update and help please I had posted a thread about a week ago bc my lil one had diarrea. We took him to the vet and they put him on two different pills, and prescription food until his stools werent runny anymore. Well all was going well. Until today. I started him back on his dry food. I feed him royal canine. He has been on it for awhile. However, the vet told me to start mixing in adult food with his puppy food to gradually switch him over fully to the adult food. I read and heard royal canine was a good brand. Once again Baci has been on it since we brought him home. But now, his stools are starting to soften. Just within the day of him being on his dry food. What should I do? Switch brands? Anyone recommend anything? or wait and see what happens? Its not diarrea yet, but its getting softer and softer each time he poos. Please help |
It sounds like Royal Canine is just too rich for this little guy. I use Nutro Lamb and Rice and haven't had any problems with it. I think basically you have to give them whatever will agree with them -- what works for one doesn't necesarily work for another. If you run in diarrea problems a teaspoon of canned pumpkin (not pie filling) a few times a day should clear it up. |
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I just went to the Royal Canin website and checked ingredients. Corn gluten meal is the third ingredient in the Puppy 33 formula, the fifth ingredient in the Adult 27 and Yorkshire Terrier formulas. Maybe your little dude is allergic to corn. Good luck! |
Did they ever give a diagnosis for the diarrhea? Did anything show up in the fecal check? Most likely the prescription food had corn in it, but Royal Canin does have a higher fat content than I prefer. Do you know what the prescription food was and can you check the ingredients? I would suspect coccidia - it is hard to get rid of and could be the cause of the diarrhea - maybe he needs another round of antibiotics. I would put him on boiled chicken (easy to digest) and cooked white rice (firms the stool) until you can get to the vet for a fecal test. |
Coccidiosis is treatable. Drugs such as sulfadimethoxine (Albon®) and trimethoprim-sulfadiazine (Tribrissen®) have been effective in the treatment and prevention of coccidia. Because these drugs do not kill the organisms, but rather inhibit their reproduction capabilities, elimination of coccidia from the intestine is not rapid. By stopping the ability of the protozoa to reproduce, time is allowed for the puppy's own immunity to develop and remove the organisms. |
we had two different fecal tests done. one in the clinic and one was sent out. Everything came back fine. He was on albon and a deworming pill bc the other vet i went to never started him on heartworm meds. So this vet just wanted to tak extra precautions since Baci is now 7 months old. He is due to be fixed the end of september but I dont want to go through with it if everything isnt fixed with this situation yet. |
how does a dog catch coccidia? because he has never had diarrea before. |
Most likely the fecal test sent out was a stain test for giardia and I think if the stain test is done it is fairly accurate so you can probably rule out giardia. Coccidia is spread through cysts in feces that are ingested. Coccidia is a strange parasite because a dog can have it, but it not be activated until stress or their immune system is compromised by another illness. People often take their dog to be boarded then come back with coccidia and believe the dog was infected in the facility (which maybe he was, but most likely he already had the cysts dormant and the stress caused them to activate). There's really not a medicine that kills the parasite it only stops reproduction. I've heard of puppies having to stay on Albon for up to a month to finally get rid of it. If he did have it he can reinfect himself through his own stools - so you have to follow strict hygiene cleanup of poo. The fecal tests are not always accurate because every bowel movement does not shed the cysts (eggs) so they usually recommend 2 or 3 tests given on different days or they just go ahead and put them on Albon until the immune system can overtake the parasite. That's why I would talk to the vet about boosting the immune system while treating with Albon. Here's a complete link to an article. http://www.peteducation.com/article....&articleid=726 P.S. I would think you are wise to make sure he is 100% healthy before using any anesthesia, especially since anesthesia is known to weaken the immune system which might already be compromised. |
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