Yes, albon is an antibiotic for respitory or intestinal tract infections I believe. Gizmo got it when he had belly troubles. I don't know, IMO, if putting him on it just because is a good idea. However, I would talk to your vet.
With regards to the nutrical, we used it only when Gizmo wouldn't eat. If you use it more then that, it can actually do harm to a dog's blood sugar. If he doesn't eat then just swipe some nutrical across his gums and he should be okay.
With regards to crates, it's a personal choice. We tried to crate Gizmo at night, but it got to the point (after 4 weeks of little to no sleep each night) that we only used teh crate for when we're not at home. I know alot of dow owners use the crate when they need to do laundry or need to keep the dog in a confined space, but since Gizmo was easy to potty train and since he's usually always with me, we never did that.
Personally I don't know if simply taking the dog out of the crate every once in awhile is the best, however when my husband and I fostered a little girl Yorkie a few years ago, we would put her in the crate for nap time even if we were right by her simply because she loved her crate.
Hope everything works out! |