[Susan]

Hi Nilockhart,
I’ve just seen your post this link Colitis was on the Face Book group page called “Dogs with Inflammatory Bowel disorder” a excellent group to join… Has Memphis had an Endoscope & Biopsies done yet ?? A lot of dogs with IBD (Colitis) are on Tylan powder twice a day every 12 hours with their meal, 1/8 teaspoon for a 17-18kilo dog, it taste awful, so its best to put the Tylan powder in a capsule, it makes their food taste awful & can put them off eating…the Tylan seems to work great for dogs with Diarrhea…ask your vet about Tylan powder. I need a script to get it in Australia but I’ve heard in America you can just buy it over the counter…..
My Patch has been put on the Metronidazole (Flagyl) high dose for 2 weeks again then just 1x 200mg tablet daily with food, for his Helicobacter it keeps coming back..I don’t really don’t want him to stay on the Metronidazole forever at the age of 6yrs, so I’m going to try the Tylan powder again, I never gave it a proper go in January, I thought it was making Patch feel sick cause he was licking & licking his lips after having it, but vet said it has a bad after taste, so that probably was the problem..the Metronidazole also has a metal taste too & can cause bad side effects, after Patch is on the Metronidazole for 1-2 weeks he stays acting real jumpy, if I go to pat him while he’s sleeping, he jumps up, or flinches, he starts acting weird..

What I have found the best is a limited ingredient kibbles, less is best, have you tried the “Natural Balance” limited ingredient kibbles the Kangaroo & Potato, Duck & Potato & the Rabbit & Potato have the least ingredients the other Natural Balance LID kibbles have a couple more ingredients, so just check all the ingredients, a few ladies are feeding their IBD dogs NB LID kibbles, there’s also Brothers Allergy Complete that’s another real good kibble for dogs with IBD, if you don’t want to use vet diets…I live Australia & cant get these kibbles, so I’m stuck with the Vet diets as Patch needs a low fat kibble or wet food…
also maybe try Zantac (Ranitidine) instead of the Pepcid (Famotidine) Patch vomited on the Famotidine.. Patch weights 17-18kilos & he gets 1/3 of a 150mg Zantac tablet every 12 hours, 1 hour before food, 6am & 6pm but if I wake at 5am & just give the Zantac then & he eats breakfast 7am, you can give Zantac every 8 hours if the acid reflux is real bad..

I hope this helps you, oh also enzymes have really helped a ladies dog with diarrhea, she has a older dog as well, she’s on the Face Book group site “Dogs With Inflammatory Bowel Disorder” Deb can help & tell you the brand she uses, she was sooooo happy, finally her girl is pooing normal firm poos, I know its weird to be excited about dogs poo but after having a sick dog you know what I mean….