Chicken with Rice
We had typically been taking Lily with us when we went somewhere without Grandma because she forgets that Lily has been outside already and then tries to take her outside while handling her cane. This may not be so bad because Lily is a small dog and doesn't pull too much, but my grandmother is not steady on her feet. Then there is the collection of squirrels, bunnies and birds that my grandmother feeds daily. Those are the animals Lily loves to chase because they are much smaller than she is and I can see her pulling Grandma right off her feet in her eagerness to catch one of those animals.
I decided to leave Lily home on Sunday night because she is so mean to their dog who tends to take it personally. We have started leaving notes for Grandma when we leave so she won't become concerned because she can't remember where we've gone or when we left. I thought if we tell her in the note that Lily does not need to be let out and has already eaten dinner that she would happily sit with the dog until we returned. Unfortunately, it was not to be. We got back around 10:30 and noticed some strange food in Lily's bowl - this turned out to be an entire can of Campbell's Chicken and Rice soup. I was a little shocked that any remained because Lily will eat until she is so full she throws up, but maybe Grandma gave her half and filled the rest of her bowl once Lily decided to go into her kennel and Grandma fastened the door. My first concern when Lily didn't come over to greet me was that Grandma had let her outside and then forgotten about her and I would spend the evening walking around the neighborhood calling her name for the remainder of the night. Instead, Lily drank all the water in her bowl because Chicken with Rice is so salty and then roamed around the bed and then asked to go outside at 3am to poop. She pooped again first thing in the morning and each time we stopped at a rest area and she'll eat her regular food, but she waits a bit longer and I wonder if the chicken with rice didn't sit well or if she no longer finds her regular dog food acceptable. She stares at me and stares at the food and then stares at me until she has decided just maybe to eat something. Since she's not lethargic otherwise and the pooping has ceased I assume she will return to normal in the next day or two.
When we're there, Lily loves to go sit on Grandma's lap because she's the only one sitting down. Mom and I are cleaning and fixing things. Grandma loves all animals and I think she has taken to feeding them more than just birdseed because it makes her feel needed. Mom said that Grandma told her she was hoping to get to the point where the squirrels eat out of her hand. Since she can't really sit outside and wait for it hopefully it won't happen because if the squirrel bites her I think she would be devastated. So as long as Lily survives and she wasn't wandering alone outside, it's not so bad that she ate almost an entire can of Chicken with Rice soup. Right?
I decided to leave Lily home on Sunday night because she is so mean to their dog who tends to take it personally. We have started leaving notes for Grandma when we leave so she won't become concerned because she can't remember where we've gone or when we left. I thought if we tell her in the note that Lily does not need to be let out and has already eaten dinner that she would happily sit with the dog until we returned. Unfortunately, it was not to be. We got back around 10:30 and noticed some strange food in Lily's bowl - this turned out to be an entire can of Campbell's Chicken and Rice soup. I was a little shocked that any remained because Lily will eat until she is so full she throws up, but maybe Grandma gave her half and filled the rest of her bowl once Lily decided to go into her kennel and Grandma fastened the door. My first concern when Lily didn't come over to greet me was that Grandma had let her outside and then forgotten about her and I would spend the evening walking around the neighborhood calling her name for the remainder of the night. Instead, Lily drank all the water in her bowl because Chicken with Rice is so salty and then roamed around the bed and then asked to go outside at 3am to poop. She pooped again first thing in the morning and each time we stopped at a rest area and she'll eat her regular food, but she waits a bit longer and I wonder if the chicken with rice didn't sit well or if she no longer finds her regular dog food acceptable. She stares at me and stares at the food and then stares at me until she has decided just maybe to eat something. Since she's not lethargic otherwise and the pooping has ceased I assume she will return to normal in the next day or two.
When we're there, Lily loves to go sit on Grandma's lap because she's the only one sitting down. Mom and I are cleaning and fixing things. Grandma loves all animals and I think she has taken to feeding them more than just birdseed because it makes her feel needed. Mom said that Grandma told her she was hoping to get to the point where the squirrels eat out of her hand. Since she can't really sit outside and wait for it hopefully it won't happen because if the squirrel bites her I think she would be devastated. So as long as Lily survives and she wasn't wandering alone outside, it's not so bad that she ate almost an entire can of Chicken with Rice soup. Right?
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Actually, they feed dogs chicken and rice in dog food, so it can't be all bad. And when they're constipated. And sick with something that causes constipation. And other stuff where they can't poop. Because it makes them poop. But wait, you already knew that.
Normally, yes I thought that she would be fine because that's what I give her when she's sick. But the Campbell version is a lot saltier and instead of stopping runny poop it was what started it. Though she does look at her dog food and then at me as if to ask "Where is the Chicken with Rice?!?"
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