Diarrhea/bloody stool
Submitted by Veronica on March 21, 2011 - 10:31amHey, guys. So, Beatrix has had diarrhea for a few days now. We had her on chicken and rice for a day, and she firmed right up, but now it's all icky again. And just now, when I took her out, there was bright red blood in it. :( She's also been urinating more frequently than normal, getting up in the middle of the night needing to go outside and such.
How worried should I be? Should I be calling in sick tomorrow to take her to the vet?
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Poor Beatrix
If it was me I would start by dropping off a urine and a stool sample for them to check before you take the day off to bring her in. Might just be a gastro upset but good to have them check, hope she feels better soon.
Agree
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Out of curiosity...how do you
Out of curiosity...how do you GET a urine sample? Stool I understand -- it's a solid (or, well, a partly solid in this case). But how do you sample a liquid that gets absorbed by the ground?
The best way I have read about
is to use a ladle. ;)
go to your vet.....
they will give you a little (for lack of a better word) plastic disposable tray. I had to do this numerous times a few years back. I followed my girl around he yard and when she started to squat........I slid the tray under her!
Mike
i hope she
gets better! let us know how it goes. I have a little place in my heart for beatrix..... :(
Clean plastic
low container...like lid that has 1/2 inch high lip and when she squats to pee you side it under her. They don't need a lot to test. :)
Slide it under her :0)
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