ksmith | In desperation (yup, more dog stuff)

I tried again around 10 or so to get Gaby to eat something. I had some duck with vegetables, which she had seemed to like before, and decided to give it another try. I know you're supposed to try proteins that they have never been exposed to before, but her exposure to duck has been transitory at best, a tablespoon here and there over the course of the year as a topper for her dry food. The primary proteins she has been exposed to are lamb (which I don't believe she ever evidenced a reaction to, but that could be fuzzy memory), chicken, and venison. Beef, in the form of jerky treats and soft food, which precipitated an immediate reaction.

Anyway, I gave her about a third of a can of the duck w/ veg. She flirted with it for a little bit, then. She ate it. Within an hour or so, she started acting bouncier. Both she and King wanted to go outside, so I raked leaves for an hour or so while she and King patrolled the yard and roughhoused. She didn't seem interested in eating grass. She ran around, chased squirrels, and barked.

I just fed her another third of a can. She ate it. She's resting now.

I don't want to get my hopes up. This was the case with the venison as well--some previous slight exposure, but the only food she would touch--which may indicate that in a month or so I will be going through this all over again. I could try to nip it at the bud and start introducing the rabbit food after she recovers a bit--it may be easier to introduce her to new food when she isn't sick.

No more d-word, that I could see. No squatting or scooting. Hoping that's a sign that the imodium is doing its thing.

Now we wait and see what the blood tests reveal...