Re: [PyrNet-L] Water consumption problem/elevated dishes - cheap

[Alison Chorney <alison_chorney@yahoo.com>]

Merlin has both an elevated diner for inside and a water bucket that is
hung at shoulder height for his outside run.  He does seem a bit better
with the elevated bowls, but it still happens with this  :(  Thank-you
so much for your suggestion.

Alison & Merlin

--- MagEBroD@aol.com wrote:
> In a message dated 6/16/99 9:57:47 AM Pacific
> Daylight Time, 
> alison_chorney@yahoo.com writes:
> 
> << Everytime
>  he drinks water (no matter how little the amount)
> he throws up.  The
>  only time he doesn't throw up is if I stand with
> him while he drinks
>  then make him sit down afterwards for about 5 mins.
>  >>
> 
>    I would try an elevated dish and see if it helps.
>  I got a plant pot stand 
> at Wal-Mart for really cheap: about $5 and put the
> dish in it and wired it to 
> the inside of his doghouse so it would not be bumped
> over. You can also make 
> one out of one of those big huge plastic tubs with
> the lids (the ones that 
> restaurants get mayonnaise and stuff in)  and fill
> bottom with rocks or sand 
> and cut hole in top the right size for bowl to fit
> down in. I was thinking 
> this may help, as I suffer from the same thing: when
> I bend over I sometimes 
> get nauseous.  Do not know why, but it has happened
> for about a year. Only 
> when I get head below my stomach.  Just the thought
> of having to drink water 
> from a bowl on the ground gets to me!!  Thank God I
> am allowed glasses to 
> drink from!! LOL!!  Anyway, I thought it might be
> worth a few bucks to see if 
> it helps. 
> 
> :)  &  :)```   (me grinning & Albert grinning &
> drooling!)
> 
> See Albert's photo at:   
> http://www.sonic.net/~cdlcruz/pyr-l/pyrlpix3.htm#Albert
> 
> Janice Vocke
> MagEBroD@aol.com
> Shelton, WA.
> 
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