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Nothing worse for carpets than two sick dogs

CS8161CS8161 Member Posts: 13,596 ✭✭✭
edited February 2004 in General Discussion
I have been cleaning up vomit and diareah for the past two days and I am at the end of my rope! My first inclination is to take the two dogs outside and shoot them! No, I would not do that, I am just stressed out. I start a new full time job tomorrow and will be working ten hours shifts and with both of these dogs sick, its going to be a nightmare. I am going to have lock one in the bathroom and keep the little one on the crate. My rugs, which were marginal when I moved in here, are ruined. The vet won't be in till Monday, there is no emergency vet hospital around unless I drive down to Denver, 8 hours away, and it snowing like heck now anyway. I need a valium really bad! Or maybe I should start drinking again! That'll take the edge off!
Back to the carpets. Nothing like liquid diareah at 1230AM to make a man crazy!

Chris8161
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  • CS8161CS8161 Member Posts: 13,596 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    The older one is a 13 year old Springer Spaniel, never sick hardly a day in his life. Last week I adopted a 8 year old cocker spaniel from the shelter and the older dog has been sick off and on for a few days. I just gave him some pepto bismol and put him in the bathroom. I took him outside first and it was a like a chocolate jet engine erupting from his butt. Explosive diareah! He was ok for a day and now he is sick again. What a mess.
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  • 0311marine0311marine Member Posts: 3,233
    edited November -1
    make sure they are drinking alot of water.by the sounds of it u should probally take them to the vet.did u feed them any foo that was greasy by chance[?]

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  • Contender ManContender Man Member Posts: 2,110 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    straight boiled rice helps, pepto is good, lots of water is a must, another thing is an over the counter drug call Immodium, give each dog 1 tablet, then if needed 8-12 hours later a second table. If it keeps up ... get 'em to a vet.

    as for clean up ... confine them to an uncarpeted room, you'll still have a mess, but it is easier to clean than carpeting.

    I'd suggest tying them outside, but Wyoming is not very warm this time of year.

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  • CS8161CS8161 Member Posts: 13,596 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Is it safe to give a dog Immodium? I gave him some pepto bismol and that seemed to calm his stomache, so far this morning, no projectile diareah or vomiting.

    Chris8161
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  • gun_runnergun_runner Member Posts: 8,999
    edited November -1
    Bread sometimes helps to. 3-4 slices every now and then will stop them up.

    Larry
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  • Contender ManContender Man Member Posts: 2,110 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    per my reply to other post ... my vet is the one that put me on to the Immodium 1/2 tab for small dogs 1 tab for large and should only dose twice before taking the dog in.


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