Sky is unwell

[Lisa]

Aw poor pooch. Hope she (and you) get some rest tonight and have a better day tomorrow.

 

[Xena Dog Princess]

I'm sorry to hear that Sky was feeling so unwell. It must be very worrying for you. I hope she feels better this morning.

 

[Cath]

How is Sky this morning?

 

[Atemas]

Thank you for all your kind posts. By the time we went to bed, I felt reasonably happy to leave Sky with her usual sleeping arrangements. She seems her usual self this morning - no more sickness and she was as excited as always when her breakfast was being prepared. What happened yesterday was scary and weird. I have seen her eat grass before but this was frenetic and the grunting noises alarming. Also the head nodding was alarming but probably scares me more than it bothers her - wish I knew. She hasn’t had her early morning poo yet but in all other respects seems her usual self.

I am sorry you are having a few issues with Casper @kateincornwall. Our oldies certainly bring worries.

 

[Naya]

I’m glad Sky is feeling better today. Harley has been quite poorly recently and she munched grass lik ethere was no tomorrow for several days (she did go to the vet). Hope it was a one off and that Sky is ok x

 

[Atemas]

Sorry meant @Beanwood re. Casper- should check before I post

 

[HAH]

Good news that Sky seems better today @Atemas - hopefully just a blip and she won’t feel like that again. Huge sympathy for you, it’s horrible when they’re so clearly not right xx

 

[snowbunny]

Sorry you had a scare and that Sky was distressed. I'm glad to hear she's feeling better this morning - a huge relief to you to see her excited for breakfast, I'm sure. Poor thing, she is still a Labrador, so missing a meal ....

If it makes you feel any better, I know a friend's dog who does that frantic grass-pulling thing sometimes to make himself vomit. It looks a world apart from normal grass eating, and is rather dramatic. He's a normal healthy dog otherwise.

 

[Atemas]

and is rather dramatic

That’s interesting to hear about another dog doing it @snowbunny. Yes certainly dramatic and went on for ages

 

[Candy]

So glad to hear she's more more herself today.

 

[M.F.]

That’s interesting to hear about another dog doing it @snowbunny. Yes certainly dramatic and went on for ages

Snowie used to eat our lemongrass plant that grows just outside our bedroom door to the balcony. He’d munch dramatically, then vomit, then have a seizure. We think he felt nauseous with the feeling of the seizure coming on. Since not having had a seizure in two years, he’s stopped the dramatic eating. He now eats it from time to time, not as dramatic, usually when he’s just woken up and waiting for breakfast. My guess is his intestinal juices are firing up and it makes him feel slightly nauseous—that early morning hunger puke feeling. I’m only surmising based on human experiences and people being able to verbalize. Unfortunately he can’t tell us!

Apparently dogs also eat grass a lot if they have worms or just want to get their bowels moving. And of course to help vomit up something.

 

[snowbunny]

Apparently dogs also eat grass a lot if they have worms or just want to get their bowels moving. And of course to help vomit up something.

My lot all eat grass in the spring; I think they just like the sweetness of the new shoots. I know when I first saw them doing it, I thought it had to be something "medical", but after seeing the pattern over the years, I'm sure it's just because it tastes good - and they're Labradors, right?

 

[M.F.]

I'm sure it's just because it tastes good

Yep, many people say that in these parts, too. I do notice that when there’s juicy grass just grown on our mountain walk, all the dogs are munching—Labradors, pavement specials, and other breeds alike.

 

[Emily_Babbelhund]

@Atemas very glad that Sky is feeling better this morning. Hopefully it was just a touch of dodgy tummy that's passed.

My lot all eat grass in the spring; I think they just like the sweetness of the new shoots.

Ah, is that it? Carbon is normally not a grass eater but he's been acting like a cow lately: munch, munch, munch!

 

[MellowYellow]

Alison, i’m so sorry Sky had a bad day yesterday. Fingers crossed she continues much better. Xx

 

[snowbunny]

Carbon is normally not a grass eater but he's been acting like a cow lately: munch, munch, munch!

Haha! I nearly started a thread the other day, "Strange things we say to our dogs", after hearing myself ask Squidge, "Did you used to be a cow in a previous life?"

 

[Shaz82]

I hope Sky is ok now.
Maisy eats grass all the time but not in that frantic way you described. If she's with some friends and one of them starts, they will all copy and form a line of grass munchers, like sheep.

 

[Atemas]

Thank you for your comments about Sky. She is back to her usual self thank goodness. Don’t know what Monday was all about. Her chances of eating something that disagrees with her are vastly reduced these days as she walks so little and always on lead now except in the garden and the dogs are only out there when I am with them.

Both dogs eat grass usually plucking at juicy blades but this was something else entirely - it was manic tearing the top off the grass - not nice to observe and definitely done to make herself sick. The head nodding was also upsetting. I look at her and wonder what’s going on with her. These past few days she has stayed very close to me.