colitis :-(.....

[bebeyorkie]

Bebe is very sick vet diagnosed her with colitis. We have been to the vet twice in one week. Nothing seems to be working. I don't know what to do for her she is still having bloody diarrhea and won't eat

Please help - any advice appreciated I am so sad and worried. This all started right after she was spayed back in September.

Thank You

[dwerten]

Originally Posted by bebeyorkie

Bebe is very sick vet diagnosed her with colitis. We have been to the vet twice in one week. Nothing seems to be working. I don't know what to do for her she is still having bloody diarrhea and won't eat

Please help - any advice appreciated I am so sad and worried. This all started right after she was spayed back in September.

Thank You

colitis is tough to cure she was probably stressed from spay and it is stress colitis. Here are some things you can do first did vet give you tylan powder or metronidazole? I would use probiotics 2 hrs after antibiotic and mix in a tiny bit of organic pumpkin. Also i would feed steamed white rice mixed into food as that will firm them up as well. What are you feeding? Did you switch foods after spay? what is fiber content? Too much fiber can be bad for colitis that is why i would only use a little pumpkin as that is fiberous. When my girl had it real bad and was vomitting and diarhea i soaked her kibble to keep her from vomitting it up as colitis is when the intestinal tract is inflamed and if vomitting the whole intestinal tract is inflamed if only diarhea then just large intestines is inflamed. What food are you feeding? I know it is no fun as my girl had it after she had metacam so did they give you metacam after the spay as that could have messed her up as my girl was messed up from nsaid metacam Were you giving it mid meal ? as nsaids can damage the lining of stomach if given on empty stomach and if given with any steroids

[Zanders' mom]

Sorry about your furbaby having colitis. Debbie gives great advice based on what has worked for her, thanks Debbie. It is important to get the baby to eat, small amounts per couple of hours is better than nothing, give water with a syringe if she is not drinking. Keep us posted, will keep her in prayers.

[dwerten]

Originally Posted by Zanders' mom

Sorry about your furbaby having colitis. Debbie gives great advice based on what has worked for her, thanks Debbie. It is important to get the baby to eat, small amounts per couple of hours is better than nothing, give water with a syringe if she is not drinking. Keep us posted, will keep her in prayers.

agree about the water and maybe unflavored pedialyte as diarhea is much more dehydrating than throwing up so make sure to check her gums and pinch back of neck skin and if it sticks and stays up and does not bounce back real quick then dehydrated. If she is a tiny and does not pass those tests have them give her sub q's so you can take her home to be with you rather than iv fluids. Also use some nutrical. If she is not eating maybe try 3/4 rice 1/4 chicken and try in small amounts - white rice though NOT BROWN as brown is harder to digest and will make things worse as alot of fiber i know it happened to me too much pumpkin can have reverse affect too and brown rice can make it worse

[bebeyorkie]

Vet put her on FortiFlora and Flagyl first visit then added Tagamet 5 days later on 2nd visit. I asked vet if i could give her steamed rice and chicken broth for now but she said no because switching food might irritate her tummy more. She's on Natural Balance Salmon/Sweet Potatoe and spoonful of Activia once a day.

[dwerten]

Originally Posted by bebeyorkie

Vet put her on FortiFlora and Flagyl first visit then added Tagamet 5 days later on 2nd visit. I asked vet if i could give her steamed rice and chicken broth for now but she said no because switching food might irritate her tummy more. She's on Natural Balance Salmon/Sweet Potatoe and spoonful of Activia once a day.

I would stop the activia as some dogs are lactose intolerant and it can cause them to get diarhea and fortiflora is a probiotic but it needs to be given 2 hrs after the antibiotic. I would mix in the white rice to normal kibble to firm the pup up as long as you give with the kibble the stomach will be ok it is when you switch cold turkey that it can be upsetting. Did you just recently switch to this food? Salmon can be rich is there any reason you are feeding salmon? Sweet potato is ok just no white potato but dogs with colitis and ibd do better on grains than potato i have found. so a diet with rice may be better but NOT BROWN RICE

[dwerten]

Flagyl is metronidazole so you are good there but I would ask about tylan powder as it has an anti-inflammatory agent in it that metronidazole does not have and that may help - the prob is most vets do not carry it and it is bitter tasting so you have to have it compounded in capsules- it is not as strong as metronidazole as well but the anti-inflammatory is good but vets tend to use both of these drugs with diarhea - antibiotics can upset the stomach as well and why you need to give mid meal

[bebeyorkie]

Originally Posted by dwerten

I would stop the activia as some dogs are lactose intolerant and it can cause them to get diarhea and fortiflora is a probiotic but it needs to be given 2 hrs after the antibiotic. I would mix in the white rice to normal kibble to firm the pup up as long as you give with the kibble the stomach will be ok it is when you switch cold turkey that it can be upsetting. Did you just recently switch to this food? Salmon can be rich is there any reason you are feeding salmon? Sweet potato is ok just no white potato but dogs with colitis and ibd do better on grains than potato i have found. so a diet with rice may be better but NOT BROWN RICE

They have all been on Natural Balance Salmon/Sweet Potatoe for awhile now. They were all having stomache issues with prior food so I tried this and they did really well on it. I will put steamed rice in her kibble and stop the Activia. Should I add some canned pumpkin?

Thanks!

[dwerten]

Originally Posted by bebeyorkie

They have all been on Natural Balance Salmon/Sweet Potatoe for awhile now. They were all having stomache issues with prior food so I tried this and they did really well on it. I will put steamed rice in her kibble and stop the Activia. Should I add some canned pumpkin?

Thanks!

just a tiny bit of pumpkin but try the rice first and see sometimes doing too much can confuse what is and what isn't working so try just the removal of activia and adding white rice -- Did the vet give you metacam or rimadyl after the spay as this could have started this whole thing like it did for mine

[bebeyorkie]

Originally Posted by dwerten

just a tiny bit of pumpkin but try the rice first and see sometimes doing too much can confuse what is and what isn't working so try just the removal of activia and adding white rice -- Did the vet give you metacam or rimadyl after the spay as this could have started this whole thing like it did for mine

No, she was only given antibiotics after spay. I added the steamed rice to some boiled chicken breast and she seems to be doing better. Still loose poop but no diarrhea today.
How many days can I keep her on the rice and bolied chicken?

Thanks

[dwerten]

Originally Posted by bebeyorkie

No, she was only given antibiotics after spay. I added the steamed rice to some boiled chicken breast and she seems to be doing better. Still loose poop but no diarrhea today.
How many days can I keep her on the rice and bolied chicken?

Thanks

you can go a few days and slowly mix back in her regular food and do less chicken more kibble but keep up the rice to firm her up

[dwerten]

did he give her a pain shot ??? as a spay is painful so ask about that as she may have got a shot which is more potent than pills

[BubblyErica]

I went through the same thing with Charlie. The vet diagnosed him with colitis and after about a month of episodes (bloody diarrhea and vomiting), finally tested his bile acids which ended up being very elevated. He was then diagnosed with liver shunts. I don’t want to worry you…but I would definitely have the vet test his bile acids. Better safe then sorry. Hope your baby feels better soon!

[bebeyorkie]

Originally Posted by dwerten

did he give her a pain shot ??? as a spay is painful so ask about that as she may have got a shot which is more potent than pills

Pills no shot

[YorkieBuddy]

How much does Bebe weigh? How is she doing today?