[deonk1]

One thing I do when Harley has one of his episodes is I have a bottle of non-flavored pediatric electrolytes, I syringe this to him (or if he'll drink it I put it in a bowl) usually I give him 1ml (slowly) every couple of hours. It assures you he's hydrated, and the vets always told me this was a good way to help stabilize him. I'd also give some neutra-cal

The other thing I do when Harley has episodes is take his temperature frequently. If it moves from normal then I get concerned (but that means you need to know what normal is). The only thing to watch is make sure that you retest the temp if the thermometer comes out with poo on it (if you do a rectal temperature) because then you tested the poo's temp and not his.

These two things have saved me a lot of money, simply because then I know what I'm capable of handling. Harley has IBD and thus little things trigger episodes with him, and he spent 3 months really sick a while back. Now we have him almost under control.

Keep us posted on Mack, I know he's very fragile. The beauty of the two things above is none of it would hurt him, so it's good to give if you're anxious about him being sick. Also remember if you're worried around him, that could be making his upset tummy worse, so try to be as normal as possible.