"Mom, those crackers you're eating smell really good." As she puts her extremely wet and drippy nose on the one I'm about to put in my mouth. Thanks Roxie...
In fact, this is improvement. Roxie got a little stomach bug. Saturday she had diarrhea at on her afternoon walk (I know you wanted to hear about that...) Then that night she threw up. On the clean pile of clothes I had put on the guest bed to hang up later. I got to do some spontaneous laundry. Her stomach was gurgling all night, poor thing. I kept waking up worried. I had to check on her.
She didn't eat all day Saturday. We tried to get some Tums down her to help her stomach, but she wouldn't let us. She didn't even eat her favorite treats. Then Rhett had a brilliant idea. We randomly bough some wheat grass for a food project we're doing (see disneymeals.wordpress.com), and he said to me, "maybe she'll eat grass, dogs like grass when their stomachs are upset." So we gave it a go. We put the planter on the floor and she gobbled half of it up. Then proceeded to throw it up. We waited, and fed her small amounts at a time at certain intervals so she'd keep it down. She would go searching for it when we put it up. It was a little bit hilarious. The worst part is, she wouldn't drink. We got a syringe and would put a little water in her mouth at a time just to get some in her. Poor thing.
Sunday I was worried sick about her. We looked stuff up online and decided to not feed her breakfast just to let her stomach settle a bit. We went to church, and came back. While at church, a friend told me that her vet recommended rice for dogs with upset stomachs because it doesn't hurt them. We could tell she was hungry this afternoon, cuz that's when she was nosing at my crackers. So at her dinner time we tried the rice. She kept it down! Hooray! Her stomach is much less gurgley and she's drinking more water.
I hate when dogs get sick. I don't know what to do like I do for humans.
My tricks: In wintertime, keep some wheat grass around. Tums are great if the pup will take them. Soak white bed sheets in cold water with Oxi-clean before washing them in warm water to get vomit out. My stethoscope did nothing to help me. Rice is amazing! Don't feed the dog for 24 hours when sick, but do encourage water. After they eat a meal with rice successfully, you can add unseasoned chicken in with the rice so they still get their nutrients. Still offer the normal amount of bathroom breaks, even if the puppy is tired. Also, pamper them by letting them sleep on your bed all day while you're home (with a fleece blanket to protect your bedspread/sheets). Lastly, give doggie lots of kisses.
Puppy loves!
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