[ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: irritable bowel syndrome
- From: Pinehillgsds@xxxxxxx
- To: tmnelson0555@xxxxxxxxxxx, showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sat, 31 May 2008 07:11:36 EDT
Hi Toni,
Sorry to hear about your gal:(
Try this; go get some canned pumpkin (NOT pumpkin pie mix, plain canned
pumpkin), and add a few tablespoons to every meal.
Plain mashed potato flakes, sprinkled dry on top of her food will also work
wonders w/ absorbing some of the excess water in her intestines and help w/
the diarrhea too. (PLAIN, not the mix w/ butter, cheese etc.)
I would also get some Bene-bac powder to put beneficial bacteria back into
her GI tract. The trouble w/ the antibiotics prescribed is that they will
kill all of the bugs, good and bad, then when you take her off of them, they'll
come back w/ a vengeance and she'll be prone to experience SIBO (small
intestine bacteria overgrowth) and you'll start the whole roller coaster ride
again.
I'm am also a big believer in fasting a dog who has diarrhea for a day to
let their belly heal. Who wants to eat when they have a sick belly? Yet a
lot
of our dogs will.
Here's a link for the Bene-bac:
_http://www.jbpet.com/Bene-Bac-Powder,659.html_
(http://www.jbpet.com/Bene-Bac-Powder,659.html)
The powder is fairly new and seems to be more economical than the paste
(which I've kept on hand and loved for ages!) There are a number of sources,
but
be sure to get the kind for dogs, not the one for birds or reptiles.
Good luck:)
Kathy, member GSDCA, DVGSDC
Celebrating generations of Dual Titled TC'd Champions
visit www.geocities.com/pinehillgsds
In a message dated 5/30/2008 10:41:33 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
tmnelson0555@xxxxxxxxxxx writes:
My almost 9 year old bitch (spayed) is being treated for IBD. We have
done tests - blood, stool, urine and the only bad result was low blood
protein. She is on 20 ml prednisone twice daily, 500 ml Metronidazole
twice daily, Fortiflora once daily, and at this point 2 pepto tabs 3
times a day. She is also on a low residue diet. She still has mostly
uncontrolled diarhea. I asked my vet if he minded my consulting all you
folks on the list, and he said absolutely go for it. Any suggestions
would be appreciated. I really would like to keep her around for a
while longer. She is my alpha bitch (most of the time) and the best
baby-sitter dog here at the house.
Toni Nelson
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