Bailey in ER DO NOT INDUCE VOMIT WITH SALT like what the internet says

Two days ago while jack was munching at a packet of dried squid, he didn't realize that the packet of preservative had fallen onto the couch. Bailey teared open the bag and started licking the white powder. We read the label which said it was not poisonous but to drink lots of water since it's suppose to dehydrate. The first thing that came to our mind was to induce him to vomit.

We looked up the internet to find ways of doing that. The 2 general method that has been widely posted all over the net was either with a teaspoon of Salt or hydrogen peroxide. Since Salt is more easily available and also sounds like the more natural remedy, we used salt. (Hydrogen peroxide is the correct thing to use. But please just call the vet for exact instructions)

He vomited 2-3 times until we see yellow almost neon colored foam (which is suposed to be his bile juice) . He immediately ran to the garden and had very bad diarrhea. We thought everything was fine and continues to fed him his usual food. The next morning we found some vomit in his crate, but thought that was fine. It was not until the next day at night when the 3 of us were just watching TV on the couch that we notice something different with Bailey. It was already 11:30pm, usually he would just be happy to snuggle with us on the couch. He kept leaving the couch and seemed preoccupied with something. We went to check on him and found piles of vomit all around the house. Vomit on the living room carper, on the sofa, in the hall way, in the tv room carpet, everwhere.. He was looking sick, he would just stand still only to vomit again ever few minutes.

His regular vet was closed, so we called adobe-animal hospital in Los Altos. The emergency line told us to cut off food and water and give him 5mg of Pepcid AC and bring him in if the vomiting continues tomorrow. So we did that and went to bed worried about how he was doing.

We woke up at 7:30am to check on how he was doing. Only to find that his crate and his gated patio was filled with puke. The poor guy was very weak, the puking continued even though there was nothing left but just water and foam. At about 11am, was the first time he started puking blood (blood mixed with puke, pink color but you could even smell the iron smell from the puke). We rushed him to the ER immediately. The poor guy was exhausted at this point. The doctor saw him, and when his temperature was taken there was blood in his anus as well.
We were extremely worried about the little guy at this point, he was lifeless on the exam table with his eyes almost non reactive.

The prognosis was that, the salt that we gave him probably caused severe dehydration in his system and might possibly caused ulcer in his gastro intestinal system. Since miniature schnauzers are so prone to Pancreatitis, that could be a possibility. We were advised to leave him there for at least a day to get him hydrated through IV , antibiotics and medication to help with the vomiting. X-rays were negative to any swollen organs, and stucked objects. Had to wait a few hours before the blood work came back.

Jack and I went home and waited for the Dr. to call us. We were exhausted ..

At 6:30pm, the doctor called telling us the the bloodwork showed no signs of pancreatitis so it's probably gastro intestinal bleeding. She said bailey is doing better already.

At 8pm Jack and I went to visit him at the ER, he was definitely looking better. We were told we could take him out for a short walk to clear his IV fluids. Here is a video of us trying to do that.



After 30mins, he finally warmed up after one of his ICU friends came out to take a leak. He even managed to clear his bowels which was very good. We took him back in and was ready to say good bye. Tomorrow the doctor will evaluate his condition with some bland food to see if he can keep it down. If he can keep food down then we should be able to take him home. We really missed him at home...

Yummy Chicken ...gulp..gulp

I think his last pose is quite close to the "praying dog pose"

The Devil he's not

MORE pictures of the devil...
Ben and Winnie came over to our place for lunch and to visit Bailey today. They brought cake and the cutest devil outfit for the little one. Bailey had the weirdest reaction towards that outfit, as soon as we put it on he completely freezes and refuse to move. He will not move for treats, watermelon, toys nothing. So we think this outfit magically turns Bailey into the best behaved lap dog in an instant. Here are some pictures of him in the outfit.

Paper Schnauzer

Third time today, and he fled again. I am going to get this dog.. He is now in house arrest and lost all doggie rights to roam the house.




This paper schnauzer is getting swifter, and had fled the crime scene this time.

