SIBO & Inflamatory bowel disease

[nicholas]

Is it normal for the dog to start again haing diarhoea? SInce the day before yesterday he has been having diarhoea again. Tomorrow he is supposed to start the second phase wiht valbazen.

Thanks again

[michaelundinaeichhorn]

Originally Posted by nicholas

Is it normal for the dog to start again haing diarhoea? SInce the day before yesterday he has been having diarhoea again. Tomorrow he is supposed to start the second phase wiht valbazen.

Thanks again

Giardia very often start a second time, that´s the reason for the second treatment.

[nicholas]

The strange thing is that yesterday the results of the test came out. After the first treatmetn with valbazen both test (feces from 2 different days) came out negative. I used to give him some pills ( natural supplements) for his intestinal flora. Once i stopped them he returned to diarhoea. The other problem i am facing wiht him is that he still eats his feces. All this sounds strange to me since his tests are negative. Any thoughts as to why he is eating the feces? With regads to the diarhoea i suppose that i will have to continue the bacteria for a larger period of time.

[michaelundinaeichhorn]

Originally Posted by nicholas

The strange thing is that yesterday the results of the test came out. After the first treatmetn with valbazen both test (feces from 2 different days) came out negative. I used to give him some pills ( natural supplements) for his intestinal flora. Once i stopped them he returned to diarhoea. The other problem i am facing wiht him is that he still eats his feces. All this sounds strange to me since his tests are negative. Any thoughts as to why he is eating the feces? With regads to the diarhoea i suppose that i will have to continue the bacteria for a larger period of time.

After such a long period of diarhoea it takes a much longer time till the normal intestinal flora is restored, especially in such a young dog that is still building up it´s intestinal flora. You sometimes have negativ results and a week later positvs so I wouldn´t rely on this too. I would continue the second treatment and the pills, the pills for at least 3-4 weeks.

[nicholas]

Originally Posted by michaelundinaeichhorn

After such a long period of diarhoea it takes a much longer time till the normal intestinal flora is restored, especially in such a young dog that is still building up it´s intestinal flora. You sometimes have negativ results and a week later positvs so I wouldn´t rely on this too. I would continue the second treatment and the pills, the pills for at least 3-4 weeks.

We finished wiht his second treatment but he is still haveing soft feces. SOmetimes formed sometimes not. When is ti appropriate for me to wait for "normal" feces from Tristan?

[michaelundinaeichhorn]

Well, we had two dogs that we got with severe intestinal problems from the breeder out of nearly the same reasons. It seemed they had the problems some time before we got them. It took one of them, which was allready 1,5 years and no puppy, 6 month till it was stabilized, it will take your puppy several weeks and it very likely will react sensible to everything for several month.
But be sure that there didn´t occur a second problem like pathogen bacterias or other parasites.

[nicholas]

Originally Posted by michaelundinaeichhorn

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But be sure that there didn´t occur a second problem like pathogen bacterias or other parasites.

To be honest, once he turned out positive to Giardia, all other tests were stopped. He was examined with 7 different tests for 7 different parasites from feces sample. I suppose that there is no other parasite involved. But i have never heard of pathogen bacteria. What do you mean by that?