Help with stomach problem
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| Did they check for coccidia and giardia?
Have you tried pepto bismol or imodium? |
| My first OES would periodically get colitis--loose, mucousy stools. We finally found a dog food that mostly prevented this, but about once every year or two, he'd have a bout, no matter how careful we were. If I was quick enough to notice (or kid dog walkers were good reporters of trouble), he'd get chicken and rice (home made, carefully boned chicken; rice cooked in chicken broth) instead of his regular food. That was often enough, but if it wasn't, he had to get a sulfa based antibiotic, which worked wonders. We used to joke that he got colitis on purpose just to get chicken and rice, which of course was a wonderful treat. |
| A sulfa based drug is used to treat coccidia so perhaps they suspected that? |
| Sorry about his troubles - I wish I had suggestions for you but all I can offer is sympathy vibes! |
So sorry to hear Chaucer is having issues. We have been experiencing the same thing right now as Maddie is facing another bout. The vet has told us that she has collitis and irritable bowel syndrome. I am not kidding you when I tell you that we've been to the vet 2x a month, sometimes 3x a month for the past 6 months. It's so frustrating b/c we just want our girl to be healthy. We'd do anything in the world for her and it's just makes me so upset to not get ahead of this thing and find a solution that will work once and for all so that our furkid feels better. My apologies for blabbing on. We've taken stock in Immodium and Pepcid AC!!! I hope Chaucer feels better soon  Take care. |
| Colitis is characterized by mucousy bowel movements--as in, encased in a sheathe of mucous. (Sorry for the faint of heart). Completely different than the 2-3 times he ever got diarhhea from something else. I believe it is auto-immune or at least kind of auto immune, just as irritable bowel syndrome is in humans. Of course, with any kind of inflammation going on, it is quite possible to pick up a secondary infection or to have your gut fauna and flora out of balance, resulting in infection. It took a try or two to find the best medicine, and the vet knew that we knew colitis when we saw it so would just perscribe without a vet visit/stool sample. I don't remember if anything ever came up in the cultures when she did cultures (first couple of times).
A very bland diet is really helpful during the bouts. I cooked rice and boiled or baked, then very carefully boned chicken and mixed it about half and half, and fed the same amount of this mix as I did his regular food. |
| Just catching this one- sorry so late.
I hope Chaucer is doing better. Just a thought... if Chaucer has any grain allergies pasta may be the reason for loose stools. Maybe try rice and beef or chicken instead. One of my dogs doesn't do well with some grains. And of course I have a neighbor who puts out all sorts of breads, muffins, and leftovers for the birds every single day. (which the birds promptly drop while flying over my yard.  )
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| Pumpkin
Immodium Rice water all good remedies once anything serious has been ruled out. |
tgir wrote: Colitis is characterized by mucousy bowel movements--as in, encased in a sheathe of mucous
That would also describe giardia, it looks like it's covered with sausage casing, but it also smells really disgusting. |
| If this is a food allergy and not a bacteria, fungus or parasite, then finding the food culprit will be tough! You'll have to find one food that won't set him off and then add one at a time. I know one sheepdog who eats barley and fish, that's it. Dairy, flesh and veggies like pumpkin exit quickly.
Since this came about after the rawhide chew and recently there was concern about Samonella on rawhide chews resulting a big recall, could this be the problem? s |
bestdogsx4 wrote: tgir wrote: Colitis is characterized by mucousy bowel movements--as in, encased in a sheathe of mucous That would also describe giardia, it looks like it's covered with sausage casing, but it also smells really disgusting. Didn't know that. For his first couple of bouts, his stool was always tested for parasites and other infections. After that, the vet knew that we knew when he had colitis. I can't say his bowel movements smelt good, but nothing really offensive or out of the ordinary. My brief reading about the symptoms of giardia in dogs included loss of appetite, weight loss, loss of energy, etc. None of those was present in Merlin, or Archie the time or two he also got it. He was always his happy ole self, ready to eat whatever I would offer and to romp and play, just as usual. And nope, he didn't lose weight. |
| My dog also suffers from time to time with runny mucus bowel movements and I give her Sonne 7 you can get it at a health food store. It really helps and people can use it also. I just pour some on her food and in her water and it clears up right . |
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