Saturday, February 16, 2008

Tummy Troubles

Poor Tai has been suffering with a stomach or intestinal bug the last few days. The vet thinks it's from licking things he shouldn't be licking. No surprise. We often see him licking at some spot on our patio, so there's no telling what he might have picked up. Anyway, the vet has given us a couple of medications that should stop his pooping every two hours day and night. He's been on the meds for almost 48 hrs at this point, and he's looking more comfortable even though he is still pooping every few hours.

During the night when he needs to go out, he scratches at the bedroom door. One of us will take him to our patio door. (We live above our restaurant, and it's just too complicated to take him downstairs and outside, so it's to the upstairs patio we go.) Poor guy is forced to poop on the tile floor, but he has no choice. He comes back in, shaking like a leaf, no doubt thinking he's done something terribly wrong. But we reassure him that he's a good boy. Then it's back to sleep we go... till the next time.

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