Ever since Sadie was spayed

rhoward

rhoward

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in October her diet has been a challenge. She did not want to eat her normal food. We immediately contacted the vet who suggested we put her on a bland can food diet for 10 days, which we did. Her stool was perfect and she loved it. Since then we have put her on California Natural's Lamb and Rice which did not help after an entire bag, and then to California Natural's Chicken and Rice which made no difference. I am now mixing 1/2 can of wet with 1 cup kibble which has improved our situation a little. Sadie did throw up one time from the drugs that put her to sleep for the procedure. I was told that she lost a lot of the mucus lining that protects the stomach and that it would take time to get back to normal. However, I feel this has gone on too long. Am I wrong to gauge her diet by her stool?

Ron
 
Emmy985837

Emmy985837

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I am no expert, but I don't think you are wrong to gauge her health by her stool. But it may not be her diet. You said that she lost a lot of the mucus lining in her stomach maybe you could add a prebiotic and probiotic to her diet to help restore the good bacteria to her system that could help. Good luck with your girl.
 
rhoward

rhoward

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Emmy985837 said:
I am no expert, but I don't think you are wrong to gauge her health by her stool. But it may not be her diet. You said that she lost a lot of the mucus lining in her stomach maybe you could add a prebiotic and probiotic to her diet to help restore the good bacteria to her system that could help. Good luck with your girl.
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Interesting concept. One that I think you would expect from your vet. Thanks for your help. I will look in to this.
 
marylouz

marylouz

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I agree that a probiotic is in order- any time you have antibiotics in use you will deplete the good bacteria in their gut. I also routinely add Pepcid AC when my dogs are on meds- 30 minutes before meds or before dinner if meds are in dinner- a lot of meds will reek havoc on stomach linings and this will help. If she was on pain control post spay you probably have a combination of issues from antibiotics and NSAIDS.
 
Bucephalus

Bucephalus

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Bo has had poop problems on and off for the last few months. The same disturbance to his stomach environment that you're describing in Sadie happened after we put him on a round of Panacur. Giving him a tsp. of OptaGest with each meal for the past 2 months has helped a lot. Our vet friend also suggested FortaFlora. The difference is that OptaGest replenishes enzymes (?) and FortaFlora is a probiotic. We also put Bo on a "filler" diet (Purina One Beyond), which has more grains that a lot of the specialty foods. After about a bag of the POB (with no extra canned food / treats, etc.) we started moving him back onto Acana Pacifica, an eighth of a cup at a time. He's now on half-and-half, usually with canned food or canned fish as a topper, and his poos are looking good most of the time. Not sure that Sadie is experiencing the same exact thing, but as others suggested probiotics might help, as well as moving to a lower quality food while her stomach readjusts, especially if she did well on the bland diet.
 
Lkorzen

Lkorzen

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My crew just went through bout after bout of diahrea until we finally started adding a probiotic to their diet. Now that we are at about week six of having normal stools we stopped giving the probiotic pills and have added yogurt a couple times a day (just a spoonful).

I also wanted to comment on your profile picture...she has really grown into a beautiful young lady!
 
victoria1140

victoria1140

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Fortiflora is another probiotic that helps with stomach issues. either that or with some of mine I add mint leaves , slippery elm or chamomile tea to their food. Not all at once but if Merlins ibs reacts then he has slippery elm added to his diet .
 
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