Zoee just puked!

[Giselle]

I wouldn't even worry about feeding her if you're feeling extra lazy. Sometimes, if I'm ill or if we truly have no food for the pups, I'll put them on a short fast. Dogs are physically able to handle fasts and I know a lot of raw feeders like to do a liquid fast once a month. Skipping a meal is no biggie, IMO

[crow_noir]

I had actually been leery about fasting so i just didn't do it. (I had been doing a lot of reeding on raw.) Well when King started having all sorts of problems i thought about it but didn't do it. Nothing seemed to be working. (This was before the EVA.) Then i finally put him on a fast once per week and miracle be told it was like he was brand new again!

They create some kind of enzyme when their digestive system is resting that helps their bodies heal.

Since then i swear all and any future dogs of mine will be fasted once per week (unless they have a medical reason why they simply can NOT.)

p.s. in case anyone reads this and considers doing it... expect puking the first month or so on fasting days.

I wouldn't even worry about feeding her if you're feeling extra lazy. Sometimes, if I'm ill or if we truly have no food for the pups, I'll put them on a short fast. Dogs are physically able to handle fasts and I know a lot of raw feeders like to do a liquid fast once a month. Skipping a meal is no biggie, IMO

[Taz_Zoee]

Well, so far so good. I did feed her (because she wanted it, which I thought was a good sign) just a smaller portion this morning. And she hasn't thrown up and she seems to be back to her normal self. Except last night she threw up about 5 (or more) hours after she had her dinner.
So I will be keeping a close eye on her for the weekend. But I'm pretty sure she'll be fine. And I'm also going to look into the fasting thing. I don't know if I could do it, because she is in such a routine and expects it. But we'll see.

[crow_noir]

Yay! Hope Zoee continues to feel better. No one ever likes having an ucky tummy.

I don't think any dog that's used to having a meal every day likes starvey day. The first few are almost unbearable because pooch sooooo thinks you forgot about them. It helps a LOT if everyone in the household is on board with this. Doggy needs a little extra love and play on these days and access to clean fresh water is VERY important.

Someone on Pet Talk says their dog only eats once every three days by its own choice! ...even though their other dogs choose to eat every day. I have no idea where the thread is. It didn't surprise me. It is a larger dog. (at Wolf Park they only feed their wolves every three days and even then some of the wolves choose not to eat. In the wild some wolves choose not to eat/hunt for about five days.)

Ok, normally i can find the article in about five minutes. I just spent half an hour looking and can't find it. *harumph* (It was a human health article and talked about studies done on dogs, cats, and other animals. It was the one that finally convinced me because it actually talked about specifics.)

If Zoee does throw up more a few days apart you should definitely get her in to see a vet. Once or twice is usually nothing. If it's happening again and again something's up.

Good Lucky Zoee. I hope you're feeling all better soon. *scritchies*

Well, so far so good. I did feed her (because she wanted it, which I thought was a good sign) just a smaller portion this morning. And she hasn't thrown up and she seems to be back to her normal self. Except last night she threw up about 5 (or more) hours after she had her dinner.
So I will be keeping a close eye on her for the weekend. But I'm pretty sure she'll be fine. And I'm also going to look into the fasting thing. I don't know if I could do it, because she is in such a routine and expects it. But we'll see.

[BC_MoM]

How is miss Zoee feeling?

[Taz_Zoee]

Zoee is back to normal (whatever that is). I've fed her normally all weekend and no throw ups! Thanks for asking BC_MoM. And thanks for the info crow_noir. Of course if she does it again within the next couple days she will be visiting the white coats, no doubt about that. But she appears to be just fine (and she appeared to be just fine that night she threw up too, so who knows? ). While I fed her normally all weekend she did not get excessive treats. I think I gave her a carrot once a day and that's it.
Thanks!

[crow_noir]

Yay :-)

Zoee is back to normal.