A Little Worried
2 Wed, 2011 § 9 Comments
Yesterday was rough. I nearly froze walking to/from work, I missed the bus home 😦 & was welcomed by a lovely accident Eisley left on the spare bathroom [fortunately hard] floor near the toilet…it was as if she knew.
Dave is amazing & offered to take on cleanup duty while I walked the naughty girl. Honestly, we are not going to [fully]blame her. We recently [meaning yesterday], increased her calorie intake by quite a significant amount because she has been losing weight — even though I feed her just over the recommended serving. Could I really expect her tummy not to be upset while it adjusts to the increased digestion? Was it reasonable to think she could hold it 8 hours?
Apparently not.
I learned; so this morning I was up at 5am walking her so she could do her business, eat then do her business again at 7am before we left. Phew! Cross your fingers with me.
She is still adorable.
At her checkup on Monday, I learned she has lost nearly 2 pounds since we moved!! Already a tiny, wiry little thing, every pound is vital. Guess she has a metabolism like her dad. 😉 We will increase her calorie intake for a couple weeks to see if that helps; otherwise, we will have to draw blood to test for deficiencies. 😦 I feel like such a bad mommy. I promise I am not starving my girl.
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Have you ever had a pet lose weight? What do you feed your dog? [We have been using EVO]
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Sorry love…i know how much one can worry over pets! My dogs have not lost too much weight…quite the opposite problem. Green bean diet for my pups several times! I think if you buff up her food she should be OK. It may be from the stress of moving into a new home and then adjusting to the new schedules of you guys both working. Hopefully it is nothing more than that. I’ve heard great things about EVO. I use VERUS http://www.veruspetfoods.com/ and have really like that for them. Hope she starts feeling better and doesn’t have any more accidents!
Aww poor Eis and poor you.
Sounds like a rough day, but I’m sure you’ll both bounce back.
Tomorrow will be a better day!
Tomorrow was a better day! 😉
No, we have the opposite problem! Zoey will eat anything/everything and rarely has trouble digesting food. We switched her food to EVO about two years ago and she responded really well. I wonder if you could try giving her more treats throughout the day…like peanut butter.
You’re not a bad mommy, you can’t know what to do! Don’t worry 😦
I hope she starts feeling better and that you don’t miss the bus…that’s the WORST!
Eisley will eat anything & everything too, but apparently it’s because she
iswas starving!! She loves PB, so that’s a great idea & thanks for the reassurance.Missing the bus IS the worst, especially when the windchill is in the negatives….UGH.
Hi, I am a new reader of yours, (love your blog!) but wanted to ask, how old is Eisley? I used to be a veterinary technician so anything to do with pets hits close to home for me. If your dog is young, chances are it’s just a energy input/output imbalance, but for an older dog, it could be many things, and I would definitely recommend some bloodwork be done. (We have a 6 month old puppy and feed him Canidae, which is a great food.) I hope everything is okay!
Thank you & thank you!
I think/hope it is just an energy input/output imbalance. She’s only ~20months old; we are very active, so she is as well. I was feeding her more than the recommended, but I guess I just have to feed her even more & figure out what works for her. She’s a little rescue pup we adopted at 5 months — part Iggy, part papillion, so she’s a wiry little bundle of energy.
Thanks again for your input & for introducing yourself! 🙂
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