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As many of you know Iz was recently sick and is still recovering from Hook Worm. BUT - we have a new dilemma. He barks non-stop in his crate at night. Last night I gave him his bedtime snack (part of the new diet) in his crate in case he needed to be reminded that the crate was a good place. He barked for 30 minutes and pooped (probably my fault for missing the signals). We slept until 2 AM - he had to go out - when back in his crate - he wouldn't stop barking. In order to get some sleep - I put him in the kitchen. He's quiet in there for 1.5 - 2 hour intervals - but then barks - and when taken out - really does pee.
Ideally I want him sleeping in the crate - he's too young to be in the kitchen alone at night (15 weeks).
We could move the crate - BUT there are times he really needs to go and I'm afraid we won't hear him if we move it and he really needs to go out.
Also - at times in the morning - or during the day, if I need to do things in the other parts of the house - I put him in the kitchen. He has now started barking and barking unless I am in there with him.
HELP - I'm exhausted.

he's 15 weeks and as of today weighs 32 pounds. He sat at the 30 pound mark for about 9 days - he had been gaining much more than that before the illness

Wanted to share an update. Iz relapsed last week - we are now on two weeks with diareha - eating only rice & chicken etc. He hasn't gained any weight in 10 days ( he was averaging 5-7 pounds each week). Back to the vet yesterday - and Iz tested positive for Hook worm. The vet was also concerned about how underweight he is. I think we all feel relieved that we have a name of something to deal with. We're back to feeding food twice each day, plus oatmeal and yogurt for lunch and he gets a bedtime snack of pumpkin, banans and chicken. All designed to get weight on him while we are trying to control the diareha etc. He's on several medications as well. Our $300 tummy-ache is now a $900 issue - and unfortunately was much more than a tummy ache. Strangly, he tested negative for Hooks three times before.....
Now if we could convince him to sleep at night - we would all be doing better

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He is on an anti-biotic. The vet said we could mix rice with either chicken, tuna or ground beef. Since we are planning to do a homecooked diet that said beef isn't ideal for a newf - we didn't choose the beef on this. The vet did not recommend a fast - which I thought was strange too - but he does want to eat....
He is gobbling up his food - and he is a DEVIL today so he obviously is feeling better. No blood in the stool or vomit at this point. Stools are still grainy and orange in color - very strange....

Hi all - our 13-week old Newf is having tummy trouble. Grainy VERY loose stool, and he has thrown up 5 times in the last 48 hours. We took him to the vet on the first day. They did x-rays - no obstruction (thank God), and she said he was filled with gas. His fever was 105 and his blood work was a little all over the place. The vet said his GI tract was all "confused" and we needed to calm everything down. (don;t really know the cause - we did have him on a new diet of Wellness). She prescribed an anti-biotic given with yogurt, gas-x, a diet of rice mixed with tuna for a week. I'm worried because he still has diareha, threw up last night - and his tummy is still making horrible sounds. Anyone else experince this??? Am I just an impatient Mommy?

Hi there - me again! He was doing pretty well during the day - asking to go outside etc. I had to travel this week and my husband was alone with Iz for the first time. Both yesterday and today - he has become a Pee-Machine in our kitchen. I retruned tonight and it's amazing. He is SITTING, staring at me - he gets up and walks away - and there is a puddle. I have never known a dog to pee while he is sitting in a normal sit position. He peed 3 times in the kitchen in 15 minutes! How can a dog possibly have to go this much? I think he's too young for this to be because I was gone (we've only had him 2 1/2 weeks). Is it normal to backslide in housetraining? Could it be a UTI? He seems to feel fine.... I use Pet Enzyme every time ....