Corgi getting up in middle of the night
Long time lurker, first time poster.
Our little bundle of joy, Carl the Corgi, is about 6.5 months old. He's been great with crate training and getting into a routine. He eats in the morning at 7 am before I go to work, and eats dinner at 6 pm. He gets walked when we get up at 6 and goes number 2, at 1030 and 130 during the day (usually goes again during one of these walks), walked after dinner (goes for a third time), then pee before bed at 10ish.
Last week he got into the cat food and had diarrhea for about 3 days (liquid) and was getting us up in the middle of the night to go. We did the chicken and rice thing for a bit and slowly got him back on his regular diet. His stool has been much more solid, but isn't back to normal. He is now mostly solid on his potty breaks, but for some reason, he now wakes me up between 2-3 to go #2, goes again at 6, then will not go again until 6pm. He sits up, whines in his crate, and then runs to the door to go out. As soon as we get to the grass area he goes immediately.
He's back on his regular diet now, and his morning walk and evening #2 is mostly solid. His middle of the night run is more on the diarrhea side. We brought a stool sample to the vet on Friday, but it came back normal.
Anyone have any insight on why this might happen/have suggestions?
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Permalink Reply by Anna Morelli on
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You probably moved too quickly from the chicken and rice to his regular diet and his digestive system cannot handle it yet. I would backtrack. The chicken and rice will produce a soft stool, but little volume as most will be digested. Add regular dog food after a few days, starting with 1/4. Also make sure he's not getting into anything else, indoors or outdoors. At least he's letting you know... he's a good boy! If it continues, check with your Vet.
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Permalink Reply by susan on
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Do you have him on a probiotic? This may help rebalance his digestive track. Its probably all wonky from several days of diarrhea. Poor little guy. Good luck.
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Permalink Reply by Tommy O'Connell on
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Update: I took young Carl to see the vet, and he was given an antibiotic that has really helped "firm" everything up. He seems to be back on his normal schedule and doing well :) Thanks everyone!
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Did the vet also prescribe a probiotic? Its really important when on antibiotics because these meds kill the good bacteria in the intestines, as well as the bad. You can wind up with more digestive problems. I keep harping on it because I learned the hard way... :(. Hope Carl is feeling better!
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Permalink Reply by Vicky Hay on
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{chortle!} Sounds like he's discovered he CAN get you up and it's fun to do so...
Okay, that was silly. But seriously: if you're absolutely, POSITIVELY sure this dog no longer has the collywobbles, then what you need to do is BE STRONG. Do not allow yourself to be rousted out of the sack on demand. The wee-hours doggy-outing gets to be a habit, real quick.
Back in the day, I was married to a very sweet man who was easily manipulated by children and by dogs. Probably by me, too, but I wasn't especially aware of it, being the beast that I was.
We had a golden retriever named Jake.
Jake fell into the habit of demanding to be let out at 3 a.m. sharp, every g.d. morning. This was one of several aspects of life in that household that drove me silently crazy. (Household hint: do not allow your dog to drive your spouse crazy. It can prove quite expensive...) .
Dear Ex-Husband traveled fairly frequently. This meant that whenever he was out of town, Jake would roust me at 3 a.m. demanding to be let out.
One night I cruelly decided I would not allow myself to be turned out of the sack. So I pulled the covers over my head and ignored him. I figured if there was a mess to be cleaned up, I'd deal with it later. Much later.
And....nothing happened! Jake went back back to sleep. When I got up around 6:00 or 6:30, he went out like a normal dog, did his thing, and eventually wandered back in.
The following night, Jake refrained from petitioning to be let out at 3 in the morning.
So it went until DX came back into town. Order was restored to Jake's life, and he returned to waking us up at 3 a.m.: because he knew DX would let him out.
Do not let your dog run your life. And heaven help you if you let your dog run your woman's life. ;-)
If the dog really has the doggywobbles, then you need to find a food regimen that doesn't make the animal sick. I'm with Anna (as usual): go back to chicken and rice until the doggy digestive system is fully settled. Then shift slowly and gently back to whatever dog food you use. You're not required to set a whole bowl of commercial food down in front of the dog one day. Try easing into it with a little bit of commercial food added to the chicken/rice, and then a little more and then a little more until you've pushed out the chicken and rice and replaced it altogether with dog food. It won't kill the dog to take a week or ten days for this process. Or...yeah...even longer. A dog can subsist for a surprisingly long time on chicken and rice. If you're worried about nutrition (unnecessarily...), get some doggy vitamin pills from the vet or the pet store.
In the "probiotic" department, yogurt will do the job for some dogs. It is, however, a dairy product: I wouldn't give it to a dog I thought was genuinely queasy, because some dogs like some humans can't digest cow milk. Queasy dogs do best with very plain meat protein, adulterated only with bland varieties of carbohydrates such as sweet potatoes or rice.
Dogs can readily develop allergies to certain food ingredients, btw. Especially proteins. If you're feeding, say, beef kibble, try moving (a little at a time!!) to some other protein source, such as chicken or lamb.
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