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Posted : 12/29/2006 9:15:49 PM

Some of you may have seen my thread in nutrition about adding canned to Russell's currently all-kibble diet. Though he's been sensitive to kibble switchovers I foolishly thought the addition of canned with go smoothly. This was Night 2 of canned dinner and around 7:30 I let him out for a potty break. Letting your dog out in the yard to go is so much easier than taking him for a walk, right? But there are downsides. He came in and I started playing with him on the floor... suddenly I noticed something smelled funny. Not funny, bad. I turned him around and there it was - all over the 'pants' of his hind legs - evidence that canned dinner number two didn't go so smoothly. Or maybe too smoothly.

So into the tub for an emergency bath, because you can't just wipe down a cocker spaniel with full on hammer pants. I decided it would be easiest to put the hose attachment on the shower, which of course was in the back of the closet, and oh I'd just noticed there was dog poop on my pants. I took off my

ants on the spot and switched the shower head to the hose but not tightly enough - when I turned it on water sprayed all over my head and the bathroom floor. At last I had the dog scrubbed and rinsed so I toweled him off and then commenced to follow his previous path through the house, crawling on my hands and knees with my nose to the ground checking for stray diarrhea, and mind you I was still not wearing any pants.

Friday night home with the dog. It's tequila time folks. [sm=crazy.gif]

Benedict

Posted : 12/29/2006 9:23:39 PM

[sm=rofl.gif][sm=rofl.gif]

Oh the number of times I have drenched myself AND the entire bathroom when Ben needed a tub. I feel your pain, I really do. I really don't envy you the "treasure hunt" you had, though.

If you hand that tequila over here, I'll make margaritas. [

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Kate

shanmcd

Posted : 12/29/2006 9:28:29 PM

OMG...it's been a LONG time since ive had one of those momets...when kerouac was younger i would be able to tell before opening the front door that he had a BAD DAY [:'(] from the STENCH oozing out the door.

it took us a few years, and we finally founfd the right feeding for hs sensitive stomach. weve been "clean" for 7 years! Ill join you for at drink, though....the memory is enough!

Benedict

Posted : 12/29/2006 9:31:55 PM

Kerouac? What a COOL name for a dog! How did I miss that? Oh yeah...it's comfy under my rock. LOL.

I apologise in advance, people. I have a NASTY head cold and can't breathe when I lie down. Since I can't sleep sitting up, I am awake, sleep deprived and high on medication. I henceforth may not make much sense.

Kate

shanmcd

Posted : 12/29/2006 9:39:31 PM

Thanks...a lot of people ask if it is a Native American name and our old landlord used to call him Caraway!

cyclefiend2000

Posted : 12/29/2006 9:39:59 PM

how much canned did you give him? when we started we just gave about 1/4 a can to each dog.

sorry to hear about the diarhea. at least he had it outside. the last time amelia had diarhea it was in her crate (and in sydney's crate since they are beside one another and on the wall beside her crate and on the floor around her crate). i felt so sorry for her, while i was gagging cleaning up the mess.

no i dont do well cleaning up bodily secretions. it is one thing to pick up poo or clean up a pee spot on the carpet, but diarhea and puke... [:'(] i can do it now without becoming ill myself (usually), but it took a while to get to this point.

shanmcd

Posted : 12/29/2006 9:42:58 PM

and this is a good one for my dog Walter...he REFUSES to respond to my British friends (Im american)....i couldnt figure out why...then i realized my friends had to be reminded his name is Walt-ERRR, not Woltah!!! it is fun to hear the different accents nasally yell Wal-TEERR[

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jones

Posted : 12/29/2006 9:45:56 PM

I've been giving him about a third of a can at dinnertime. He seemed fine yesterday but I guess tonight was a bit much.

My question is why is my boyfriend NEVER at home when the nastiness happens??? [sm=banghead002.gif][sm=lol.gif]

cyclefiend2000

Posted : 12/29/2006 9:57:39 PM

My question is why is my boyfriend NEVER at home when the nastiness happens???

luckily for me my wife is usually at home when the nastiness occurs. so i can get some help with the clean up. like i said usually i can do the clean up fine, but occassionally the smell just gets to me. i know my wife will bail me out when i cant tolerate the smell anymore or at least when i am on the verge of a purge.

Xerxes

Posted : 12/29/2006 10:01:51 PM

Jones, I've been there...in fact I'm at the tail end of it right now. But the best is finding a pile in the dark when you're struggling to find your way to the bathroom. There's something about putting one's foot into it that is indescribably disgusting.

cyclefiend2000

Posted : 12/29/2006 10:05:37 PM

There's something about putting one's foot into it that is indescribably disgusting.

been there! and you are correct sir! [

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jones

Posted : 12/29/2006 10:12:41 PM

Jones, I've been there...in fact I'm at the tail end of it right now. But the best is finding a pile in the dark when you're struggling to find your way to the bathroom. There's something about putting one's foot into it that is indescribably disgusting.

Oh GAWD! [sm=rofl.gif] Here, let me top off your margarita...

Benedict

Posted : 12/29/2006 10:19:32 PM

Thank you, Ed. It is going to take me a lot of time and even more tequila to get THAT visual out of my head! Which one of them isn't well?

*glug, glug, glug.....hic!*

Kate

Xerxes

Posted : 12/29/2006 10:22:55 PM

Kate, Xerxes has had the pudding poops for a few days. We're just now getting it under control, but boy what a horribly malodorous strange trip it's been.

ETA: The worst part is hopping on the one foot and banging that knee into the doorjamb, but still not wanting to put the "soiled" foot down onto the floor.[:'(]

Benedict

Posted : 12/29/2006 10:33:26 PM

Poor Xerxes - kisses to him.

Man, and I thought stepping on slugs was bad. I have really weird issues about textures, and every once in a while a slug gets into our bathroom. (Ground floor, like a lot of English houses.) Usually it's when I am getting up in the middle of the night to use the bathroom, and instead of being up for 60 seconds, I am up for 10 minutes scrubbing the bottoms of my feet. [:'(] Even the thought of it makes me want to heave.

Kate