// those little stinkers sure can get into stuff fast |
10-28-2013, 04:38 AM | #12 |
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| I'm glad you're feeling better, Crystal. It might be a good idea not to eat the house, though, as it could really make you sick! You are turning into a beautiful little lady, and it's very obvious that your dad loves you like crazy. Be good while your mum is away. I'm sure you and your dad will find all sorts of mischief to get into!
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10-28-2013, 04:40 AM | #13 |
Donating YT 3000 Club Member Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Chessington, Surrey, UK
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| Sorry Martin, just wondering....what's on 'the other side' of that wall? Is it a party wall with your neighbours, or does it lead to another room in your apartment? Sally + Harry x |
10-28-2013, 09:28 AM | #14 |
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| She's such a darling girl, how could that sweet face do something so naughty? Princess chewed a hole on our dry wall too, she was about 7 months old. Vet said it could be a combo of separation anxiety & teething. When I had to work, I connected 2 ex-pens together & made a large area for them to stay in, so she couldn't chew on the wall. She never did it again.
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10-28-2013, 11:14 AM | #15 |
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| She sure is beautiful and probably did her wall damage for something to do or because she's a little frustrated that part of her pack is gone away and she has no idea why or if her pack member is returning. Dogs pretty much hate change. Likely all the activities around your wife leaving on her trip(dogs pick up on and know when big things are going on in the pack) and being gone have upset her, left her wondering about the stability of her pack and her tummy is paying the price, as is her own equanimity with her life right now sans a pack member for the first time. Just talk to her, reassure her and tell her that her mommy is coming home soon, show her the open door as you let her sniff something personal of her mommie's(a piece of clothing or a pillow) and offer her some treats during the process to let her know all is well with this process. Despite your bad weather, you could play some challenging games with her inside, chase the ball, seek and find the hidden treats about the room and house, even in her mommie's room, plus some obedience/trick training to get her working and achieving and try to keep her busy and fulfilled. She should be okay once her pack is back together and all is settled down again. We heard about your bad storm even here in the States and hope it's all past and everyone gets their electricity back on soon! Sounds like that was a bad one!
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