[Dori]

Akari this is just my opinion but having had so many dogs in my life I think Ginger needs to get to the vet ASAP! Seriously. It sounds as though she has both an infection and she’s in pain. Typically when a dog is in internal pain they get very very clingy. With all the poop that’s going on, teeth chattering, distressed, anxious and now cuddly over the last few days I believe she has an infection and you need to get her to the vet pretty quickly as this apparently has been going on for a few days. Make sure they do blood work, take fecal sample with you even if you’ve got to scrape some off the ground, bedding, whatever. They need to also should take her temp (not always conclusive but every little bit of info is needed). She, no doubt, needs to be on antibiotics. In Ginger’s case, and I’ve given this some thought, I would stop rotating foods with her immediately. This goes against my feelings on feeding dogs which as you know I believe big time in rotation. Not with an animal that you do not know really what she’s gone through in her life nor a lot of other things. You haven’t really had her long enough to really assess what she can tolerate and what she can’t. Please find one food for her that she does okay on and stick with that for pretty much what life she has left. Again, Akari, you know me and you know this goes again my feeding principles but I think we’re at the point with Ginger that she just needs to be kept comfortable and free of pain. If the vet wants to put her on antibiotics and pain meds, then that’s what you need to do for her comfort. Sometimes we can do all sorts of research and read posts, mine included, about no drugs, no this, no that, feed rotation, feed this way, feed that way. That’s all well and good until with all good intentions things are not working out the way we planned. Some dogs, especially at her age and unknown events in her life, need consistency in diet and do need antibiotics and pain meds. Anyway, I just had to jump in and speak to you about Ginger and what I would do. I would pick her up and get her to the vet immediately. I would find the one food that she can tolerate and stick with it. It may be that because she probably did really eat the say thing day in and day out all her life she’s just too old and sickly to tolerate rotation. You brought her into your home to let her live out the remainder of her time in a warm and loving home with comfort and care and you have done all that. Bless you for all that you do for Ginger. PLEASE keep us posted and PLEASE get her to the vet and let us know what’s going on. : (