Can you believe that it's already January?! We have a lot of catching up to do! I haven't JUST been doing this for the last couple of months...
I had my four month check-up in early December. I got my booster shots in the butt and had my poop re-checked for Giardia.... It came back positive again :( So the vet ordered a different antibiotic that came in powder form. We had to mix it with a small amount of canned dog food once a day. The people thought it was gross, but I loved it!
A couple weeks passed but my poop was still runny at times and very stinky (but who's poop doesn't stink??) So we brought another sample to the vet and they had to send it to Milwaukee for further testing. Turns out if came back positive for Camplyobacter, a bacteria that's a fairly common cause of GI bacterial infections. I most likely got it because I'm a puppy and have had recurring Giardia infections... bummer! So I had to take another antibiotic twice a day. The vet had to call it into a pharmacy and when my daddy went to pick it up it was under the name "Edwin Dog Swanson". Not sure where they got the name "Edwin" but I kind of like it :) The medicine was a suspension that I had to take through a syringe. It tasted like bubblegum or cherries--either way I had no trouble taking it!
My poop has been better since the antibiotic. I still have some runny ones, but they are becoming few and far between. We tried changing my food during all of this at some point, too, but it didn't seem to be the food so we switched back. I have to schedule an appointment for February to get neutered (eek!) so we will ask the vet if we need to send another sample to make sure the infection is all gone.
The good news is that I still eat and tolerate all my food without any trouble and am just as playful as ever (to my parent's dismay at times...) There is a certain lamb bone that my daddy bought me that I can't seem to tolerate and puked up. Other than that though I'm great if you ask me!
