Cathi Kemp wrote 02/05/2010 07:51 PM Re: Poop Help [Re: Katie Finlay ] #264434 - 02/05/2010 07:51 PM
Cathi Kemp Webboard User Reg: 01-21-2007 Posts: 265 Loc: Los Angeles, CA Offline	Katie: Are you familiar with Bloat as a medical condition? How bloated is she? Bloating is an emergency as I learned the hard way a few years back. The word makes me very nervous and I just want to make sure you're aware of it. http://s173.photobucket.com/albums/w49/catkemp9/
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Connie Sutherland wrote 02/05/2010 08:04 PM Re: Poop Help [Re: Cathi Kemp ] #264435 - 02/05/2010 08:04 PM
Connie Sutherland Moderator Reg: 07-13-2005 Posts: 31571 Loc: North-Central coast of California Offline	Quote: Cathi Kemp Katie: Are you familiar with Bloat as a medical condition? How bloated is she? Bloating is an emergency as I learned the hard way a few years back. The word makes me very nervous and I just want to make sure you're aware of it. Makes me nervous, too. However, bloat with or without torsion has pretty notable symptoms: http://www.globalspan.net/bloat.htm#Symptoms Good symptoms for all of us to be reminded of.
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Connie Sutherland wrote 02/05/2010 08:06 PM Re: Poop Help [Re: Katie Finlay ] #264436 - 02/05/2010 08:06 PM
Connie Sutherland Moderator Reg: 07-13-2005 Posts: 31571 Loc: North-Central coast of California Offline	Quote: Katie Finlay She's acting totally normal ... This is hugely important, IMHO, and I'd be watching a senior very carefully to be sure nothing changed in her demeanor, appetite, movement, etc.
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Katie Finlay wrote 02/05/2010 08:26 PM Re: Poop Help [Re: Connie Sutherland ] #264440 - 02/05/2010 08:26 PM
Katie Finlay Webboard User Reg: 07-27-2009 Posts: 1421 Loc: Southern California Offline	Thanks Cathi. I hadn't thought about bloat, but she doesn't have any other symptoms (though I know that shouldn't rule anything out completely). I don't know how she would have gotten it either. She's definitely acting like her normal goofball self though. It doesn't help that it's pouring rain, and that she doesn't like to be outside in it haha. http://littlesabledog.wordpress.com/
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Meredith Hamilton wrote 02/05/2010 08:32 PM Re: Poop Help [Re: Connie Sutherland ] #264441 - 02/05/2010 08:32 PM
Meredith Hamilton Webboard User Reg: 01-25-2009 Posts: 1082 Loc: Columbus, Ohio Offline	Katie, here's hoping it's just a bad tummy due to the anti-biotic. I'll be thinking about you guys. The bloat symptom website is helpful, but scary. I don't even like to say the "b" word. Ripley & his Precious
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Katie Finlay wrote 02/05/2010 08:53 PM Re: Poop Help [Re: Meredith Hamilton ] #264447 - 02/05/2010 08:53 PM
Katie Finlay Webboard User Reg: 07-27-2009 Posts: 1421 Loc: Southern California Offline	Thank you Meredith. That means a lot. I don't like saying it either. It's a scary thing. http://littlesabledog.wordpress.com/
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Wendy Lefebvre wrote 02/06/2010 09:22 AM Re: Poop Help [Re: Katie Finlay ] #264476 - 02/06/2010 09:22 AM
Wendy Lefebvre Webboard User Reg: 12-08-2005 Posts: 1271 Loc: Stoney Creek , Ontario, Canada Offline	Katie what antibiotics is your little girl on again??? Constipation could be a side effect for it, so i was going to suggest 'googling' it to see if anything comes up. If she's normal otherwise, i would be more apt to think it's just the pills messing up her stomach a bit. Don't complain....TRAIN!!!
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Katie Finlay wrote 02/06/2010 12:05 PM Re: Poop Help [Re: Wendy Lefebvre ] #264483 - 02/06/2010 12:05 PM
Katie Finlay Webboard User Reg: 07-27-2009 Posts: 1421 Loc: Southern California Offline	She was on Cephalexin. It does say it's not unusual for dogs to get diarrhea. She took her last dose Tuesday though. Would that make sense? She's still acting fine. We did fine one normal log outside. And then little pieces of pudding poo. A little confusing, but could be a good sign? We've been checking non stop, so they're both recent (as in last night or this morning). http://littlesabledog.wordpress.com/
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Connie Sutherland wrote 02/06/2010 01:01 PM Re: Poop Help [Re: Katie Finlay ] #264487 - 02/06/2010 01:01 PM
Connie Sutherland Moderator Reg: 07-13-2005 Posts: 31571 Loc: North-Central coast of California Offline	A new normal poop? Oh, then I would feel WAY better! Obstruction worries gone, and the rest is certainly possible to attribute to antibiotics. I'd give smaller than usual more frequent meals (normal food) and just keep an eye on the poop. If not for her age and history, I wouldn't even do that. What a relief!
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Joyce Salazar wrote 02/06/2010 01:10 PM Re: Poop Help [Re: Connie Sutherland ] #264488 - 02/06/2010 01:10 PM
Joyce Salazar Webboard User Reg: 02-28-2008 Posts: 2075 Loc: Dallas, Texas Offline	Connie, any reason Katie couldn't start giving probiotics now? I know that she is new to the raw feeding, but the first thing that jumped out at me with a dog that has been on antibiotics and an older dog, that a good product like Kefir or a high quality yogurt would help. ?? Just a thought.... Joyce Salazar
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