diarrhoea

[hairyface 211]

ive got a whippet with the shits, proper wild shits but the thing is he's still bright as a button, when on walks he runs around like the proverbial whippet, been to the vets and theyve gave him a steriod jab and gave me 3 tins of meat(prescription diet i/d) i was told to give him a small spoonful every couple of hours for 3 days and the jab should dry him up within 12hrs, then after 3 days gragually give him more food, well that was thursday and now on sunday he's still shiting thru the eye of a needle, everything he eats is flying out of him, whats confusing me is the way he is acting,its as if theres nowt wrong with him, i wouldve thought if he had an upset stomach he would be moping about and refusing to eat, but he's really hungry and cleaning up whatever you give him and still a very happy dog,even though he looks like a rspca advert, just wondered if any one on here had any advise or experience on it cheers

[Giro 2,648]

Sounds like what my dog was like had colitious..

 

Always had sloppy turd compared to the other dogs and was always a bit thiner.

 

Went right thin and was shitting blooded jelly before It was diagnosied colitius..

 

Starved the dog for 48 hrs. Fed small meals of cooked rice and chicken 6 times aday and reduced the the times dog was fed after a few days and increased the meal size..

 

Dogs back on normal feed now..

 

Hope you get it sorted..

[bigadg 5]

natrual yoghurt is very good for this problem

stu

[iworkwhippets 12,661]

spoonfull of custard powder

[hairyface 211]

natrual yoghurt is very good for this problem

stu

 

but doesnt natural yoghurt come under dairy products, and i was told to keep away from them

he had the shits again at 5.30 yesterday then nothing all night and this morning at 7.30 he had a hard stool, so i was quite happy with that thinking we had turned a corner, but at 2pm 5pm and 8pm he,s had violent shits again, weve only been feeding him small amounts of chicken and boiled rice, and i thought weve were on the up, but today as i said he,s shitting very runny smelly greyish greeny gruel type shits,his antibiotic finish tomorrow so if he,s still got the shits tomorrow night, im going to starve him completely on wed and take it from there, unfortunately he,s dropped from an healthy 27lb to a very skinny 23lb

[eddie3 9]

hi mate my mate has a young whippet which had similar symptoms he spent a fortune at the vets turns out , whippets are prone to have too much bad bacteria in the stomach he spoke to a local dog man who recommended natural yogurt and tinned chappie , he,s dog came round no problems ,

[Carraghs Gem 1,675]

activated charcoal tablets, live-aid oral solution, boiled chicken and rice in tiny portions

 

and get a new vet.

[chook1 184]

If it was me i would starve for 24 hours, make sure there taking water though

and change to fish and either rice or boiled sweet potato - chicken is one of the foods most dogs react to,

you could also add some slippery elm to the food, as that helps the stomach.

 

If the dog is still the same after that i would take a stool sample to the vets and ask them to run tests on it.

[beddie.man 19]

Sounds like what my dog was like had colitious..

 

Always had sloppy turd compared to the other dogs and was always a bit thiner.

 

Went right thin and was shitting blooded jelly before It was diagnosied colitius..

 

Starved the dog for 48 hrs. Fed small meals of cooked rice and chicken 6 times aday and reduced the the times dog was fed after a few days and increased the meal size..

 

Dogs back on normal feed now..

 

Hope you get it sorted..

got to agree with you there

had the same problem a while back

starve them then small meals until they are back on track

but i use raw.stools get a lot harder

atb

[sandymere 8,263]

If the rice and chicken don’t settle it after a few days then it may need a longer phase of the elimination diet as article explains.

 

Colitis means inflammation of the colon, the colons role is the absorption of water and salt, the production of various hormones and the fermentation of dietary fibre which produces short chain fatty acids (SCFA). It contains a large population of bacteria to carry out the fermentation process and protect against harmful bacteria. After this process the muscular colon moves the residual waste to the rectum for storage prior to emptying. Colitis is not uncommon in dogs and the reasons are not entirely known but it is thought to be generally an immune mediated reaction to such things as bacteria or parasites with dietary factors often being involved. If there is a found causative factor then treatment will be based around the diagnosis but in many cases no definitive cause can be found. Some dog have functional diarrhoea often associated with stressors without physical changes to the gastric tract in line with IBS in humans. Canine IBS is most commonly found in working dogs but any highly strung animal can be at risk and removing the stress can often bring a cessation of symptoms but as this is only part of the problem a multi action treatment is often needed. Drugs are often required to bring about remission and the vet is where one needs to go as the first point of contact, as the underlying cause cannot always be found treatment is aimed a managing symptoms rather than cure and diet is also thought to play a major part. One method is the use of novel protein diets along with fermentable fibre and polyunsaturated fatty acids to give long term management. Elimination diets, prepared at home, provide a new protein with an appropriate carbohydrate, usually rice fed exclusively for at least 4 weeks. Once symptoms settle other foods can be added and response noted to identify any hypersensitivity. No extras in the form of supplements should be used during this period. Over the counter hypoallergenic diets follow the novel protein route with a variety of sources available such as rabbit, fish, duck etc and come with the option of added fibre. A second novel protein can be substituted for the first after a few weeks and maintained in the longer term. There is evidence to suggest that appropriate fibre has a role to play and that the fermentability of fibre is important in aiding nutrient absorption, colonic health and formation of the SCFA. Moderately fermentable fibre is suggested as best in producing adequate SCFA to maintain health and reduce incidence of colorectal tumours, commercial feeds use beet pulp to fulfil this role. In home prepared meals whole grain rice or the use of oats may be appropriate once symptoms are in remission. Another area with some evidence is the use of polyunsaturated fatty acids with studies showing a reduction in symptoms of some animals when fish oils is added to the diet. Dietary intervention is not a cure but it may help but please bare in mind it is not an easy option. One of the biggest problems faced by vets in treating this type of illness is poor owner compliance in that treats, table scraps, supplements etc being introduced whilst still in the elimination phase which makes the exercise fail so if an owner is considering a dietary approach to management then I would recommend a discussion with the vet, proper plan and very very strict adherence to that plan. Ps Chappie works for many.

Edited March 8, 2012 by sandymere