Hi Denise That is being studied by a Morris Animal Foundation Grant in a current but not completed until summer of 2012 study of supported by the American German Shepherd Dog Charitable Foundation. They are looking at the genetics of it. I have had good luck with Prozyme a heaping 1/4 tsp for every cup of dog food, using lamb and rice and increasing the serving of food until I get the right stool consistency-- but being sure that I am increasing the prozyme at the same time. The current dog I have with the issue is my son's Doberman who I have now adopted and call "Velcro" --You might guess why:-) and he is just incorrigible:-) Ginny Altman Date: Sun, 27 Mar 2011 10:19:24 -0400 Subject: SIBO From: Denise Puglisi <kenpuglisi@xxxxxxxxx> Could someone tell me if SIBO is genetic. I had her tested for EPI plus other things and SIBO was positive. She is so skinny and I can't get weight on her. No runny poop, just skinny. I have used probiotics, nutracal, digestive enzymes and 2 things from Natures Farmacy. She will put the weight back on early summer but I am at my wits end as I really hate seeing her so skinny ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2011. All material remains the property of the original author and of GSD Communication, Inc. NO REPRODUCTIONS or FORWARDS of any kind are permitted without prior permission of the original author AND of the Showgsd-l Management. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Each Author is responsible for the content of his/her post. This group and its administrators are not responsible for the comments or opinions expressed in any post. ALL PERSONS ARE ON NOTICE THAT THE FORWARDING, REPRODUCTION OR USE IN ANY MANNER OF ANY MATERIAL WHICH APPEARS ON SHOWGSD-L WITHOUT THE EXPRESS PERMISSION OF ALL PARTIES TO THE POST AND THE LIST MANAGEMENT IS EXPRESSLY FORBIDDEN, AND IS A VIOLATION OF LAW. VIOLATORS OF THIS PROHIBITION WILL BE PROSECUTED. For assistance, please contact the List Management at admin@xxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - http://showgsd.org SUBSCRIPTION:http://showgsd.org/mail.html NATIONAL BLOG - http://gsdnational.blogspot.com/ ============================================================================