Valkyrie went to the veterinary hospital today. She has been pooping liquid crap for a couple of weeks now. I haven’t taken her to the doctor sooner because in every other respect she has been well. She runs and plays, is active and alert, is eating and generally being herself. I tried eliminating different foods from her diet, as the start of food-trials to determine if one kind is causing a problem, but so far, that has not worked. And if it were something in the nutrition that is bothering her insides, then it is a sudden change, as she hasn’t been eating anything new.
She is currently eating a gastro-intestinal food which, surprisingly, she likes. It is being laced with Metamucil - or a local brand of that product, since I couldn’t find a variety of Metamucil that wasn’t flavoured. To my further surprise, Valk is eating that, too.
We will keep her on this routine for the weekend, and see if there is any improvement. Though I am pleased that she is eating the veterinary food, I have my doubts as to whether this will cure her problem.
As an aside, it was difficult to take a picture of Miss V at the hospital as she was nervously on the move the whole time.
Poor Valk. I hope the cause of her runny stools is quickly found and that she feels better soon.
ReplyDeleteI hope Valkyrie is soon feeling better and the cause discovered.
ReplyDeletePoor sweetie. Were they running any fecal tests? I hope she's soon sorted out.
ReplyDeleteI certainly hope you're able to fix this problem soon. Even though she's eating well and playing you have to know that diarrhea can still make you feel bad.
ReplyDeleteSurely they will have a blood test hoping that a virus would be detectable. Poor girl, and you as well...
ReplyDeleteAt least the problem--whatever it is--doesn't seem to be bothering her. I hope it clears up soon.
ReplyDeleteUgh, that cannot smell very nice either.
ReplyDeleteHere's hoping this situation is corrected pronto.
We send purayer that Ms. V gets better. Our Oscar had chronic diarrhea, and nothing stopped it, but he also didn't seem to have problem eating and maintained his weight.
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