Lyle seemed a little quieter to me than normal this weekend, but it's hard to tell. He's finally relaxing more and I attributed it to that. Plus I think during the week he sleeps all day when we're at work, whereas we were out and about a lot this weekend so I just thought we wore him out. Among other places we went we saw the vet at Petsmart (because, I am embarrassed to admit I had a coupon -- great way to choose a vet huh?) to get heartworm and flea medicine (which he hasn't taken yet), to 2 different playgrounds where we walked the perimeter, smelled stuff etc . . . , and to a national park where we got caught in the rain.
He seemed fine this morning -- it was pouring rain so we just went out briefly, and then played a long game of fetch and tug of war. His dog walker then came and took him out midday and he had 2 episodes of diarrhea. I then came home early and took him out for a long walk (almost an hour). (I didn't know about the diarrhea with the dog walker yet). He had his usual energy (which isn't a lot -- he's a pretty laid back guy) but he was running ahead on the retractible lead, then coming back to me, sniffing at things, making friends with passerby's. He also had 1 more episode of diarrhea, but it wasn't much. Then we came home and he threw up all over the rug. It was a lot -- a mixture of yellowish stuff, stuffed animal fluff (he disembowled one yesterday), and a little undigested kibble.
I called the vet who saw him in foster when the stitches at his neutering site got infected. I wasn't impressed with the Petsmart vet, and I figured I should talk to someone who had met him. When I talked to them I only knew about the one episode of diarrhea and one of vomiting, because I hadn't yet spoken to the dog walker. She said to fast him until breakfast, and then if he still has trouble in the morning to call her back and bring him in. She said it might be the change in food (we shifted over the course of a week and a half from Mighty Dog with unknown kibble and rice to EVO and canned Canidae, or just too much stuffed animal fluff.
He's outside with me now. He seemed worried after he threw up, like he thought I'd be mad and he wanted to go outside, so we're on the porch where it's cool. He's alternating between lying sleepily at my feet and getting up to investigate if he hears a noise. This is how he's been all weekend -- before that he did a lot more pacing around, but I think that's him settling in.
Should I be worried? Should I call the vet back and tell her about the other episodes of diarrhea? Anything else I should do?
Also this morning was the first time ever he's gone into the grass in the yard -- we had a big rain last night and the long grass is kind of flattened. Could he have gotten into something there?
Thanks!
He seemed fine this morning -- it was pouring rain so we just went out briefly, and then played a long game of fetch and tug of war. His dog walker then came and took him out midday and he had 2 episodes of diarrhea. I then came home early and took him out for a long walk (almost an hour). (I didn't know about the diarrhea with the dog walker yet). He had his usual energy (which isn't a lot -- he's a pretty laid back guy) but he was running ahead on the retractible lead, then coming back to me, sniffing at things, making friends with passerby's. He also had 1 more episode of diarrhea, but it wasn't much. Then we came home and he threw up all over the rug. It was a lot -- a mixture of yellowish stuff, stuffed animal fluff (he disembowled one yesterday), and a little undigested kibble.
I called the vet who saw him in foster when the stitches at his neutering site got infected. I wasn't impressed with the Petsmart vet, and I figured I should talk to someone who had met him. When I talked to them I only knew about the one episode of diarrhea and one of vomiting, because I hadn't yet spoken to the dog walker. She said to fast him until breakfast, and then if he still has trouble in the morning to call her back and bring him in. She said it might be the change in food (we shifted over the course of a week and a half from Mighty Dog with unknown kibble and rice to EVO and canned Canidae, or just too much stuffed animal fluff.
He's outside with me now. He seemed worried after he threw up, like he thought I'd be mad and he wanted to go outside, so we're on the porch where it's cool. He's alternating between lying sleepily at my feet and getting up to investigate if he hears a noise. This is how he's been all weekend -- before that he did a lot more pacing around, but I think that's him settling in.
Should I be worried? Should I call the vet back and tell her about the other episodes of diarrhea? Anything else I should do?
Also this morning was the first time ever he's gone into the grass in the yard -- we had a big rain last night and the long grass is kind of flattened. Could he have gotten into something there?
Thanks!
