Update on Ellie:
Soft stool didn't go away after switching to a bla diet and then fasting her for over 24 hours. Fecal and giardia test normal. Vet put her on Metronidazole.
Ellie had a couple soft stools throughout but the Metro did seem to really help. Came off of it Sunday and by Monday it was soft again. Tried canned pumplin...she went a few hours later and it was worse than before I gave it.
She was definately better than before taking the Metro but stools were a bit wet and just weren't quite right. Vet said 30 days of Metro.
It did help and she is hoping Ellie just needs a bit more time on it. If that doesn't work she said try the fish diet (from Ann's nutritionist) but don't do at the same time so we know what is working. If nothing works she will strongly push me to do a biopsy because prednizone (or in Ellie's case there is another one that I won't attempt to spell that is better for the liver) may need to be given in some cases of IBD and if there is an underlying disease like cancer
, this would be the wrong thing to do.
Then she said maybe I should try probiotics because it isn't going to hurt anything. So we will.
So, now we have a month's worth of Metro (59 more doses to go) and I really don't like this drug long-term.
I should probably also try milk thistle because it would be good for her liver, pancreas and intestines but I think we need to do it when she comes off the Metro to see what is working.