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Originally Posted by YorkieMom6  I had decided that maybe some of my worry as of late was a bit more of new mommy syndrome than any actual problem and thus, have not been detailing our events since Zoey had the first diarrhea problem around Christmas. Well she will have a bad day with loose stools but it lasts a day and then it is gone. Furthermore, Zoey's activity level and personality is no different. Well after what is it now - three weeks and waking up to diarrhea once again.... I had my husband drop the sample off.
Zoey has Chlostridium Bacteria ... whatever the heck that is - not even sure I spelled it correctly. The vet said that she could have gotten it from such a variety of different things it would do me no good to ponder.
I just finished my Master's term final after pulling an all niter and not feeling my normally strong 4.0 self. Ah well, there are worst things in the world (like my baby being sick). 
Soooo, I am off to spend a little time with my precious and then I will be back to try and research this. Vet said we can stop the special chicken and rice meals and go back to her regular and he has prescribed Metronidazole and Pro-Pectalin.
Any insight would be GREATLY appreciated. I have read too many horror stories with our sick babies lately so I would much prefer being proactive!
Thanks as always! |
My dee dee has the same thing just diagnosed by idexx lab and after reading more on it all it is - is the bad bacteria has taken over the good in the digestive tract so you need to get her back balanced. My dog has horrible allergies is on temarilp and has a suppressed immune system so it allows this type of stuff to happen and dummy me stopped probiotics in february after having her on it for 2 years religiously daily due to her allergies as she had an incident with metacam and now all heck broke loose so she has a staph infection on skin and this
so i doubled her up on probiotics now twice a day and she is going to take clindamyacin as i did a skin culture with dermatologist and this will kill that as tylan powder nor metro will kill the staph so your dog is on the right antibiotic for it and the vet gave you probiotics as well so you should be good. Another thing i recommend that worked for 2 years is a 1/4 tsp of raw coconut oil daily as it is a natural antifungal and antibacterial BUT you have to work your way up so i am doing 1/8 tsp every other day for first week then 1/8 daily and so on as those two things she had no skin or digestive issues EVER and now i stopped them and WHAMO. I use the coconut oil as a topical for hot spots and it is a miracle cure for that as well. I use first quality international pure organic virgin coco decreme it is expensive comes in glass jar but it really works and a nutritionist who does a lot of research said it is the purest form she has found in all her research. I hope this helps as i was freaked out at first until i read up more on it and it is not that huge of a deal. Also yorkies are prone to skin and digestive issues a vet told me on my vet group so all yorkies probably should be on probiotics it cannot hurt. I use hypoallergenic though as many dogs are lactose intolerant causing more diarhea so not all dogs can take yogurt as a form of probiotic so be aware of that. I swear just when i think i know stuff WHAM dee dee comes down with something else she is a true challenge but maybe i am suppose to learn to help others along my journey so hopefully this will help you
