A very old stray {The Old Fella Story}
Went camping this weekend at a campground on the lake, had not been there for a few years. Once there I began to walk around looking at the different sites when I noticed a very old dog. He just lay t...
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Fresh blood is usually not so bad as black blood, since it comes from near the end of the system and usually just indicates a lot of irritation... but hopefully they get home tonight and can get him to his regular doc manana. Poor guy!
Puddle and ditch water is best avoided. I had a real battle with that with Hally when I first got her, she'd dive for a puddle every chance she got. This in a dog that had repeated issues with giardia and a pretty much hair trigger system when I got her. Three years later her system is in much better shape and less likely to react... and she's learned she's not allowed to slurp water from the ground when we pass it. I've also learned that the fastest way to settle things back down is a day long fast. For a lot of things, that in itself will resolve the problem. If it doesn't, or if the problem seems severe at the outset, then we head for the vet's office.
Puddle and ditch water is best avoided. I had a real battle with that with Hally when I first got her, she'd dive for a puddle every chance she got. This in a dog that had repeated issues with giardia and a pretty much hair trigger system when I got her. Three years later her system is in much better shape and less likely to react... and she's learned she's not allowed to slurp water from the ground when we pass it. I've also learned that the fastest way to settle things back down is a day long fast. For a lot of things, that in itself will resolve the problem. If it doesn't, or if the problem seems severe at the outset, then we head for the vet's office.