This is the first crime scene a few weeks ago, the criminal was still caught on site.

Bailey playing with Persia

Bailey made a new friend the other day. Since it was blogged about already. I will save myself some typing and just you guys to the post.

Petit lamp shade

Bailey is recovering well from surgery. He is back to his jumpy self. He has to keep this headgear on so that he does not chew on the sutures. We are back to taking him out for potty duty for the next 10 days, as he needs to be supervised from strenuous activities.



He is back to his puppy way of elimination, no signs of marking his territory since the surgery.
Wonder if only dogs which are not neutered aim for the fire hydrant?

Ouch..I lost my family jewels

Bailey has quickly grown into a young adult when he feels the need to mark every vertical post he sees. I use to think why is my male puppy not lifting his leg to piss, is he not manly enough?? That changed overnight when he reached 6 months old when he first marked a spot during puppy school. The teacher advised us to get him neutered soon.

Today we send him to the vet to be neutered. We were suppose to pick him up tomorrow but was too eager to see how he is doing so we dropped by the animal hospital. The nurse there was giving us this look like what silly pet owners visiting a pet. Anyways, we went back to see how he was doing. It was a very sad sight to see him with this thing that looks like a lamp shade around his neck to prevent him from biting at the sutures. He was whimpering the whole time and bumping things with his lamp shade.

Well, we'll get to take him home tomorrow. Hopefully he will be better.

Bailey paddling for dear life

We wanted to see if Bailey can swim so we figured a hot tub is a safe and warm place to try it out. So the outcome is that Bailey can swim but he was definitely scared and swimming for his dear life. I feel a little guilty about tossing him in the tub afterwards. I hope he would not be fearful of the water after this experience.

Bailey's new love .... Flossies

Between 5mths to 6mths is when puppies have a need to chew because they are switching from their set of baby teeth to adult ones. We have been giving him those pencil like raw hide sticks which he loves, however he goes through a stick in 15 mins. As we were at the local pet store to get him some more, we learned that those raw hide which is what those sticks were made off is very bad for their digestive system. They are difficlut to process, and too much accumulation in their intestines can cause problems. So is is suggested that you stick to natural chews like bones, beef tendons. I think beef tendons are the best since it is lower in fat compared to all the pig ears and piggy related products. So this is Bailey's new found love ....

I had to get him this tendon, it was just too funny. Sorry mom :).

All the slippers at home are happier after Bailey found "Flossies" tendon. Bailey completely ignores the slipper we purposely lay beside him. He would be all over it before.



Here are some pictures of other great chew products, a real bone and bully stick which is also a cow's penis! but they are completely digestible.

Bailey's 2006 christmas stocking

Bailey is so spoiled. He got 2 new outfits today. Aunty Pei Sun and Uncle Choon got Bailey his very own Christmas stocking. How cool is that. What's cooler is inside the stocking, is a smart looking wool jacket with gold buttons. He looks so handsome and boyish in it. Woof woof Bailey thanking Aunty Pei Sun and Uncle Choon.







Mommy also bought Bailey a red turtle neck sweater today because he was such a good boy. He snuggled up with me on the couch all day while I work on the computer. He is looking all metro sexual now.

What to feed the baby?

We started Bailey off with Eukanuba lamb and rice dry food, but we found his mouth kind of foul and quickly infused his coat with the smell from liking himself. We were told that Science Diet smelled better, so we switched. However, reading the ingredient in detail we found Science Diet to contain predominantly corn meal, chicken byproduct meal, soy bean meal, and animal fat. That just does not sound very healthy for a top of the line premium dog food. In addition, dried beet pulp was one of the ingredient in Eukanuba and Science Diet and it stains his beautiful white beard. So we were on a quest to find an alternative dog food brand that would be healthier.
We finally found it, something healthier and no beet. It was introduced by Bailey's teacher. It is by a company called Natura Pet Products (based in Santa Clara, CA), and it's called Innova Puppy food. The 4 main ingredients are Turkey, Chicken, Barley, Brown Rice. The other ingredients are cottage cheese, tomato, sunflower oil, flex seed, potatoes, herring, carrots, apples, alfalfa sprouts, garlic and egg. The beet pulp which works as a stool hardening agent is substituted with chicory root which does not stain! All the ingredients sounds so yummy. We are quite happy with the results, his breath and poop is less stinky. Hurray pooper scoopers

