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Jenna AK · 03-17-2013, 01:01 PM

She has still been doing some coughing and hacking, but no vomiting. It must hurt her poor throat though because you can see, when she drinks water, it is a bit of a strain. But she's still been drinking, even through the night. This is big for her, because she is not prone to drinking much water normally. Needless to say, she has peed on the carpet again this morning. She is always so worried too, she fears retribution so when she's made an error she comes to me with her head hanging down and lays on the floor with her ears down.

I have never done anything to hurt this dog, she has to have had a very bad experience in the two years of her life before she came to me.
It's not her fault if I can't wake up in time to get her out the door, so as she is so ill and probably with an ulcer and doesn't need more stress, I just take her outside as soon as we find the spot and clean up the mess for now. It's an old house with old carpet so I'm not too worried and I'm sure as she's feeling better this will stop.
She is also sleeping better, shows affection again and in general seems more relaxed.

Yesterday she began taking syringed fish broth, which was huge. It really seemed to help her energy level.
We took her sucralfate down to 1/4 tab twice a day, it seemed to be giving her stomach cramps.
Today, (thank the Lord) she took a few bites of baked cod that I made yesterday.
I wouldn't say it was more than a tablespoon, that's a generous estimate, but it is progress.
Thank you so much for your vibes and prayers. I am praying we are on the way back up. Her belly is not as red, her ears are not as raw looking. She is still having trouble chewing and swallowing but it is not as pronounced.

I don't think she's gotten into anything toxic. I believe she was simply on a very bad diet that accumulated stress to her stomach, plus there's been a lot of changes in the home in the last year and she is a very nervous dog who picks up on my emotions too much. I'm trying to spend as much time with her as possible, keeping others in the family from stressing her out and altering her diet to remove whatever antigens have caused this horrible change.
If anyone has further ideas on how to keep her on this fish diet and yet not overdo the protein so we have another reaction, I would be grateful.

Thanks again for all your concern for her.

Bless xx

03-17-2013, 01:01 PM	#12
Jenna AK YT Addict Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Southwest Oregon, heart left in Alaska Posts: 371 Blog Entries: 1	She has still been doing some coughing and hacking, but no vomiting. It must hurt her poor throat though because you can see, when she drinks water, it is a bit of a strain. But she's still been drinking, even through the night. This is big for her, because she is not prone to drinking much water normally. Needless to say, she has peed on the carpet again this morning. She is always so worried too, she fears retribution so when she's made an error she comes to me with her head hanging down and lays on the floor with her ears down. I have never done anything to hurt this dog, she has to have had a very bad experience in the two years of her life before she came to me. It's not her fault if I can't wake up in time to get her out the door, so as she is so ill and probably with an ulcer and doesn't need more stress, I just take her outside as soon as we find the spot and clean up the mess for now. It's an old house with old carpet so I'm not too worried and I'm sure as she's feeling better this will stop. She is also sleeping better, shows affection again and in general seems more relaxed. Yesterday she began taking syringed fish broth, which was huge. It really seemed to help her energy level. We took her sucralfate down to 1/4 tab twice a day, it seemed to be giving her stomach cramps. Today, (thank the Lord) she took a few bites of baked cod that I made yesterday. I wouldn't say it was more than a tablespoon, that's a generous estimate, but it is progress. Thank you so much for your vibes and prayers. I am praying we are on the way back up. Her belly is not as red, her ears are not as raw looking. She is still having trouble chewing and swallowing but it is not as pronounced. I don't think she's gotten into anything toxic. I believe she was simply on a very bad diet that accumulated stress to her stomach, plus there's been a lot of changes in the home in the last year and she is a very nervous dog who picks up on my emotions too much. I'm trying to spend as much time with her as possible, keeping others in the family from stressing her out and altering her diet to remove whatever antigens have caused this horrible change. If anyone has further ideas on how to keep her on this fish diet and yet not overdo the protein so we have another reaction, I would be grateful. Thanks again for all your concern for her. Bless xx __________________ Jenna Bean ~ ~ An angel on four legs Sometimes I wonder who rescued who?