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Originally Posted by Wylie's Mom  Hmmm...weird about the gas. I'm glad he got things movin'!! So, did the diarrhea come back ever since xmas or just here and there? With gas all the time? If the gas was just this once, then maybe he did eat something funny.
You are still giving fish oil right? Even if you're feeding the fish itself, the oil is good bc fish is so very lean - and you want him to have fat in his diet. For some dogs, it's beneficial to have fiber supplements in their diet (I did this w/ Marcel for about 3 mths) - esp. if they've had a lot of ongoing digestive issues. You can use Benefiber -or- just something like pumpkin. For me, it was easier to just give a pinch of the Benefiber bc then I knew Marcel was getting it AND he didn't have to consume yet more food (he's small). (don't give Metamucil or stuff like that - Benefiber or its generic is the one you'd want)
I hope he stays on track, gas can be so painful for these little guys. |
The diharrea went away and so I added spinach to his fish/potatoes since the vet said to add leafy greens to help his runny eyes. He was fine for a few days and then on Christmas he had a few really loose stools. Nothing as bad as the first time but not normal. As hard as I tried to stay away from the Pepto, my mom talked me into it.
She's been trying to get me to use it since all of this started and and she was down visiting for Christmas and just wasn't going to take no for an answer. It did help and I stopped the spinach and was just trying to get him back to normal for a few days and then I was going to add green beans. Now we've got the gas to deal with.
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