My new puppy Gunnar got a bad case of the squirts. Wow, I thought dirty baby diapers were nasty. But this is worse, because he doesn’t wear a diaper! His crate, his bedding, the floor around his crate and the other dogs crates all got a dose of gunnar. Nasty nauseating business. And the crates are in my house… so everywhere I went I smelled puppy poop. Of course this all happened with the first attack at Sunday 12:45 AM! Then 2:00 AM and then again at 3:30 AM. After that I ran out of crates, bedding and patience – all the dogs were put outside to rough it in the 65 degree night.
So Tuesday first thing we went to the vet. As Gunnar is not acting even remotly sick, no loss of appetite or energy, we can’t really determine the cause; could be change in water (Gunnar stayed for a bit with a friend), stress of the change, or a bug. So for now he’s on a wide spectrum anti-biotic and FortiFlora. This is a canine nutritional supplement – supposed to help digestive tract health. Activia for dogs?
My house got a dose of Lysol, floors mopped, carpets vacuumed and lots of Febreez. Crates were taken out and washed and bleached – bedding still coming out of the dryer – thank you Gunnar very much.
Puppies… gotta love them. Its kara; my punishment for not adopting from a rescue.
I hope everyone enjoyed their long weekend and the slightly cooler weather.
