Blue Born Mack...Im worried...
 

Hi YT family...

Im sure Im overly worried, so please just reassure me...

Mack has had diarreah for the past 2 days....He is eating, drinking, playing, acting COMPLETELY normal...but given his past, I am beginning to freak out. (not to mention we have a brand new baby in the house who has only had his first 2 shots)

His "poo" is not abnormal looking...just RUNNY... do your babies ever have just a tummy bug? Should I take him to the ER vet? Do I just relax? My hubby thinks Im over analyzing this..but goodness..we have come so far with him..I love him to pieces...I just cant imagine what could be wrong now...He already beat Parvo (after being immunized)..it couldnt be a relasp, could it???

just breath...I need to just breath....

If I were you I would get him checked. My little 3 yr old Morkie Rusty died on 9/19/11 and that's how he started on a Saturday and died that Monday morning. I wish I would have taken him to the ER vet. It's better to be safe than sorry. Now I am living with the "what ifs?".

prayers for little Mack....

With the new pup in the house I would keep them separated & take a spray bottle with bleach water out with you & be sure to clean up after Mac as soon as he does his business then spray the area with the bleach water. I would hold food till tomorrow afternoon & see how he is in the A.M.

Oh No I hope Mack is ok. If Callie has runny poo normally she only has it for a day. The fact that he is acting normal I would think is a good thing. I will be keeping Mack in my prayers.

Oh my my my!! My first thoughts are, better safe than sorry.... I have just come to terms with the fact that my babies ( skin AND fur) only and always get sick over the weekend or on a holiday....lol....the reality is, I am not a dr. but.......my maternal instincts are impressive.... If you are worried, feel that something is "not right" I truly believe mothers know... So, call the dr/vet....and follow thru.... They are so small, we love them so, and we are in charge, so, worst case scenario, you go to dr.- wait wait wait...... And then write a check....then get a diagnoses....prayerfully, a good one.... I think it's just the responsible thing to do.... And you will sleep better... :-) I hope and pray he is 100% A Ok.....

This is always the way my luck goes too. My Lab had a tummy ache on New Years Eve that cost us $355! Tonight my 9 yr old is here beside me in bed with the flu! It's always at night or on the weekend it seems. :( I lost Rusty because I didn't just follow my instincts. Now, I'd rather be safe than sorry and wishing I would've done things differently.

Already have them seperated....actually already did because Mack had Parvo back in October and wanted to be extra careful....

Have you changed anything? Diet? I know when Rosie gets runny poo (she has IBS) the first thing the vet tells me to do is pull her food and let her tummy rest. Then we go to bland diet, chicken and rice. If that don't work it is time to go in. And it usually ends up with an antibiotic. Have you tried that? Prayers to you and Hugs to Mack.

I haven't pulled his food... Geez, he's still so thin since his last illness... My guys are free fed, but u guess I could try and quarantine him... I don't know what I'd ever do if I lost him... It makes me sick to even think about it....

I know. We love our babies. Try the food. If it doesn't stop it I would take him in. Especially since he was recently sick. I think it is good that he is acting normal. Usually Rosie is not acting normal when she gets it. So look at the positive. :):) Hopefully someone with more experience might pitch in something you can try as well.

My vet said no food also.

If you pull his food be sure to watch him closely,Karo or Nutrocal on hand just in case. If this were me, I would be taking him to the vet first thing in the morning. Yall were just at the beach so it is possible that he has gotten a lil tummy bug. Antibiotics might be all he needs and some chic n rice.
Please let us know how Mack is doing.

We left Corpus about a week and a half ago.... I dont know.....

Macky...how do I describe him....He is my silent favorite (Bevo Is my baby)...But Mr Mack...Words cannot describe. His little innocence. His big hazel eyes staring up at you..... his impatient waiting for you to come out of the bath to lick your toes... his uneverending love......he brings a smile to my face with every look....he loves to be acknowledged as a "good boy"...cant wait to be surprised with a treat..the very best snuggle buddy...Hes just "Mack"...the little baby boy that wasnt supposed to survive..my angel...My world...and I would be lost without him...

Poor little Mack, he's been through a lot & poor Macks mommy too. I bet he will be fine in the A.M. but if he's still having trouble in the A.M. you probably ought to take him in just to be safe. He could have taken in some bird poo or something like that & got a little bacteria. I will be praying for him to all better by morning. I know how my heart sinks every time you post something is wrong with him so I can only imagine what you are going through.

Ive met Mack and I do understand how special he is. The sweetest lil guy and he can speak with his eyes.
I will keep praying for him.

Saying prayers for your little guy.

He doesnt go outside....

Have your tired canned pumpkin?...the one with no spices in it...just plain pumpkin....it works for both diarrhea and constipation....

No...I will get some tomorow...

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make sure it's pure pumpkin...NO SPICES!..I hope this works for you...

thinking of you

Could he possibly have gotten into the puppy's food? Stomach upsets are usually the result of eating something they are not used to. I have given my pets some Culturelle sprinkled on their food when their tummy's are a bit off. It is a probiotic that tends to get the stomach enzymes back to normal. If that doesn't work and you see no improvements I would have him checked out.
Hope things are going well with the new one.

No... Puppy is quarantined in my sons bedroom with a baby gate...

He did good throughout the night. He's not distressed...he doesn't act sick... He's most likely fine... I'm just paranoid I guess!

Just saw this, sending prayers for this sweet baby boy!

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.

I hope Mack is Back to normal today. I'm glad to hear he had a good night! That's a great sign.

Hi Kendra, just checking to see how Mack is. Hope he is feeling better this morning.

Hope that Mack is better this morning. With our little ones we must be a little more worried than we are with are big dogs when they don't eat or have loose stool. They can get dehydrated much quicker and losing weight is much more significant when their normal weight is 5-6 pounds as opposed to 50 or 60 pounds. If he is not better, I would take him to see the vet.

Sending up healing prayers for Mack and praying to give you strength...since he acts normal he may just have a a little tummy upset and great advice has been given. Take care.