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Post by multiplicity on Jul 8, 2006 17:32:46 GMT -5
Hey Guys! Devin is quite sick and I need the recipe for a bland diet. I have used the recipe from Greyhounds for Dummies and really liked it but unfortunately I let a friend borrow my book and never got it back. Could someone please post the recipe for me...and Devin. Hopefully he will eat it, he is not eating anything right now...
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Post by stylishhound on Jul 8, 2006 20:31:12 GMT -5
Yeppers!! I'll go get it and be right back...
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Post by stylishhound on Jul 8, 2006 20:35:15 GMT -5
Bland diet recipe for those puppers with a bad belly: (I hope Devin is ok soon! Maybe give him some pepto as well).
1/4 lb. sauteed lean ground beef, fat drained 2 cups cooked white rice (I like to make it quite sticky) 1 hard cooked egg, finely chopped 1 cup plain nonfat or low-fat yogurt or cottage cheese
Mix together all ingredients. This recipe yields about 2 pounds.
For a 60 lb. dog feed about 2 pounds and for an 80 lb. dog feed about 2.5 pounds.
Feed in 6 to 8 evenly divided doses every three to four hours.
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Post by multiplicity on Jul 8, 2006 21:43:12 GMT -5
Thanks Jenn. I pretty much knew the ingredients, but I had no clue to quantities... It looks like Devin is probably taking a car ride to the e-vet tonight. He has had diarrhea for the last 4 days and puking for the last 3, and stopped eating today. He has thrown up 6 times in the last 4hrs. I put in a call to the vet and am just waiting for her to call back and give her assessment of the situation. My Devo is sick-o...
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Post by stylishhound on Jul 8, 2006 22:13:16 GMT -5
Thanks Jenn. I pretty much knew the ingredients, but I had no clue to quantities... It looks like Devin is probably taking a car ride to the e-vet tonight. He has had diarrhea for the last 4 days and puking for the last 3, and stopped eating today. He has thrown up 6 times in the last 4hrs. I put in a call to the vet and am just waiting for her to call back and give her assessment of the situation. My Devo is sick-o... Oh wow Sheri...yeah, that's not good. Keep me posted on how the Devo man is doing. I hope it's nothing serious.
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Post by jiffer on Jul 8, 2006 23:06:03 GMT -5
How is Devin this evening?
I hope he's okay!!!
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Post by multiplicity on Jul 9, 2006 6:57:44 GMT -5
How is Devin this evening? I hope he's okay!!! Not so much... We called our vet's on-call line and left a message last night but she did not return the call. I had to go to bed cuz I had to be up at 5:00am this morning so Greg said he would take care of things. Well when the vet did not return the page Greg took it as the vet not thinking it was an emergency call and he decided to just sleep down stairs with the boys and watch Devo. At 5:00 today I let the boys out and Devin paced a bit and then just poured out blood from his butt!!! So long story short Greg and Vin-vin are at the e-vet now...and I am stuck at work worrying...
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meganm
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Post by meganm on Jul 9, 2006 9:18:03 GMT -5
OMG! Healing thoughts going out to your boy.... hope he is feeling better soon!
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Post by stylishhound on Jul 9, 2006 10:25:24 GMT -5
Oh no! This is exactly what happened with Raven when she was diagnosed with Inflammatory Bowel Disease. She was pouring out blood and throwing up. All is fine now - prescription diet only (one piece of anything else and it starts all over again) and should she flare up, she gets prednisone.
I hope it's nothing too serious Sheri! I'll keep checking for an update.
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Post by multiplicity on Jul 9, 2006 15:54:26 GMT -5
Well, Devin has been to the vet twice while I was at work. He has a nasty bout of colitis. He was still puking after the first visit where he got a few shots of different meds to try to combat that (the puking) so he went back for more meds. It seems to be working (knock on wood). If he starts up again though we are to bring him back and the vet will run some blood work just to double check and confirm it is colitis...hopefully it won't come to that...my poor little Buzzard (his call name was Buzz) got himself a b-a-d belly ache.
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Post by multiplicity on Jul 10, 2006 8:41:52 GMT -5
He is getting worse instead of better. We are on our way to the vet's again. My poor Devin, please send postive thoughts his way.
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Post by lovemygreys on Jul 10, 2006 10:54:24 GMT -5
Sending positive thoughts and e-hugs!! Get well soon Devin!!!
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Post by ocydroma on Jul 10, 2006 12:20:56 GMT -5
Last xmas I had a sick sick sick little girl, Norrie that had the same symptoms as Devins. I don't want to stick my nose in where it doesn't belong and say that he has the same as she had but you never know. She was at the vet's for 2 weeks on IV fluids to treat dehydration which is very serious, and they sent her blood and poop away. It came back as CAMPYLOBACTER and she was treated with erythromycin. It's hard to know what it is when it comes to GI problems, but I thought maybe I should post this in case it was something similar, you never know......good luck
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Post by multiplicity on Jul 10, 2006 17:12:16 GMT -5
Last xmas I had a sick sick sick little girl, Norrie that had the same symptoms as Devins. I don't want to stick my nose in where it doesn't belong and say that he has the same as she had but you never know. She was at the vet's for 2 weeks on IV fluids to treat dehydration which is very serious, and they sent her blood and poop away. It came back as CAMPYLOBACTER and she was treated with erythromycin. It's hard to know what it is when it comes to GI problems, but I thought maybe I should post this in case it was something similar, you never know......good luck I do not think you are sticking your nose in...it is soooo important for us to share info so that we can help our hounds get better. Devin has to stay at the vets for a minimum of 2 days. For more of the story click here forum.greytalk.com/index.php?showtopic=139143&hl= for the Greytalk thread. Please send positive thoughts for my Devo...
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Post by ocydroma on Jul 10, 2006 17:16:49 GMT -5
If you want anymore info about my Norrie and her almost demise let me know, or send me an email.
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