[nvnvgirl]

When I first brought Madison home (he was an abandoned, starving, matted little guy), he had gastro-intestinal issues like you are describing. He never had really any clotted blood passed, but I could see a little blood in some of his stools. He always did that "Downward Dog" pose and he still does. I didn't have the money for the vet to do extensive testing, but she said that he had some sort of gastritis and without doing a lot of testing, it would be difficult to know precisely what it was. She put Madison on Pepcid AC (generic was fine she said) 1/2 tab a day (Madison weighed about 3 lbs then, he's since gained a lot of weight), and said to feed him the Hill's W/D. Which my other dog was already on after a bout of pancreatitis before. Madison has improved so much since then, it's amazing. His stools are normal now and have been since soon after starting him on this regimen. He still has a lot of "snuffling" or "reverse sneezing" which she said is also related to his gastric issues. But it's not as severe as it used to be and he does his Downward Dog a lot less than he did too. I feed him the W/D and mix a little rice/turkey in with it (I make this myself and freeze it in small containers) and it seems to keep him on an even keel. She originally told me to give him the pepcid a/c for a month and then gradually cut it back to 1/4 tab a day and eventually stop it, but it seemed like he would start having issues if I changed anything, so I have just continued to give it to him (1/2 tab) daily. The rice and turkey seems to keep his tummy settled, so that's why I give him it in addition to the canned W/D.

Hope your little guy will be all better soon!