Lately we’ve been having some problems with the pups having loose stools.  It has gotten so bad, we decided to take the three into the vet to get checked out. On the day we were to go to the vet, Sadie and Fargo got sick. So it was a good thing we had the appointment.  They were both throwing up quite a bit during the night and by morning it was obvious neither of the three didn’t feel well as they were not their usual perky (or should I say pesky) selves.  So off to the vet we went. 

Now let me explain that while Dr. J is seems a very good vet, his bedside manners are not the best.  In fact at times a bit irritating but he seems to know what he’s doing, so we’ve put up with it.

When we got to the vet, he ran his usual fecal exams and came out to tell me that he didn’t really see much wrong with the poop and that maybe their food just wasn’t right for them and maybe we needed to look at a different food.  I explained to him that this was the third dog food brand we were using in the last four months and all had the same results.  He just shrugged and went on to discuss their throwing up. He told me that this was usually due to eating something that didn’t agree with them.  He asked me if they had eaten anything unusual lately.  Now all of this sort of ticked me off because we have been monitoring their food and sadly, their poop for the last several weeks (months actually) and I could tell you exactly what they had eaten on most any day.  None of it was "unusual" I assured him.  Of course he gave me a bit of a disgusted look and went to the back to get some medication.

So after spending a couple of hundred dollars for a vet visit, I had some medication but absolutely no answers as to what might be our problem. Needless to say I was not a happy camper with the vet!

So onto this morning and everyone seems to be doing much better. They are their usually pesky selves, wanting in and out every couple of minutes. Rough housing and barking, you know, the usually puppy stuff.

Ruthanna gets up, goes out back and quickly does a u-turn to come and get me. "Have you seen the backyard lately" she asks. I respond, "not really, I’ve been busy with everything else." She then tells me I might want to get out here to see this. So out I go as she points to a spot in the backyard. A spot where our 4 foot Hibiscus tree resides.

Only now it’s…

I look around the yard and I further realize that there are no branches laying around.  No twigs.  Not even a leaf!  Those dogs have eaten a TREE!!!! It is completely without question gone!

Then I remember Dr. J’s question…."have they eaten anything unusual lately?" Hmmmm, I don’t know, maybe a tree.

Sigh, add that to the "dogs have eaten" list. Oh, and one last thing, with all that fiber in their system their poop this morning was like a rock!