WHAT TO GIVE A DOG FOR UPSET STOMACH AND VOMITING | Penny's OGS STORY
During the pandemic families near and far grew their families by four paws. After being waitlisted at several shelters that were fortunately empty, we finally found a pet store partnering with shelters in other parts of the country to bring rescue dogs and cats to Pennsylvania. My husband and I walked into the store and were greeted by 43 wagging tails. The 44th pup: the one with her tail between her legs was pulling at our souls and we knew we needed to meet her. “Mayhaw” was the runt of the litter, her eyes drooped and lethargy owned her. We watched her for a little and eventually she got up to play with her brothers and sisters, but only lasted a moment before plopping down for a nap. Instantly, I wanted to save her. I was hesitant about a dog that was so sick and so scared, but immediately we felt a level of responsibility for this (at the time) tri-colored mutt.
We asked to meet this matted little fuzzball and when we did, she wanted nothing to do with us. She nervously paced the perimeter of the fenced area and avoided any contact with my husband or me. We hoped that sitting quietly would calm down this anxious puppy and soon her warm body was glued to my lap. It was decided, that we would adopt a nervous dog and give her a new lease on life...and a new name.
As we were finishing up the adoption paperwork, my husband whispered to our new skinny, sickly puppy: “We should call you Penny, because you’re worth every cent.”
We brought Penny home that night and I’m still not sure if she even knew how to eat solid foods. Her stomach was clearly bloated from being malnourished and she had no interest in any of the variety of wet or dry foods the shelter recommended that we offer her. That night we began crate training, keeping her divided crate next to our bed, we woke up to a very sick puppy. It was clear we had a puppy with nausea and gut issues coupled with the stress of moving to her new home. Immediately, I opened up a sample of OGS for dogs and rubbed a little on her tongue and the roof of her mouth. I knew it was likely that she had worms, but also imagined that after days of travel with many other dogs the likelihood of bacterial infection was highly probable.
The next day we headed to the vet where she received care and another puppy-sized dose of OGS administered on her tongue, little Penny began to eat. Not only did she have a high load of worms, but she also had a double ear infection, irritated skin, and a dangly claw. Having OGS Canine Formula to eliminate excess acid, normalize loose stools, and increase the body’s natural ability to produce serotonin helped calm our nervous dog in a natural way. There were days she would lick OGS off of her kibbles and leave the food until her little digestive system stopped wreaking havoc. The claw eventually grew normal on its own and adding OGS to my dog’s food was easy to do and helped her in so many ways.
Now, Penny is two years old, she’s still hesitant toward new people and hates the garbage truck, but besides her body language, we wouldn’t be able to see or smell any symptoms of stress in our dog. Penny gets lots of compliments on her luscious coat and likes to spend the day watching squirrels or playing with other dogs. OGS has helped our little runt to catch up and now sits at a healthy condition.
Working for a company that creates products that improve the life of animals has been rewarding since the start, but when it’s your own animal that needs rescuing a new level of gratitude is born.
Penny can’t talk (obviously) but if she could, I think she would say thanks - thanks for letting me eat a little mud without my person worrying about me getting sick. Thanks for letting me play at the park while my people have confidence in my immune system’s strength. Thanks for helping me when I was little and for making my days so relaxing and my body so strong!