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Originally Posted by Patti Thanks so much for all the information Wylie's mom. On friday we started her on the Metrodrozinole and kaopectate and she went 30 hours with out pooping. Then yesterday afternoon she pooped a nice long solid poop. Then nothing until this morning when I let her out of her crate she peed outside and pooped in the bathroom (I have been having her poop in there so I can bleach it and not have it get into my soil where my dogs go) and it was solid and then 5 minutes later she pooped again and it was solid!!! I am hoping we have turned the corner. I would hate to send her to her forever home with the massive diahrea she had.
She was 3 1/2 months old when I got her and had a negative fecal at the shelter and for the first 3 days was fine.The shelter had just gotten then the day before at a puppy mill closing auction and they had driven 6 hours back to the shelter and got in at 4 am. They had a vet and vet tech look at all 18 dogs and tested them. I brought her home the next day after they were professionally groomed. So she had a lot of stress in those few days. Then on that Friday she pooped gel, blood and mucousy loose stools. She weighed 3.5 lbs and I was having trouble getting her to gain weight. So for one whole week she had nothing but runny stools sometimes with gel sometimes with blood. She is gaining weight now and hopefully we can get rid of the giardia.
I am going to look for the Benebac.
Thanks so much I will keep you updated. |
Oh, YAY!!! Good news on a lot of fronts here
! Sounds like she might be turning the corner here. If yes, then it might be perfect timing for that Benebac from Petco (not Petsmart, btw). From what you're describing, sounds also like this may be a 1st-time giardia infection...which is much better to deal w/ than a reinfection (when they're much more vulnerable).
I'm going to keep my fingers crossed that you've brought her 'round and that she will continue to thrive and heal. So happy for her!!!