EllenEveBaz

Hello to you and the Chick. I just looked this up online, since I've always been kind of curious about this, too. Of course, it varies from dog to dog, and also on how active the dog is, the temperature, and the kind of food the dog eats. Several sites said 2.5x the mass of food (example: 20 oz. of dry food x 2.5 = 45 oz. water) but the examples were all dry food, none provided a wet food example. I did find one vet site that suggested 1 oz. per pound that the dog weighs, so at 58 lbs., Chick's water amount would be 58 oz. = about 7 cups. However, I don't think my dogs drink near that amount of water in a day. Maybe someone else can set this straight. Although I'm not being much help on the "how much" front, I wonder if a crate water bottle -- the kind that only dispense a little at a time, might be useful for Chick.

It's very common. All of my 5 greys have had bald spots to various extents. Two of them grew some fur in once they came to my house, three did not. There are various oils and products that contribute to a healthy coat that might help fur regrowth. Salmon oil is what we use currently here. Welcome to you and your black boy! What's his name?

Just sending good wishes to your boy.

Sending good wishes for lots of happy times to come for Tigger and you.

Just sending good thoughts for your girl.

Holding him in our thoughts.

Sending lots of good thoughts.

What a horrible experience. Sending best wishes to Ms. AB and her family.

No bloody injuries, tears, or rips here. Usually the only way I'd notice one was coming off/had come off was that Scout would lick it for a day or two. Just a tiny bloody stub left. I found one of the sloughed-off nails once -- it was intact and hollow. What do Arwen's nails look like when they grow back? Scout's would look gnarled and funky. Before we got the SLO under control with tetracycline and supplements, the consistency on most of the nails was soft and chalky.

Remember Baz's Rule -- a day or so after a dental, vanilla ice cream.

Terrific! Lexi, enjoy your weight gain!

Renewed rounds of best wishes to go with the renewed rounds of meds.

Sending lots of calm and good mobility healing thoughts. Your regular vet sounds wonderful.

Sending best wishes for good health and sweet dreams to Lena and you.

Tara, I have an unopened package of belly bands (I think 2 of them) that I bought earlier this year for Scout. I'd be glad to mail them to you. PM me with your mailing address if so. Sorry, can't help with the liner issue. Sending smoochies to Cougs and best wishes for continued improvement.

All paws crossed here.

I'm no expert, but I think she'd just be glad to see you. But also think about you -- if visiting and not taking her home will upset you too much, she'll pick up on that.

We'll keep our paws crossed for the princess.

Hear, hear. Sending hugs to Vegas.

Sending extra good wishes to Jaynie to enjoy along with her omelets.

Fasting sounds good -- rest that system. The e-vet might be appropriate, because of the blood and not drinking. Sending gentle hugs.

Sending wishes for a speedy recovery.

Welcome to you and Lyca. Don't beat yourself up about giving her steak -- very minor. There are many reasons why Lyca could have soft stools and diarrhea, and there might be different reasons for the two. Maybe concentrate on getting over the diarrhea, and then start investigating the loose stools? In addition to giving meds, what did your vet say about it? It sounds like s/he thought it might be a bug she picked up. Were there any tests, like for worms (ewww)? Sometimes, even after a dog has been wormed once, they linger on. Or there could be another kind of worm (ewww). When a dog has diarrhea, I fast the dog for as far up to 24 hours as I can stand it (usually I cave before then), and then I offer bland food as suggested above -- pasta boiled with skinless chicken, or rice cooked with defatted hamburger. Mostly pasta or rice, with just a little meat to get them to eat it. Then I transition back to regular food, as suggested above. Maybe you could stop giving the vitamins and the canned food (probably higher in fat than the kibble?) while she's recovering? My guess is the rice didn't hurt Lyca's sytem. There are some rare rice intolerances, but usually, white rice is given as a bland food to help calm down the intestinal system. (Most of my dogs can't digest brown rice.) Offer lots of water (or low sodium broth, if they don't want water) when a dog has diarrhea, so they don't get dehydrated. Now, the loose stools -- How long have you had her? Sometimes it takes a while for dogs' stress levels after a big change to level out, and stress can affect the tummy. The too-much-food sounds like a possibility. All the kibble she can eat, canned food, steak -- Lyca must think she's in dog food heaven! How much are you giving her compared to the recommendations on the food? Plus, each dog's metabolism is different. I feed my dogs less than the recommended amount and they maintain their weights -- we don't have the most energetic of lifestyles. Two of my greys have had stomachs that could digest a battleship, and three have had varying degrees of sensitivity. It may take a lot of cautiously trying different foods and add-ins. As long as she seems happy and healthy otherwise, it's probably not too urgent of a problem. Hoping you and Lyca get some sleep tonight.