Oh, good question! Does it have a short shelf-life?
I gave him a little bit of pumpkin this morning along with a very teeny sprinkle of the probiotic we give the dogs and there was a very small improvement in his stool this evening. Not fully formed but not fully liquid anymore, either!
Still don't know if the absence of L-lysine has anything to do with it or if it's just the addition of the pumpkin and probiotic. Skipped the lysine again tonight, just in case that's part of the equation, but will re-introduce it if the improvement continues and see what happens.
Had an interesting night. JD came up in the family room, as we've been doing every night, and Grace came in to visit (the other dogs are gated out, but they can watch). He started out arrogant and cocky as usual, leaping on her back from behind at one point and biting at her ears. The second 'attack', though, she was ready for him and bopped him in the face with a discipline nip (basically, he just ran into her teeth and bounced back). There was no yowling, no blood, not even a sneeze--but he actually took the correction and gave her some space!! Yahoo!! He wandered around for a while, keeping an eye on her, then settled in for a rest and a think-through under the futon couch. Eventually, Grace was lying down next to the couch, wagging her tail and barking, trying to entice him out to play. He hasn't figured that part out, yet, though, but at least he didn't jump on her head any more and bite her ears, or bite at her elbows or hocks, again tonight. Maybe we're getting somewhere!
