Honey on her gums is a good idea. I still put food in with my pup at night (dry soaked with water). I've never have one so tiny before so hypoglycemia does worry me. Mine sleeps right next to my bed in a rubbermaid tub. Gosh, I check on her at night as often as I did my kids when they were babies. Mitzi .
On Aug 5, 2013, at 11:30 PM, "leanneb65" <[email protected]> wrote: > Thank you Mitzi. When we got home from the vet it was 430pm. I gave her the > meds then, she ate a few morsels of food but then we had to leave. We got > home about 930 pm and she was running around after us. She is not laying on > my chest on her side, not curled up like normal. I did not give her another > dose of meds as I thought it was to soon. Not sure if she will eat anything > right now as she is tire. I'm about ready to put her to bed so I can get some > sleep, or try to get some sleep as I will worry about her all night. > I wonder if I should rub a little honey on her gums before going to bed in > case she doesnt eat. The vet did tell me if I'm crushing and softening her > food that eat feeding a teaspoon or 2 is about all she could handle for her > size so to feed her at least 5 times or six of a meal that size. I hope she > regains that appetite she had she had 4 days ago. > > Leanne > > --- In [email protected], "SoleSurvivors@..." <SoleSurvivors@...> > wrote: > > > > I noticed improvement immediately, within 12 hrs. Coccidia is a protozoa > > parasite, plain soap and water will kill it. My pup isn't around the other > > dogs unless I'm holding her so that wasn't a concern. I can't remember now > > but it seems like the coccidia life cycle is rather complicated. You might > > go look it up. It seldom affects adult animals. I did bathe her with people > > shampoo but not because of the coccidia, just to bathe her. My girl is 9 > > 1/2 wks now and 1.5 lbs (25 ounces). We got a food scale at Walmart to > > weigh her with. > > I put honey in my pup's water also when she was having problems, great > > minds think alike! > > Mitzi > > . > > > > On Aug 5, 2013, at 11:07 PM, "leanneb65" <leannebkr@...> wrote: > > > > > I hit sent before asking but how long before you saw imporovement in your > > > pup who had coccidia? Did you keep her from all others in the house and > > > what did you use to clean her crate/den with? Did you give her baths also > > > and if so what did you use to clean her with? I'm asking because I'm > > > thinking I need to basically super scrub the house, keep ALL others in > > > the house from her and give her a bath if she steps in her poo. She > > > hasn't had much of an appetite today so Hopefully she will have more of > > > one tomorrow. Couldn't get the nutri-cal as the place to get it was close > > > so. Will get it tomorrow. > > > She isn't lethargic. She does run after us but she is sleeping alot. We > > > were gone for a few hours after giving her the meds so not sure how long > > > she was awake while we were gone. We came home and she was super excited > > > to see us. After a couple of lapa around the living room she fell asleep. > > > Hopefully she will eat a bit more tonight. I will put a bit of sugar in > > > her water just in case... > >
