Zoey's got diarrhea again

[lovemyshelties]

My poor Zoey. We walked with her and Bentley in the Scottish Walk Parade on Dec. 3. I left for San Francisco the following day and my husband called to say she was really sick. My initial thought was she was very upset that I was gone, but don't think that now. Vet examined her and found nothing out of the ordinary and put her on Metronidazole 175 mg every 12 hours and she came around quickly, then Bentley got diarrhea on Dec. 8, but was better within 12 hours. So we thought we were out of the woods. No so, because Zoey had explosive diarrhea suddenly again mid-day today (Dec. 12) so back to the vet we go. Initial exam and stool sample didn't reveal anything. I'm worried about her. What could it be? No changes in her meds (she's on low dose of Prozac and Buspar) or food. AND our chubby little guy Murphy remains healthy as a horse.
She's a nervous, skinny little thing so I'm wondering if we should have her tested for hyperthyroidism. Any thoughts? Suggestions?

 

[Katherine]

It's not clear to me how long of a course of metronidazole Zoey was on. My guess is that it wasn't long enough ?

My stress-monster / IBD dog Capers sometimes needs 7 - 10 days of metro, along with probiotics, to dampen down her "overgrowth" of bacteria / rods / spores to a more normal state. I've found the Proviable kits (paste plus capsules - http://nutramaxlabs.com/Vet/Products/Proviable-kp.aspx) to be very effective with her worst cases.

Hope you and the vet get Zoey back to normal soon !

 

[famous seamus]

Zoey

Had experience with diarrhea with one of my pups. It came and went for awhile and then came again. My advice purely out of just this experience would be to have her tested for anemia, if it continues.

Just what I learned, hope this helps.


Best,
Kate