Pooping mess, still not better
 

I posted a thread about this like a week ago or so regarding London. We've been to the vet a couple times and still don't know what's up. She has colitis but what is causing it is the question. She's already lost 2 lbs and she's tiny so that's a lot for her. She used to be a chubby muffin, now she's skinny and I'm scared. They spent 2 nights at the vet and they hydrated her and watched her. They said she didn't throw up so that was good and her poops seemed to be going back to normal but then they sent her home with another round of metronidazole and I don't see it working. She eats like a bird now, it's so hard to get her to eat, if he wants anything at all. and tries to poop every 5 minutes but all comes out are tiny pieces or drops of poop, no big solid normal chunks :( I don't know what to do! They did x rays, blood work.. All came out normal . I was worried it was cancer or something cuz of the weight loss but they said her blood results / enzymes came back normal so idk what to do!! She's really really little so I'm worried sick that she doesn't want to eat. :..( she's 7 years old btw, please help me.. I have no idea what it could be. And she really doesn't get into anything so I don't think she ate anything. She's really picky

Have the put her on something to stop the pooping, like Kaopectin?

Also, if she hasn't been to a GI or internist specialist, I would get her to one. It doesn't sound as if your vets know what is wrong.

No I don't believe so. What is that?

It's like Kaopectate but for dogs and it helps stop the pooping. I think it's by prescription only. Metronidazole often isn't enough to quickly help stop the poop.

Be careful with that Met, especially if its in powder form, its a nasty carcinogen, don't inhale the dust. Is the Vet treating for parasites?

IMO, get a second opinion immediately. Probably need to do exploratory and biopsy.

I am originally from NY,if you live in one of the 5 Boro's the ASPCA on 86th St. East River Drive have the finest vets and internist specialists... Colitis... does the diarrhea have mucus and blood in it? With meds it should clear up in one to two weeks. I just went through a bout of what I thought was Colitis (diarrhea with blood and mucus in it ) It turned out to be rectal stricture, and required surgery.(symptoms were the same as Colitis) Your concern should not be where it came from, or how it's gotten, concern should be in getting it cured. If you are not satisfied with the vet you are using and live in one of the 5 boro's try the ASPCA.... Your last post, did you write the poop was stringy?

If it's colitis, she could be intolerant of her food (i.e. protein). My Princess is intolerant of beef, it triggers her colitis. Grain free food is best for dogs w/colitis.

Has giardia,whipworms or hookworms been ruled out? Panacur is good for the latter 2.

I agree w/others, maybe a 2nd opinion is needed..not sure why met was prescribed for colitis (unless vet suspects giardia?).

I don't think so, they tested for them in her poop

Thanks I took her to humane society. Not sure why they keep giving her metronidazole either when they gave her that last time and it didn't work :/ yea the diarrhea has mucus and some blood here and there. Sometimes it's very dark . What's stringy? I don't think it's stringy. Just liquidy, not very firm.

I'm thinking of taking her somewhere else too, was giving this medicine and try, I'm supposed to give it to her for 5 days. I keep giving her pedialyte and chicken stock cause she doesn't wanna eat. The only thing she wants here and there is meat like chicken or white turkey meat. and she'll only eat a tiny bit and it makes her poop a bunch of times, drops everywhere! ugh I hate seeing her so skinny, she was always usually plump. Well after she got spayed anyway

W/colitis, the blood is always bright red bc it happens in the lower intestine/ colon...dark blood is happening in the stomach or upper digestive tract.
Like Ellie May mentioned, 2nd opinion, an internal specialist will be best the route IMO.

Met will kill appetite, not eating is a possible side effect of met on top of her already not eating. I'm no Vet but if no parasites, why the met, if you go back to this Vet, ask what the met is for and what its supposed to do. Might PO him but I would ask

Stringy, you said you posted a couple of weeks ago, there was a thread about loose stool, said it was stringy, I thought that was your post. Guess it wasn't. I can't answer your question about the metronidazole. Your description of your pup pooping sounds like what my dog went through. He just had surgery for rectal stricture. Just thought I would give you a heads up on a possibility, you may want to mention to your vet if does not clear up.

:thumbup::thumbup: You need to get her to a specialist sooner rather than later!! The breed often has issues with the intestines that only a scope and biopsy can diagnose...or an exploratory/biopsy.
This could be a very serious illness that left untreated could kill her!!