old animals and excrement
Dec. 3rd, 2007 11:24 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
kirkcudbright1. Empress Josephine, 14 year old greyhound, had a couple days of explosive diarrhea (two words that should not occur together) last week, all over both of her beds, the floor in between, and herself of course. Fortunately, it appears to have been the switch to a new food, a food she took enthusiastically, but as we say around here, food that stays inside is better than food that doesn't.
Recovered, but of course she's still old, slowly losing muscle mass, having increasing difficulty getting up and down the stairs to the back yard. But we weren't expecting her to make it to 14, and we got her a full set of vaccinations at her last vet visit, because you never know.
2. Cheyenne, 28+ year old horse, also had diarrhea for about a week, apparently over now. At any rate, when I saw him yesterday, the shit that filled his tail had dried. I brushed it out, and it looks a whole lot better now.
More worrying is that he stopped finishing his grain, refusing carrots, etc, coincidentally right after having his teeth floated. Yesterday, I brought him some applesauce with molasses and oatmeal, and he went after it like he'd never eaten before, so he's clearly not decided it's time to die yet. His owner reports that he's gone back to eating his grain, so his teeth may be feeling better. I hope. I hope.
Recovered, but of course she's still old, slowly losing muscle mass, having increasing difficulty getting up and down the stairs to the back yard. But we weren't expecting her to make it to 14, and we got her a full set of vaccinations at her last vet visit, because you never know.
2. Cheyenne, 28+ year old horse, also had diarrhea for about a week, apparently over now. At any rate, when I saw him yesterday, the shit that filled his tail had dried. I brushed it out, and it looks a whole lot better now.
More worrying is that he stopped finishing his grain, refusing carrots, etc, coincidentally right after having his teeth floated. Yesterday, I brought him some applesauce with molasses and oatmeal, and he went after it like he'd never eaten before, so he's clearly not decided it's time to die yet. His owner reports that he's gone back to eating his grain, so his teeth may be feeling better. I hope. I hope.
