ramanth
04-14-2004, 09:41 AM
Well... not anymore.
I got home from work yesterday and the first thing I notice is this brown pile in her crate. A big sigh from me and then a smile reassuring her that I'm not mad.
I rush to get her out but as I got closer, I realized it was a bigger mess than I first thought. It was diarreha. All over. In her water bowl, all over her hedgehog, all over the crate pad.
Thankfully it was not all over her. Except for her paws.
I led her straight to the tub and washed off her paws (which she was NOT pleased about). This makes her third bath in a row...but more on that later.
I get to work cleaning the crate. Dumping the water bowl in the toilet was the worse. *gag*
Kia has retreated to the couch to give her feet a final 'bath'.
I ended up throwing away the water bowl, hedgehog, and crate pad. I get to work scrubbing the plastic floor of the crate.
I finish and head out to the living room to find that Kia is no longer on the couch, but leaving a trail of diarreha all over the carpet.
:mad: Now I'm just a wee bit peeved.
I put her outside and clean the carpets.
Afterwards I took her to the poop pen where she had yet more diarreha and this time there was blood. :eek:
I rush her back inside, call the vet, and explain the situation, wanting to know if I should bring her in. She said no and that it's normal for there to be some mucas and blood if there digestive tract is irritated. Told me to give her some Imodium AD and plenty of liquids. No solid food for 24 hours.
Took Kia to the pet store and bought her a new pad, water bowl, squeaky toy, and found some bland chicken, rice, and oatmeal wet food.
I gave her a couple spoon fulls when we got home and she turned her nose up to it. *sigh* She drank a little water and ate some grass while on our evening walk. A little more diarreha.
This morning there was no diarreha, but her tummy is making those gurgly noises. She piddled and ate more grass.
She was acting normal at the pet store... happy.. loving the attention... but as the day progressed she just looked more tired and sad. This morning she didn't even want to move. :( My poor girl.
This really hasn't been her week. Sunday, I took her to PetCo to be groomed and she BIT the groomer! :eek: Didn't break the skin but left a nasty mark. :(
Monday evening, she found something and rolled in it. :( Off to the bath with her.
Then of course last night....
Poor poor Kia.
Crossing my fingers that there is no more diarreha when I take her out!
I got home from work yesterday and the first thing I notice is this brown pile in her crate. A big sigh from me and then a smile reassuring her that I'm not mad.
I rush to get her out but as I got closer, I realized it was a bigger mess than I first thought. It was diarreha. All over. In her water bowl, all over her hedgehog, all over the crate pad.
Thankfully it was not all over her. Except for her paws.
I led her straight to the tub and washed off her paws (which she was NOT pleased about). This makes her third bath in a row...but more on that later.
I get to work cleaning the crate. Dumping the water bowl in the toilet was the worse. *gag*
Kia has retreated to the couch to give her feet a final 'bath'.
I ended up throwing away the water bowl, hedgehog, and crate pad. I get to work scrubbing the plastic floor of the crate.
I finish and head out to the living room to find that Kia is no longer on the couch, but leaving a trail of diarreha all over the carpet.
:mad: Now I'm just a wee bit peeved.
I put her outside and clean the carpets.
Afterwards I took her to the poop pen where she had yet more diarreha and this time there was blood. :eek:
I rush her back inside, call the vet, and explain the situation, wanting to know if I should bring her in. She said no and that it's normal for there to be some mucas and blood if there digestive tract is irritated. Told me to give her some Imodium AD and plenty of liquids. No solid food for 24 hours.
Took Kia to the pet store and bought her a new pad, water bowl, squeaky toy, and found some bland chicken, rice, and oatmeal wet food.
I gave her a couple spoon fulls when we got home and she turned her nose up to it. *sigh* She drank a little water and ate some grass while on our evening walk. A little more diarreha.
This morning there was no diarreha, but her tummy is making those gurgly noises. She piddled and ate more grass.
She was acting normal at the pet store... happy.. loving the attention... but as the day progressed she just looked more tired and sad. This morning she didn't even want to move. :( My poor girl.
This really hasn't been her week. Sunday, I took her to PetCo to be groomed and she BIT the groomer! :eek: Didn't break the skin but left a nasty mark. :(
Monday evening, she found something and rolled in it. :( Off to the bath with her.
Then of course last night....
Poor poor Kia.
Crossing my fingers that there is no more diarreha when I take her out!