[Sweet Apple]

Originally Posted by katy-yorkie

I did read your thread after Linda told me about it. I'm surprised I missed it as Maggie has been having blood in her stools since last November. In November, it was the dark brown, almost black stool but now it is bright red and really no stool, just blood. The vet did put her on the EN diet, it is bland, he did not say how long, but I will keep her on it until I know she is better. I do have Hibiscus in the back yard, I asked if it could be from one of the plants, but he really didn't know. I found a snake in the yard Sunday in an area she sometimes likes to go, but I don't think it was that. She has been fine since December, maybe I didn't give her enough time to get better. It is agonizing, I know there is something wrong when only blood comes out. But other than that and not eating, she is herself. Now that I think about it, she didn't seem to drink much water over the week-end. While we were out I was offering water to them and she didn't want any. Again...Agonizing.

Apple has been eating the seeds of the hibiscus...I have since cut all the branches off, and fenced it off, so she can't get to it...Hibiscus are very toxic, the leaves, flowers and seeds...I'm going to have it dug up soon...It's a very old hibiscus, so the tap root probably goes down to China! Have you noticed your little Maggie hanging out by the hibiscus, picking up anything to nibble on?