my vet rec a high fiber sup b/c he gets colitis alot due to my sneaky children giving him table food
my vet rec a high fiber sup b/c he gets colitis alot due to my sneaky children giving him table food
my vet rec a high fiber sup b/c he gets colitis alot due to my sneaky children giving him table food
my vet rec a high fiber sup b/c he gets colitis alot due to my sneaky children giving him table food
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updated 1-11-07
Some cases of colitis are due to food sensitivities. To find out if this is the case, a trial diet consisting entirely of ingredients that your dog has never eaten before can be fed for several weeks ( at least 3 weeks, preferably 6 to 8 weeks). A number of commercial diets are made for this purpose, including Science diet I/D (I keep this on stock for diarehea) ,Eukanuba Low Residue Canine (adult) diet, Purina LA and HA ™ diets, Hill’s d/d ™ diets, Innovative Diets (various types, such as duck and potato) and Waltham Limited Antigen ™ diets. Be mindful that when you switch a dogs food do it slowly and casually by mixing old and new or you will be steam cleaning your carpets to get rid of the stains.
There are several types of immune mediated chronic colitis in dogs. Please consult your vet. There is lymphocytic/plasmacytic colitis, eosinophilic colitis, histiocytic-ulcerative colitis and granulomatous colitis are some of the names of these conditions.
The two most commonly recommended medications for immune mediated colitis are sulfasalazine (Azulfidine Rx) and prednisone. Sulfasalazine is recommended most commonly for lymphocytic/plasmacytic colitis and prednisone for eosinophilic and granulomatous colitis.
It is acceptable to use metronidazole (Flagyl Rx) as a substitute for sulfasalazine and tylosin also works sometimes. Metronidazole is used very long term for some conditions and it doesn’t seem to cause problems with long term use. Just so you know.
If it works, dietary control of colitis is best, because side effects are not likely. After that, using the medications that work is the best approach. Since you and your vet have found a combination of medications that work, I’d want to go with that approach until it didn’t work or until enough time had gone by with control of the diarrhea that it seemed reasonable to cut back on the medications to see if the problem had resolved. Your vet can help you figure out when it might be reasonable to do that.
If for some reason you have any of these meds. CONSULT YOUR VET FOR DOSAGE. A normal dosage for a human can kill a big dog. Do not give your dog any meds with out consulting you vet.
Your vet should be able to tell what kind he wants you to use, but it probably won’t help the problem unless you kids stop feeding him table scraps.
Keep the dog out of the dining area during meal times and it will be more difficult for them to sneak him food.
After that, as long as you keep him on a high quality pet food (Nutro, etc) he should get plenty of fiber.
If this is a serious problem than you need to do a couple of things.
First of all, DO NOT feed any foods that your vet recommends. They will tell you that you should feed their high fiber diet (probably Science Diet, Eukanuba, etc). These foods are so horrible that they should not even be on the market.
I would recommend you switch to a high quality pet food – Innova (the best), Wellness, Solid Gold, Fromm, Merrick, Canidae, Go! Natural, etc. These foods will provide your dog with superior nutrition.
I would than supplement a small amount of fiber (not too much). Something like bran, whole oats, etc would be good choices.
this is your best option. Just switching to a high fiber diet from the vets will mean your sacrificing your dogs health.
Hope this helps.