Mishka almost 8 month down to only only 50 lbs!!

katya · 09-29-2011, 02:48 PM

My Mishka, almost 8 months now has been sick with diarreah for over a week.Shes now 50 lbs!. shes on Paw Naturaw dehyrated raw food and Blue buffalo kibble about 3 x a day.Last month she weighed 54 and growing until she got sick 10 days ago. She's very picky, vet said chicken and rice but I want to know how to make her weigh more. She got sick from eating butter that she took off my counter. Doesn't have worms and is healthy otherwise .

Daisy&Lucky's Mom · 09-29-2011, 03:16 PM

Stop the diaherra and then once the stomach calms down ,ask the vet what you can feed to help her gain weight.Boiled chicken/rice is I think a standard way to go when there has been diaherra /nausea.I'm not a vet but had one rescue w/ low weight issues and my oldest GSD had parvo and in 10 days lost over 10lbs. Its scary when they lose weight. Chicken and rice is bland and most vets will reccommend it because its very low in fat.

PaddyD · 09-29-2011, 03:25 PM

Others may disagree but I use Immodium AD to stop my dog's diarrhea. One pill a day but no more than 3 days. It has always done the job for us.

katya · 09-29-2011, 03:29 PM

Hi, thanks for replying. Parvo is a very scary one! We are trying to stop the diarreah with an antibiotic , I've seen a little improvement.

Pattycakes · 09-29-2011, 03:39 PM

I feed my dog cooked ground beef/rice when she had issues with diarrhea. Worked better for my dog...she has an intolerance to chicken. I would also try feeding your dog either a probiotic or add a couple of tablespoons of plain yogurt to her food once a day. Once she is well...you can also feed her an extra meal a day to help put some weight back on her.

Good luck...I hope Mishka starts to get better soon.

Daisy&Lucky's Mom · 09-29-2011, 04:17 PM

Katya Did the vet give you meds to stop the diarrhera? They have w/ Daisy everytime and a shot to rehydrate if they feel she is dehydrated.

BowWowMeow · 09-29-2011, 04:29 PM

I'm guessing the antibiotic that the vet gave you was Metro/Flagyl?

That doesn't work for all dogs. If it does work it works fairly quickly. This many days in and I'd suspect it wasn't working.

You said it was the butter that caused the problem: did your vet check for pancreatitis? That is really serious so you want to know if that's the problem (since it requires pretty specific treatment).

carmspack · 09-29-2011, 04:44 PM

check for pancreatitis, check for coccidiosis and giardia .
PRObiotics very important .
Slippery elm will sooth the system.
coconut oil is a very good anti diarrheal because it is anti microbial , anti viral, anti bacterial , used in Third World countries to stop dysenteric diarrhea.

If using yogurt it has to be PLAIN , no sugar , no artificial sweetener . Even better KEFIR which has many times more the live bacterial culture that yogurt has.

To help her absorb fluids give her pedialyte , which has electrolytes.

Powdered carob is very good at stopping diarrhea in addition to being very nutritive .

good luck.
Carmen
Carmspack Working German Shepherd Dogs

**JakodaCD OA** · 09-29-2011, 05:18 PM

I would say go back to the vet pronto, tell him whatever he gave you is not working.

As for the immodium ad, I'm sure some use it, however, I have an aussie with the mdr1 gene, (which gsd's can have as well) and that immodium could literally kill her..

While I don't want to deal with diarhea, I would rather the animal get 'rid of' whatever is affecting them vs plug them up.. As in get to the underlying problem of 'why'..

My advise, back to the vet

katya · 09-29-2011, 05:40 PM

Thanks guys. Yes she's on flagyl and they didn't address pancreatitis but did stool testing which was negative for worms.
Poor thing had bloody diarrhea, its a little better and I plan on taking her back to the vet as well as trying
Some of the natural remedies suggested. She's a bundle of energy so I'm
guessing thats why they didn't think it was too serious

09-29-2011, 02:48 PM	#1 (permalink)
katya Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: dc Posts: 26	Mishka almost 8 month down to only only 50 lbs!! My Mishka, almost 8 months now has been sick with diarreah for over a week.Shes now 50 lbs!. shes on Paw Naturaw dehyrated raw food and Blue buffalo kibble about 3 x a day.Last month she weighed 54 and growing until she got sick 10 days ago. She's very picky, vet said chicken and rice but I want to know how to make her weigh more. She got sick from eating butter that she took off my counter. Doesn't have worms and is healthy otherwise . Last edited by katya; 09-29-2011 at 02:52 PM.

