Hi everyone, and thanks for your lovely messages :)
So, a quick update on Friday:
The appointment was running really late; they had a major emergency which caused total chaos at the clinic. Minnie and I were waiting patiently in the waiting room for the vet to see us, when Minnie was pounced on by two over-excited Huskies.
She's scared of big dogs – we're working on it – but this has just undone months of hard work.
We were both pretty shaken up.
The visit was already off to a bad start, and I was in a right state before I even got there, so that really was the final straw.
Once the vet arrived, here's what was said:
- sluggish digestive system, slow digestion (she had been fasting but her stomach wasn't empty)
- all clear on the most common chronic illnesses
- before starting any tests, it seems best to see how her stomach handles easily digestible food (apparently a raw diet can be too much hard work for her tummy if it's struggling)
So, a change in diet to give her system a rest.
Except it's been a total disaster. Poor thing, her stools are firmer but they're just coming out uncontrollably... She keeps having accidents in the house despite being let out every hour.
She even weed on the sofa (she must really have no choice to do that).
With the rice in her meals, she's got gas and is really bloated. In just two days, she’s become a total barrel. Just like when she was on dry food.
Personally, I suspect a simple chicken intolerance.
I was mostly giving her chicken while she was poorly, and I think that's the issue: on Thursday and Friday she only had beef, and she did a perfect poo on Friday evening.
I called the vet back, and she told me to go back to her normal diet and indeed try it without chicken if I really think that's it. On her end, she's discussing it with her colleagues to get their thoughts.
If it’s not that, I feel like we’ll have exhausted all the "standard" possibilities.
