Household Tips

Sorry for the blasting gross-out title folks … but really, when your dear little Fido has the runs, life takes on new priorities.

I picked up Hines from the kennel this morning. He spent a few days there this weekend romping and playing with dogs ten times his size. He came home a pound lighter, very tired and immediately after greeting me at the car door, he proceeded to squat on my dining room carpet.

After walking him around the neighborhood and through the woods for about thirty minutes, I brought him inside for a bath with our trusted ole’ Mrs. Meyers Dog Shampoo.

Hines ate a dinner of rice and sautéed chicken.

After that, I did some quick Internet research and discovered that dogs can have Pepto Bismol! However, cats cannot. Please note, before you give your pet any medication of any kind, it is best to consult your vet.

The Doctor’s Foster and Smith say that Pepto is safe for dogs in small amounts. Be sure to follow the dosage guidelines from a trusted website or a doctor before administering these medications to your pet.

I also mixed some pedilyte in a fresh bowl of water and he joyfully drank about half.

Right now he is resting calmly so I think the worst is past.

I’ll post a Hines update around noon tomorrow, in case you are worried.

We all like our four-legged friends to be clean and fresh, no?

I mean, they cuddle with us and sleep in our beds but they also run through the dirt and lick themselves and in the case of my darling miniature pinscher, Hines, have the tendency to pee into the wind. Enough said.

I typically bathe Hines about once a week, usually after he comes home from his one disposable-income-well-spent day at the local doggie daycare. I fill the tub with about six inches of warm water, lift him and use a plastic cup to spill water all over him, carefully avoiding his ears and face, both of which I wash with a warm washcloth. I pour a palmful of Mrs. Meyer’s Pet Clean Day Oatmeal Pet Shampoointo my hand and soap him top to bottom. I spill cups of water over his back and the soap washes off very quickly leaving no oily suds, just a fresh not-overpowering scent.

I stumbled across Mrs. Meyer’s products a few years ago when I was on an earth-friendly/no-harsh chemicals in MY home kick. At the present time I vacillate very uncommitted to any products that don’t guarantee me that they will kill salmonella and E.coli without damaging the earth or my body. It’s a toss up some days.

I digress. Mrs. Meyer’s products all smell fantastic. They don’t make your home smell like toxic waste, but they are gentle, nonabrasive and safe for pets too.

I don’t have experience using this dog shampoo on long haired dog, but if anyone out there does, please let me know.

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