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  1. Another success story!

     

    When Miss Kapow came to us, her stools were liquid. After worming they were a little firmer, but still very soft pudding poo. I started feeding the beets and carrots on April 2. Today, she pooped on leash for the first time, with nice firm, easy to pick up poo. No scrubbing the grass for leftovers. YAY!

     

    I ordered a 2 lb package of each beets and carrots, and mixed together. Beets have twice to three times the volume of carrots, and rehydrate much faster. I have found the hotter the water, the faster things rehydrate. Miss Kapow is getting 2 rounded T of the beet/carrot mix, rehydrated with 2 t. coconut oil and 3/4 C. hot water split between two meals. I make her mix up at night before bedtime, so it's ready for us to scoop out and feed in the morning.

     

    Now, a question. Will I need to adjust the amount of beet/carrot mix as time passes? I do not want her to become constipated.

  2. It depends on the dog.

     

    Our Missy Pea, who has since gone to the bridge, had a problem with her storm meds a few years ago. Vet clinic kept her overnight. During the night, Pea chewed out her IV line and broke out of her kennel. When the staff came in the next morning, Pea greeted them in the lobby. Also in the lobby was the clinic rabbit, Bun-Bun, happy and healthy.

     

    The staff was very apologetic about Pea's escape. I asked about Bun-Bun, and they looked at me with confusion. Then I told them what a good racer Pea had been, and they understood why I asked about the bunny!

  3. Have you tried any of the refrigerated foods from Freshpet Select? Sweet Pea liked the roll food, and the refrigrated kibble style food (chicken and spinach) was even better!

     

    Diane from Burpdogs sent me some freeze dried patties made by Stella & Chewy. Pea loved those, too. Her favorite was the Dandy Lamb Dinner.

     

    We also used shredded cheese, lots of it!

  4. While you are waiting for test results to come back, it might help to use disposable bedpads on your furniture and dog beds. Find them in the incontinence section at big box and drugstores. We used three XL pads across the couch, two on the loeseat, and put a blanket over the pads to help hold them in place. They do rustle some when stepped on, but Missy Pea and the cat herd didn't seem to mind.

  5. Thank you so much to all of you for your kind words and thoughts. I really appreciate them. The house is so empty without Missy Pea. Every time I go into the kitchen I feel as though the gate should be closed, but there's no one to eat up the kitteh food. Bedtime is the hardest. The last thing I did before bed was taking Pea out. Eventually things will get better, but for now, there's a Missy Pea sized hole in my heart.

  6. Our Missy Pea went to the Bridge today.

     

    Sweet Pea came to us February 2, 2009 as a long term foster. She came to HGA from a brood farm with a badly healed broken leg. She went through quite a few homes due to extreme thunderphobia and general quirkiness. When DH learned her story he said she had been through enougn, this was her forever home.

     

    Pea raced at Gulf Greyhound Park in Texas, and was the Night of Stars IX champion on May 11, 2002. After her racing career ended, she came to Iowa as a broodie.

     

    We will miss her more than I can say.

     

    Run free, Missy Pea.

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