Daisy and Gretchen

A week ago Monday we encountered a less than friendly bout of diarrhea with Daisy.  A little inconvenient at times, but we have all been under the weather so patience is a definite must.  Plus, it is not the first time it has happened so we figured we’d monitor her and see how it goes.  And with a history of positive outcomes, we did not devote many worries to her condition.

As the week moved from Monday to Wednesday, we found Daisy’s appetite had diminished, her diarrhea increased and we were up multiple times per night to let her out in an emergency.  But while Daisy ignored her food, Gretchen found it as the perfect opportunity to try and sneak a few mouthfuls from Daisy’s bowl.  Sneaky little dog!  I imagine she was simply trying to prevent food going to waste (yeah right!).

Thursday not only marked a call to the vet for an appointment on Friday, but a record number of times to let Daisy out.  Each of the six times from mid-night to 4am (Technically Friday morning) was met with the bedroom door opening and Daisy running down the stairs; impatiently waiting for the sliding door to permit her release into the backyard. Her stomach was gurgling and audible from 2 feet away.  

But by 10am, her activity began to return as well as her appetite. However, we continued with the vet appointment just as a precaution. 

After a thorough examination, including some X-rays to make sure she did not have a blockage, Daisy was given a prescription of bland food: low fat cottage cheese and white rice. And as Monday rolled around, so did Daisy in regards to her ‘normal’ routine.

The vet believes Daisy may have picked up a virus, perhaps  during a 3 day stay at a local kennel in the five days prior to her getting sick.  At least she did not swallow anything that required surgery…as determined by the following x-rays…Wheeew!