I hope your pup is better soon. I do know that it can take a long time to treat pneumonia, and a 'tracheal wash' with cultures can point you to the correct antibiotic if puppy doesn't improve. Years ago our young dog had pneumonia and we went through 3 antibiotics with poor success, the cultures showed an unusual organism and we switched antibiotics and he was on them for another 3 months but recovered and lived to be 15. If you are not comfortable with your vet, go to a specialty group for a second opinion. We often go straight to our local specialists, saves time and money in the long run.
Bad Diarrhea! (since yesterday)
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Regarding IPSID and IBS … how do vets check for these conditions?
For Max, he was referred to a specialist who did a GI series on him. He was give barium, and then they Xrayed him all day as it went through his system. I believe this ruled out other things and they ended up with a "tentative" diagnosis of mild IBD.
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For Max, he was referred to a specialist who did a GI series on him. He was give barium, and then they Xrayed him all day as it went through his system. I believe this ruled out other things and they ended up with a "tentative" diagnosis of mild IBD.
Also they can do thinks like a biopsy of the stomach lining and also they now do Endoscopic procedures which many times will show more then a barium xray… certainly did with me... when they could not find my ulcers... and they use the endoscopy procedure to do the biopsy also.
And not to say the he might not have an ulcer.... again, you need a referral to a specialist. IBD is not uncommon to Basenjis or many dogs for that matter.
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Sounds like you definately need a specialist of some sort.
Also, you may want to try Slippery Elm instead of Immodium or Pepto.
http://www.botanical.com/botanical/mgmh/e/elmsli09.html
http://health.howstuffworks.com/slippery-elm-herbal-remedies.htm
http://www.littlebigcat.com/index.php?action=library&act=show&item=slipperyelm
**The last link is about using it in pets. And it should be available as a powder or in capsule form at your local health food/green grocery.
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Sounds like you definately need a specialist of some sort.
Also, you may want to try Slippery Elm instead of Immodium or Pepto.
http://www.botanical.com/botanical/mgmh/e/elmsli09.html
http://health.howstuffworks.com/slippery-elm-herbal-remedies.htm
http://www.littlebigcat.com/index.php?action=library&act=show&item=slipperyelm
**The last link is about using it in pets. And it should be available as a powder or in capsule form at your local health food/green grocery.
Thanks for that link. Never heard of it used in pets before, but now I'll be keeping some on hand. Excellent!
