OES with Irritable Bowel?
I rescued and OES from my local humane society back in August. They gave him a full exam dewormed and neutered him. Since I have had him I have noticed that he has very frequent bowel movements sometimes he strains for a long time without passing any stool. This has been happening since I have had him. Is it the food? Im not sure. We took him to a ride in the mountains when we went on our walk it seemed every couple of feet he had to stop for a bowell movement. The stool is like pancake batter and very punjent. I do not believe it is woms. Othen than that he is a pretty happy guy. Has anyone experienced this same problems? Someone told me dogs get IBS (irritable bowel symptoms) but Im not sure if thats the case. Any input would be appreciated. Thank you,  |
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| Welcome to the forum. Henry had soft stools with bouts of full blown diarhea for the first year after I rescued him. I eventually discovered he had giardia which is quite common in rescue dogs. A simple stool test can determine if your baby has this too.
Having said that, a sensitive tummy seems to be a common problem among OES. Please read back through older posts under Medical and Nutrition, there are lots and lots of posts on this subject, and how to calm down an upset tummy -- rice water, immodium doses, etc. |
| Whenever my pup gets happily excited, like going for walks, we usually go from perfectly normal stool to the pancake batter stools which are wonderful to try and poop scoop. Whenever we go in car too, which is more of an anxiety issue than happy we get the same thing. I guess this type of irregularity could qualify for Irritable Bowl, but we never have the straining issue.
Also, just want to add, if your OES is straining you should check to make sure stool is not stuck to hair by his anus. Never seems like you can get the hair short enough back there and will encounter a stuck poopy there from time to time. I'm not an expert on giardia but I also have had experience with parasites on my last OES but usually there is a consistent problem with the stool, like mucousy or watery. |
| I would be concerned about worms - usually they require multiple treatments. This could also be Giarhdia as someone else suggested - which is very common and often another stubborn one to treat.
Have a stool specimen analyzed by the Vet to be safe. Best of Luck! Kristen |
| Definitely re check for worms, ALL puppies have them. They should be wormed at 3 weeks, 6 weeks, ten days later, and checked agai nevery time they get vaccinations. If they are dewormed at any time in their life it needs to be done again ten days after the first dose. What are you feeding? If it is poor quality food you may find a huge difference by going to a better quality food. Also, puppies will have frequent soft stools if they are being over fed. How much are you feeding? How frequently do you feed? |
upstatelife wrote: Hello, OES have a sensitive stomach I found that Iams gives my OES diareah now I have them on (bought at Petsmart store)Purina Pro Plan for sensitive skin and sensitive stomach it has salmon as the number one ingredient and is 26 % protein and they haven't had diareah on this dog food. I have heard from another breeder that Exceed Lamb and Rice Dog food from Sam's Club works well for OES I haven't tried this dog food yet. Mix it half and half when you are changing their food so they don't get dareah and if they do get diareah liquid Pepto Bismol works great 3cc 3 times a day if needed.I rescued and OES from my local humane society back in August. They gave him a full exam dewormed and neutered him. Since I have had him I have noticed that he has very frequent bowel movements sometimes he strains for a long time without passing any stool. This has been happening since I have had him. Is it the food? Im not sure. We took him to a ride in the mountains when we went on our walk it seemed every couple of feet he had to stop for a bowell movement. The stool is like pancake batter and very punjent. I do not believe it is woms. Othen than that he is a pretty happy guy. Has anyone experienced this same problems? Someone told me dogs get IBS (irritable bowel symptoms) but Im not sure if thats the case. Any input would be appreciated. Thank you, |
| It sounds like colitis to me. Colitis is when the lining of the large intestine has inflammation, which then gives the dog diarrhea. Sometimes you may see blood or mucus in the fecal also.
Straining to use the bathroom is another sign of colitis. Sometimes people mistake this for constipation. Even if the pound dewormed your dog, I would have a fecal checked. Shelters and pounds are on such a low budget, they normally only deworm for hookworms and roundworms. Your dog may have coccidia or whipworms, which is causing the colitis. Most dogs that come to my hospital from the pound have coccidia. I would say at least 90%. You could also add some fiber to his diet to help regulate his bowel movements. Just a pinch in his food everytime he eats will help. I would also start him on a hypoallergenic diet to rule out food allergies |
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