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I got Madam B's malnutrition (TLI) blood tests results back. As I suspected everything came back normal. YAY! The only thing that was off was her B12, but not in the way the vet had thought it would be. It was actually too high. Most dogs with reoccurring diarrhea have low B12 levels (B12 deficiency). That usually means they have a lot of bad bacteria in their gut, a stomach virus, etc. Considering her recent stomach issues this was shocking. The vet asked if I give her vitamins. Bailey usually gets vibrant pets, but she hasn't gotten it in 3 weeks. I stopped it when her stomach issues started. The vet suggested I stop giving her a vitamin supplement, but then mentioned that a high vitamin B12 doesn't really hurt your dog. Personally, I think vibrant pets is doing more good than harm for Bailey. She needs a healthy immune system, so I'm going to keep her on vibrant pets.
I wonder if this excess of vitamin B12 is why Bailey is so hyper active. When she was a baby, she wouldn't even settle down and go to sleep. She would play all day if I didn't put her in her crate. That was the only way she would go to sleep. I wonder if there is a correlation.
As for her poops....her last few bowel movements have been normal!!! I have no idea why. I haven't done anything different. I didn't deworm her or anything. So, I really have no clue. On Tuesday, I gave her some of her old wellness kibble as a treat. There was no point in going to class if I couldn't treat her. I knew it would probably cause diarrhea, but I just hoped it wouldn't. On Wednesday night, she had a horrible bowel movement. No blood, but very loose, yellow and smelly. I was going to not feed her for 24 hours. Let her stomach rest and I was going to stop going to agility classes.... Well, the next morning, she had a perfect bowel movement.
How strange! She hasn't a normal BM in over 3 weeks. So, I ended up feeding her breakfast. Since then her BM's have been normal.
I've been using her old california natural food for treats today. I'm going to keep using that and build up her tolerance to it and then eventually transition her back to it. I just want to give her a few more days on the prescription diet food and a few more days of normal BM's before I begin the transition.
I wonder if this excess of vitamin B12 is why Bailey is so hyper active. When she was a baby, she wouldn't even settle down and go to sleep. She would play all day if I didn't put her in her crate. That was the only way she would go to sleep. I wonder if there is a correlation.
As for her poops....her last few bowel movements have been normal!!! I have no idea why. I haven't done anything different. I didn't deworm her or anything. So, I really have no clue. On Tuesday, I gave her some of her old wellness kibble as a treat. There was no point in going to class if I couldn't treat her. I knew it would probably cause diarrhea, but I just hoped it wouldn't. On Wednesday night, she had a horrible bowel movement. No blood, but very loose, yellow and smelly. I was going to not feed her for 24 hours. Let her stomach rest and I was going to stop going to agility classes.... Well, the next morning, she had a perfect bowel movement.
How strange! She hasn't a normal BM in over 3 weeks. So, I ended up feeding her breakfast. Since then her BM's have been normal. I've been using her old california natural food for treats today. I'm going to keep using that and build up her tolerance to it and then eventually transition her back to it. I just want to give her a few more days on the prescription diet food and a few more days of normal BM's before I begin the transition.
