[nagdu] flying, changes, and vet visit

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hi Hannah,
Glad you trip home with Princess was good. Just be patient with her as everything is new to her and she doesn't know what's going on. New place and new people.
Marilyn and Anna

----- Original Message -----
From: Hannah Chadwick 
Date: Monday, February 6, 2012 7:53 pm
Subject: Re: [nagdu] flying, changes, and vet visit
To: "'NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users'" 

> Yeah, I'll start feeding her the recommended food tonight. I 
> just wanted to
> know what everyone else's thoughts are on this.
> Otherwise, Princess is doing great and continues to amaze me 
> everyday. She's
> so aadorable! *grin* :)
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] 
> On Behalf
> Of Larry D. Keeler
> Sent: Monday, February 06, 2012 4:50 PM
> To: NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users
> Subject: Re: [nagdu] flying, changes, and vet visit
> 
> If the vet recommends it, well that's what I would do! Holly 
> had some
> issues when we got home but they only lasted a week or so. 
> Also, when we go
> somewhere for the weekend, sometimes Holly wouldn't eat much. 
> Se4nce she
> drinks, I don't worry about her because she scarfs when she gets home!
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Hannah Chadwick" 
> To: "'NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog 
> Users'" 
> 
> Sent: Monday, February 06, 2012 6:30 PM
> Subject: [nagdu] flying, changes, and vet visit
> 
> 
> > Hi all,
> > Flying back to California with Princess was easy; she did a 
> fantastic 
> > job, and you would have thought she's done that all her life 
> *smile*.> Since we got back, Princess hasn't been eating much 
> and I believe it's 
> > due to all the changes - time difference, new environment, 
> etc. I gave 
> > her a couple of saltine crackers because my trainer asked me 
> not to 
> > feed her the night prior to coming home, but she threw up on 
> Friday 
> > night when we got back. I went to Petco on Saturday to get her 
> milk 
> > bone treats and gave her a couple on that day because we had 
> been 
> > super busy and she did well despite all the changes. However, 
> on 
> > Saturday night she started having very soft stool and by 
> yesterday, 
> > she was having diarrhea. I took her to the vet this morning 
> because I 
> > got very worried.
> > The vet said everything's ok, and that I should put her on 
> white rice 
> > and boiled chicken mixed with low-fat cottage cheese for a few 
> days 
> > because it will help her stool go back to normal. I feel a 
> little 
> > hesitant about this because my trainers mentioned again and 
> again that 
> > we shouldn't feed them anything besides the food they are used 
> to having.
> What do you all think?
> > Should I go ahead and give her rice with boiled chicken and 
> cottage 
> > cheese or should I keep her on science diet (which is the food 
> they 
> > have been eating)? I would love to hear feedback!
> > Cheers, Hannah
> >
> >
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