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Well, it was a long night. Joey had no more "episodes", thank goodness! However, I was unable to sleep. I kept watch on him most of the night. He was fine, I was a wreck!

No more fire-hose bowel movements. I still have him on rice only. I'll probably give him rice and kibble for this evenings' feeding.

I think that the lil pirahana snatched something while I wasn't looking. We are only here temporarily and the only time the boys are allowed to run free is when we take them to the dog park. We even leash them in the backyard of our rental. The yard isn't that secure and we don't want to take ANY chances.

Anyway, I've learned that Joey will eat ANYTHING he finds. LITERALLY! I've caught him trying to scarf ROCKS! I am constantly pulling him away from what he thinks are tasty treats. When in reality, it's something like old chewing gum plastered to the street!

Thanks so much for everyone's concern and suggestions. At this point I do not think he needs the vet. He has zero symptoms. He looked at me as though I was insane when all he got was rice and Ike got kibble this morning! He is eating, drinking and is ready to attack Ike. I am keeping him quite and watching him closely still... just in case.

I know there are several people on this board in the Del Mar, Solana Beach, etc area. I need your help.

Our 6 month old dane, Joey has suddenly become ill. At this poitn I have no idea what is wrong with him. Nothing in his diet has been changed. How ever he is a serious FORAGER... perhaps he managed to eat something, while I wasn't looking!

Anyway, the poor lil guy has SERIOUS diarhea, or HOWEVER you spell it! In the last two hours he has, in three seperate episodes, unloaded a total of roughly 6-9 cups of pure liquid.

Other than this he seems fine, he is eating well, active... seems normal. I am boiling a batch of rice as we speak.

I need to find a local vet... I would prefer to go on a recommendation than to have to pick someone from the yellow pages. I'm also hoping to find someone available on a SUnday. I know, It'll cost me... don't care.

I just hope whatever he has isn't contagious... I'd hate to see Ike, the 2 year old Dane, in the same condition (shudder). We were only lucky on one episode... the other two were INSIDE!

I love the mouth to mouth shot too! I wish I could post the sounds that accompany those faces. Ike (our big blue boy) sounds like Gentle Ben! He talks back alot too. I will never forget.... we'd had Ike all of about 6-7 days, we were all in the living room. Craig and I were eating diner in form of the tube. I told Ike to go lie down. Well, this humongoid dog is standing with his chest against my knees (which put his face approx 4 inches form my face) and he started to "growl"! I almost peed my pants! I looked over at my hubby and saw that he was laughing... the whole time Ike was "growling" at me, he tail was wagging like mad. I've since learned that he is a typical teenager that likes to talk back to Mama. That first time though... I was terrified. Thought he was gonna eat my face.

Ike, the blue, is about 2.5 yrs old. Joey, the black, is about 6.5 months. I say about because we rescued both of them. Joeys age is very close to accurate. Ike's is based on the vet's guestimate.

OH MY GOSH! Ok, this has NOTHING to do with 7th Heaven...

But, my lil Joey looks SO much like Tonka (or, baby Tonka? I don't know how old that picture is). I saw the avatar and thought...ok, whose stolen a picture of my baby. But wait... I never took a picture like that! Hehehehe!

Here he is.. not sure if I have a picture, with me, that shows how much he looks like Tonka. I'll show ya what I've got though.

These are our "new" Babies. Ike (the blue) is roughly 2 years old. We adopted him the PAWS of Austin. He was so scared and 40lbs underweight when we got him. Sure can't tell now. He is the sweetest critter on the planet . Our big GALUMPH!

The little boy is Joey. We decided that Ike needed a full time playmate.  Joey also came from PAWS of Austin. He had been turned in on Christmas Eve. They told the animal shelter that he had bitten one of their children. The shelter noted it as a "provoked bite: but, they quaranteened him none the less. Poor lil guy was also VERY skinny when we got him. In the 11 days since his last vet visit, he has put on 12.5 pounds. He also seems to be "outgrowing" HOD. His first owners gave him puppy chow... tsk tsk tsk.

We are taking the boys to San Diego today... Maybe I'll have beach picture soon.