Oh No…..(Indy’s News)

I was full of hope that Alpteses would work for Indy. He had one sachet yesterday, spread over lunch (11am) and dinner (5pm), as per the instructions.

I watched Indy and the sandpit all night and was too happy that there were no stools for the day until….

At 10.52pm when Indy went to the sandpit and there it was…

He purged out liquid stools followed by one partially formed very soft stool.

Sigh….

This was followed by more totally liquid stools, spotted at 11.45pm and again, this morning, I found pasty stools at 4.40am.

I am not sure if this is a healing crisis (“it has to get worse before getting better”) or an obvious indication that Indy does not agree with Alpteses, but of course my gut feeling is to discontinue the Alpteses.

I’ve sought the vet’s advice but won’t be getting it until the clinic opens later on.

For this morning, I went back to giving Indy Fillet Plus spread out over two half meals, given half an hour apart, S.Boulardii, Vetri DMG and also Slippery Elm.

Eating his two half meals at the window sill. It’s as though Indy knows he has to go back to bland raw chicken again. I was also advised to lift the bowl up by 6 inches to reduce stomach acid, so I’m trying that too.

He was clearly not satiated with the half meal at 5am, but again, it’s as though he understands and he waited but did not demand for more. He didn’t even wait with the rest at the pantry when they were served. At 5.30am, I gave him his other half meal which he devoured happily. He also waited for more (clearly, he has a good appetite), but I didn’t want to overcompensate with more food again.

Indy is so, so good.

I feel so rotten that I still haven’t been able to find a solution to his problem. But I hope Indy understands that I am doing the best I can. He’s being very cooperative too.

You are such a good boy, Indy.

Meanwhile, I learnt about the benefits of bone broth, so I started making it yesterday in the slow cooker: https://tailblazerscopperfield.com/bone-broth-a-superfood-for-dogs-cats/. It’s supposed to be very healing for the gut.

All it needs are bones, apple cider vinegar and water, but it takes 24-48 hours of slow-cooking to make it. I started yesterday evening. By late night, I tested some of it by offering to Indy. He LOVED it, and so did Cow, Bunny, Pole, Cleo and Ginger. Tabs said it wasn’t food and Heidi was asleep.

If indeed it can promote a healthy gut and provide “super” nutrients, I’d certainly like to give it a try for Indy.

Let food be thy medicine and medicine be thy food. 

With Indy, conventional methods often don’t work. But I’d just have to keep trying and trying, and not give up.

Source: https://myanimalcare.org/2019/11/11/oh-no-indys-news/

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