Kindredspirits
Posted : 10/31/2010 8:43:39 PM
kpwlee
I'm so glad that you have her on treatment for the urinary problem - poor baby! Give her some love for me and I agree that cutting back on food might help firm things up.
Others know better but especially since you are giving heavy anti-biotics I would give her a spoon of yogurt with live cultures - I think you need to do that a few hours after you give the anti-biotics but I can't remember exactly. I know others will chime in.
And i hope the breeder agrees to help out a bit - she definitely knew about the lice so should pay for that treatment or split it. Good luck
Hmm, I've never heard of the yogurt thing. I just gave her her third dose of her antibiotics, I'll ask my husband to pick up some yogurt tomorrow. So far her last two poops today were normal! I cut back her food as soon as it was suggested, so I'm hoping it stays normal now 
willowchow
The diarrhea could be from her being
sick with the UTI right now too. I know when Willow was a bit
younger-between 2-5 years-she got UTI's pretty often. And, with not all
but most of them also came bad poop. She should start to feel better
within a couple of days on the medication! I'm so glad she has you for a
mom!
I'm not defending the breeder at all so please don't take this that
way. But, I've known people in real life whose very young females had
UTI's too and even on this board the little chow pup also had one. So, I
don't think they are an uncommon thing for dogs that age. And, they
can be tricky to detect especially if they aren't severe enough that you
see blood and/or you have a stoic dog.
Ah okay, ya I am not sure if its just 'everything' shes gone through, but thats what I was leaning towards. Her poop like I said above have been normal, so far today. I'm just not sure if its from cutting the food back or maybe the antibiotics helping already. Whatever it is I can't wait for her to feel completely better. And I'm still going to keep her food cut down to 1 1/4 cups a day instead of the 1 1/2 cups, just incase.
I hope I didn't sound too harsh about Lilith's breeder, I don't think she is a bad breeder or a bad person. I understand these things can happen for sure and to any breeder. I just wish she would have offered to at least pay some of the bills, because Lilith wasn't 'healthy' as stated in the contract when I got her. And to only have her for a week and already be at $178 worth of vet bills, was pretty unexpected. But regardless, even if her breeder doesn't offer to help at all, I am not going to push for it. Lilith will feel better and thats all that really matters