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Originally Posted by ally173  thanks for sharing ur story
yes my dog has severe chronic IBD; this is her 5th or 6th flare up. she vomits pure blood; he did the endoscopy and biopsy to diagnose her and he said her intestines look like fireworks. poor baby
so he put her on iams low residue and prednisone; while on prednisone she did fine for the past 2 months; but when we decreased it to every 2 days; she had another episode yesterday. so he suggested the purina EN since it doesnt have corn.
she's allergic to few ingredients; chicken, rice, corn, lamb, and soy
so the purina EN looks good right now and i am hoping that it will help her. i am waiting for them to order it.
she's back on prednisone again so we wont find out for a while if it's good or not.
the point is we need to find a food that won't flare her up without her being dependent on prednisone to bring down the inflamation.
by the way did your dog also itch on that food? |
No, I haven't noticed any itching. Just flakes under her fur. I volunteer at our local and after seeing alot of animals with flaky skin, I asked the staff about it. They said it often happens when an animal has had poor nutrition, so that's what made me suspicious about the Purina EN.
My heart goes out to you and your baby, her case sounds so frightening!
I hope that she likes the canned Purina EN and that it will give her relief. (The dry version still has corn, so that won't be an alternative for her.) It's certainly worth a try. Talk to your vet about supplements that would be safe for her. Though vets often don't know alot about nutrition, you have a more urgent problem on your hands right now, so I'd follow the vet's suggestions until the inflammation is down and your baby feels better. Keep us posted.