The first time Sassy got sick, it scared me witless. First she had just diarrhea. She stopped eating. This happened Sunday night. She sleeps with me but since she had diarrhea, I didn't want to take a chance of her going on the bed and carpet, so I kept her in the kitchen (linoleum) and checked on her throughout the night.
When I got up in the morning, it had gotten so much worse! There was bloody diarrhea everywhere, plus vomit. I called the vet and took her in. When I rinsed her bottom off before taking her all I could see was blood, blood, blood. It was so very awful! I was so scared for her.
Three hundred dollars later we came home with a diagnosis of pancreatitis and medicine. It took some time for her to get better (I gave her the medicine for a long time) but finally she was alright.
She began to have regular bouts of diarrhea, though and I gave her medicine and it always cleared up. I decided I needed to find out what was causing it, I read here a lot. When I read that one post that stated the same problems Sassy was having, she also mentioned Swiffer. That was an aha moment for me. Although Sassy was never allowed in the kitchen until after the Swiffer had dried, she does lick her little feet. So I decided to discontinue using Swiffer and Sassy has not had diarrhea since.
My intent in posting was to perhaps save someone else the heartache and expense I had suffered through with Sassy. My love for her is immeasurable and I know everyone else feels the same way about theirs.
If you have no problem with Swiffer, then this would not be a problem for you. BUT...if your baby has had these same symptoms and you DO use Swiffer, it is definitely something to take into consideration. It may not be the cause in your particular situation, but if it is, you have saved your baby pain and suffering by finding out.
Thank you all.
Sammi |