Hi Elaine, Metronidazole (Flagyl) is an antibiotic & has a steroid like ingredient in it as well, it’s the only stomach/bowel medication that has an anti inflammatory & antibiotic together…..Karen’s dose 1/4 of 200mg Metronidazole is a VERY low dose, a 40lb=18kg dog is suppose to take 250mg twice a day…. Karen could probably stop & do like I do, stop & start when needed but at this age 15yrs old why rock the boat, I stop & start with the Metronidazole cause I don’t like giving any medications, 4 years ago Patch started having bad side effects when he was first put on the Metronidazole, he was acting real paranoid, very scared of other dogs & he’s always a very friendly boy, he was real jumpy scared of his own shadow, he had been on the Metronidazole for 1-2 months, so vet said stop the Metronidazole for now, then he went down hill again with his IBD about 6-8months later that’s when I started giving 200mg Metronidazole once a day just for 10-15 days, to stop the bad bacteria breeding in the bowel & stomach & reduce any inflammation that may be happening, then I stop the Metronidazole after 1-2 weeks…..
1 yr ago when I started him on TOTW Sierra Mountain, Roasted Lamb all his sloppy poos & diarrhea all went away & he hasn’t needed any Metronidazole but I still have a few scripts of Metronidazole in the cupboard just in case, he eats something off my grandson or I rotate a new kibble & he starts reacting to ingredient in the new kibble, I quickly start him on 200mg Metronidazole for 10-15 days if his sloppy poos don’t stop after 3 days….
