Something Mina ate yesterday really bothered her. She vomited up her food and then was uncomfortable for half the night. When Mina is uncomfortable, I cannot sleep. I'm uncomfortable. Even if she shows no symptoms during the day, if she's about to have problems with diarrhea at night, I somehow know and will remain alert and awake. When she's ready to go outside, she'll get up, stare at me, wag her tail in that submissive, fast wag, then leap off the bed and aim for the door. We go out together and I stand in the freezing cold at some ungodly hour and wait patiently (sometimes less so) for Mina to finish.
I feel bad for her. She's been checked out by vets and it's just some unspecified sensitive gut issue. There was a name for it, something akin to irritable bowel syndrome in humans. It is not curable and the simplest diet is the best for her. I am considering cooking her food to see if that helps at all. My guess is it won't, but couldn't hurt to try.
She is feeling quite chipper today and is eyeing the food I put out, waiting impatiently to be fed. Nothing can stop her love affair with food.
When your dogs are sick or suddenly need a midnight potty run, do you just know?
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I could always tell when one of our pups or cats wasn't feeling well. A mother just knows.
Miss M. has a sensitive stomach too, and she's just really good at communicating with us. Mr. B is so stoic; he is a hard read. When he is sick, he does make sure to have diarrhea in a nice neat pile on the doormat.
Fell better soon Mina!
I know if Wilson isn't feeling well when I am awake. Unfortunately, he tends to feel yucky very suddenly, and one time, it was when I was dead asleep. I woke up to the smell of doggy diarrhea on the floor next to my bed, and a very pitiful looking puppy standing next to it.
I can always tell. One of our pitties is just like Mina. Miss sensitive stomach. I started giving her a teaspoon of organic yogurt at every feeding and it has helped alot.
Hope Mina feels better soon.
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