The Kitty Trio
Our kitties are remarkably good friends. I know we are lucky. A friend of mine has constant wars between her kitties and it is NOT PRETTY. The photo above was taken just before Christma
s.Seeing the kitties in the grouping of 3, I was reminded of the painting, Resurrection by Piero della Francesca. He created the compositional device of the figure triangle. While Chloe doesn't quite create a central column, it is nonetheless a trian
gle of kitty figures.
While the kitties are peacefully lounging, our sweet puppy, Callebaut, is in tummy distress.
I brought him into the house today and within 15 minutes he was pacing, licking his lips, pawing at his mouth and whining. After 10 minutes of this I called Farmer Chef Jeff at work and asked him to come home so we could get the pup to the vet. He is so big I can't get him there by myself. Luckily I was able to get him to the vet right away.
After blood tests, a tube into the tummy and x-rays, it was revealed that he was bloated. How did this happen? The theory is that because he inhales/doesn't chew his dry food, it then swells when he drinks water. This time it swelled so much that he was in gastric distress. The vet ordered no food for him tonight and a recheck in morning. How do we prevent this from happening again? We first need to cut down on how much we feed him (he weighs 103 !!!) and we also need to moisten it with warm water and let it swell in the bowl first, then let him eat it. I pray that does the trick.
Callebaut is the dog that taught me about unconditional puppy love. I know he will be fine. Any additional prayers are greatly appreciated.
Labels: Callebaut, Kitties, Piero Della Francesca, Resurrection
posted by Chicken Mama at 9:27 PM
4 Comments:
Oh, you must have been so worried about your big baby! Glad he's doing better, but, BOY, he's a biggie, isn't he?? What a sweet face, too. :-)
Poor poor Callebaut.
Keeps us posted. He looks like a total sweetheart.
This happened to my basset hound a few years ago, and it was very scary. We usually don't get home until early evening, but I went home about 4pm that day, thank God! She was already a big old balloon (think Violet in Willie Wonka). Her internal organs had already twisted, but had not yet become necrotic. So they untwisted her, stitched her stomach to the abdominal wall so it wouldn't twist if she bloated again (that's the potentially lethal part), and ever since then, she's been fine. Beside moistening her food, I feed her at least twice a day instead of just once (small meals=less chance of bloat). I also think giving her a food with more protein and fewer grains helps.
It sounds like you caught your boy in plenty of time, and I'm sure he'll be fine. Just be careful with his feeding in the future.
--Gina
You have a very nice blog, good post...keep up the good job
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