Buddy just turned 6 months old has been struggling with diarrhea near constantly - it seems we FINALLY get him normal, and then I have to subject him to something else that makes him sick again...
He has his Rabies shot on Saturday, but still was mostly OK - then on Wednesday I gave him the heartworm pill recommended by my vet because we were traveling to New York from California on Friday.
After the heartworm pill he's had near-constant diarrhea, very mucus-y, sometimes with a solid mass in it - earlier today a little blood.
At the same time, he is teething/losing teeth - it seems to have accelerated after the plane trip Friday (he flew with me in the cabin)
In general he's been happy, playful, and hungry! But he's definitely feeling some level of stress I think - either from the pain of the teething, the traveling, the new environment (we're visitng my parents)
I've been keeping him to chicken broth, a little boiled chicken and nutrical. He's *really* hungry and I feel awful. Unfortunately we have discovered (by elimination diet) that he does not tolerate rice, potatoes, pumpkin (which did work for a while) or pretty much any carbohydrates. I had gotten him on Natures Variety "Raw Instinct" which worked well, until the Heartworm pill. I'm still not totally sure about cottage cheese, but am worried about introducing dairy at this point. Maybe I should try to get some BeneBac or similar?
He's been tested and tested for worms and parasites and everything - he's had giardia before so I know the signs of that and there aren't any. He got a clean bill of health as of last Saturday.
I am just so worried about the constant diarrhea. Tonight we gave him some Kaopectate (just about 1cc mixed with water) but still more diarrhea, and he seems kind of out of it right now. I don't have a thermometer - I have to get one in the morning...but he is sleeping in this little bed my parents got for him - not seeming to care if he sleeps in bed with us or not...
But, he has been active and adorable, peeing and pooping on his pads (even with the diarrhea!) but I am still kind of worried - does this seem familiar to anyone? Luckily my vet is in on Sundays so I can call for a consult but it's 2:30am in California and I can't call for a long time...
I feel like maybe I have just stressed him out to the limit and then with the heartworm pill, the traveling and the teething - should I give him something for pain maybe? I just don't know. I'm so stressed out myself I can't sleep. Probably not making it better on the baby....
