Hi Rita,
this happened with my Patch, poor thing, what does he eat?? may need a diet change, what I did was I found a lower carb, gluten free, grain free kibble with limited ingredients, no beet pulp, or grains, I feed “Taste Of The Wild” Sierra Mountain, Roasted Lamb kibble, Patch started to do real well & then I kept Patch on the Losec 20mg given 8.30am every single morning with water to wash the tablet down his throat other wise the tablet stays in his throat….he was taking the Losec 3 days on then 3 days off but he was better while taking the Losec & I had to think about quality of life, just remember once he’s taken the Losec for 14-20 days you CAN NOT just stop taking the Losec it’s a “Protein Pump Inhibitor” (PPI) your vet should know this, this may have been why he was swallowing & licking he got real bad acid reflux & he needed the Losec & will probably need it for the rest of his life.. so just make sure when you stop the triple therapy again he stays on the Losec you stop the antibiotic but continue the Losec & see how he goes & change his diet while he’s on the Metronidazole..
Then when Patch start grinding his teeth & swallowing, being real clingy, whingy & it doesn’t stop after 5-7 days I put him back on the Metronidazole a low dose 200mg every 12 hours for 5 days then he’s back to normal, then I reduce the Metronidazole & he just takes 200mg at night with a meal for another 5 days to get rid of the Helicobacter, then he continues to take his Losec, some days he has bad days still then the next day he’s OK…
Do you have the money to do an Endoscope + Biopsies to see what your dealing with, my vet that knows a bit about IBD (Helicobacter-Pylori) she said, she has a few dogs that stay on a low dose of the Metronidazole & the Losec but cause Patch starts to have side effects when he takes the Metronidazole longer then 21-28 days I stop then restart when he seems unwell again. I don’t do the Amoxicillin anymore just the Metronidazole 200mg for a 37lb dog when he’s un well & give the 20mg x Losec permanently now.. first see how he does just taking the Losec then if his licking & swallowing continues he may need to be low dose of Metronidazole.. you’ll need to try a few different thing to see what he does best taking…
Can he stay in a section of the house where he can’t get into anything even if you leave his crate in a room open but he can play with toys lay in a bit of sun then sleep in his crate & if a dog walker could come maybe 2-3 times a week & take him on a 15-20mins walk to break up his day, I get a neighbour to walk Patch when I’m away from home more then 2 hours cause Patch is in a routine with his poos & if it’s Patches poo time I start having a panic attack knowing he’s locked up when it’s his poo time, he has the sun streaming thru the lounge room window & I leave his cat inside with him & tell her to wash & look after Patch & he has company while I’m out…I hope your work all this out your 1/2 way there.