Terror in school:

So we took Bailey to puppy school this past Sunday. We now know for sure he's got some terrier mix in him after all. He was terrorizing all the other puppies. But, it was fun to see all the young pups at play. We were taught how teach the pups sit, down and roll. Bailey does it now but still needs treats. He is basically working for food.

Here is a video of a retriever, poodle mix pup playing with Bailey.

He fetches...

Bailey can fetch now... Sorta, he still gets distracted and forgets what he was doing but 3 to 4 times in a roll is pretty good.

Celebrity moment

The weirdest thing happened yesterday when I was taking Bailey for his walk around the neighborhood. Some lady stopped me from across the street and asked if my dog was Bailey. Being 9 o'clock in the morning, I was a little a bit sleepy and confused. I am thinking, she not reading my blog is she. Wholly crap the web is more powerful then I thought. It turns out that she saw Bailey when I took him to the vet the day before in Los Altos and remembered the encountered. It was just weird to have someone you don't know to recognize your dog.

Visit to the vet

Lynn took Bailey to the vet on Wednesday to get this first check up. Everything seems a normal except Bailey appears to be a bit chubby to the vet. And we were worried that he wasn't eating enough.

Along with the last vaccination and de-worming shot. Our doggy is a now a druggie. Bailey got some flea and de-worm medication. The whopping cost of the drugs $100. Ridiculous. I get the feeling thats how the vet makes money.

Lessons learned

At last, there is some progress. Bailey has gotten better at not biting at people. I guess the flicking the nose thing does work. I kinda feel bad to hit that cute nose of his though. Bailey also learned how to sit. It doesn't work always but we are very excited when it does. Now, if only I can get him to go into his crate without any fuss. He's so smart that he leaves a leg or two out so I can't shut the door on him.

Bailey is not the only one learning. I am learning that being a pooper scooper is not all that bad. Maybe I am just a softy for the little rascal. Either way, I am happier with him around dispite all the work required. Maybe it is part of giving and recieving. We now get up early every morning and have breakfast togther. That rarely happened before Bailey. I am thankful for that. It is kinda nice.

Bailey pictures

Here are some pictures of Bailey. We only have a few pictures for now. Too busy playing and taking care of him. Will add more

Click on the picture below to see the album.

Bailey

First week with Bailey

First week was a real test to our parenting skills. I was learning how to accommodate Bailey's needs with our daily schedule and routine. Bailey will not fail to wake us up at 7 am every morning to let him out to the yard to potty. I was not used to starting my day this early, but I guess Bailey trained us pretty quickly. Being an inexperience mom, I was over reacting to all the small details and making many trips to the pet shop. I was trying too hard. I went into a post puppy confusion quickly.. to question if this is want I wanted. With support from Jack, who strongly believe we could handle this together. We have decided that Bailey will be with us for the long haul.

I am glad with my decision, as he brings a lot of joy to the both of us. He is almost potty trained, only barks when he needs to go potty. He always overflowing with energy when we take him out to play. We quickly learn to bribe him with doggie treats with traning excercise. There is a biting issue that we need to address next, was told by the breeder to flick him on the nose when he tries to bite.

New addition to the family.

We have a new addition to our family. Introducing Bailey, a miniature schnauzer (雪納瑞) born on July, 16th 2006. We picked up Bailey from a top breeder in Tracy on Lynn's birthday this past Wednesday. He had such a sweet temperament and ears so large that I was tempted to call him Dumbo. When he runs he kinda resembles a rabbit because of his years. His sweet temperament did not last to long as he got accustomed to being home. Day by day his puppy instincts came out. Now he is biting, chewing, jumping. I guess my ideal TV chill dog will have to wait until he grows up a bit.