09-29-2011, 04:29 PM	#7 (permalink)
BowWowMeow Crowned Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Buffalo, NY Posts: 14,794	I'm guessing the antibiotic that the vet gave you was Metro/Flagyl? That doesn't work for all dogs. If it does work it works fairly quickly. This many days in and I'd suspect it wasn't working. You said it was the butter that caused the problem: did your vet check for pancreatitis? That is really serious so you want to know if that's the problem (since it requires pretty specific treatment). __________________ Ruth & the 4 Legged Rescue Gang Rafi the malaroo http://www.dogster.com/dogs/693238 Gio & Varda, the krazy kittens ....In my heart: Cleo Kitty Chama Kai Basu Massie

09-29-2011, 05:18 PM	#9 (permalink)
JakodaCD OA Moderator Join Date: May 2000 Location: Old Lyme, CT USA Posts: 14,237	I would say go back to the vet pronto, tell him whatever he gave you is not working. As for the immodium ad, I'm sure some use it, however, I have an aussie with the mdr1 gene, (which gsd's can have as well) and that immodium could literally kill her.. While I don't want to deal with diarhea, I would rather the animal get 'rid of' whatever is affecting them vs plug them up.. As in get to the underlying problem of 'why'.. My advise, back to the vet __________________ Diane Danger Danger vom Kleinen Hain aka Masi "Angel" Jakoda's Bewitchen Sami CD OA OAJ OAC NGC OJC RS-O GS-N JS-O TT HIC CGC "Angel" Steinwald's Four x Four CGC HIC TT Harmonyhill's Hy Jynx NA NAJ NAC NJC RS-N JS-N HIC Jakoda's Jagged Edge

09-29-2011, 03:16 PM	#2 (permalink)
Daisy&Lucky's Mom Knighted Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Ohio Posts: 2,436	Stop the diaherra and then once the stomach calms down ,ask the vet what you can feed to help her gain weight.Boiled chicken/rice is I think a standard way to go when there has been diaherra /nausea.I'm not a vet but had one rescue w/ low weight issues and my oldest GSD had parvo and in 10 days lost over 10lbs. Its scary when they lose weight. Chicken and rice is bland and most vets will reccommend it because its very low in fat.

09-29-2011, 03:25 PM	#3 (permalink)
PaddyD Banned Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: MassaCHEWsetts Posts: 5,222	Others may disagree but I use Immodium AD to stop my dog's diarrhea. One pill a day but no more than 3 days. It has always done the job for us.

09-29-2011, 03:29 PM	#4 (permalink)
katya Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: dc Posts: 26	Hi, thanks for replying. Parvo is a very scary one! We are trying to stop the diarreah with an antibiotic , I've seen a little improvement.

09-29-2011, 03:39 PM	#5 (permalink)
Pattycakes Elite Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Tucson, Arizona Posts: 1,463	I feed my dog cooked ground beef/rice when she had issues with diarrhea. Worked better for my dog...she has an intolerance to chicken. I would also try feeding your dog either a probiotic or add a couple of tablespoons of plain yogurt to her food once a day. Once she is well...you can also feed her an extra meal a day to help put some weight back on her. Good luck...I hope Mishka starts to get better soon.

09-29-2011, 04:17 PM	#6 (permalink)
Daisy&Lucky's Mom Knighted Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Ohio Posts: 2,436	Katya Did the vet give you meds to stop the diarrhera? They have w/ Daisy everytime and a shot to rehydrate if they feel she is dehydrated.

09-29-2011, 04:44 PM	#8 (permalink)
carmspack Knighted Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: ontario - Posts: 3,325	check for pancreatitis, check for coccidiosis and giardia . PRObiotics very important . Slippery elm will sooth the system. coconut oil is a very good anti diarrheal because it is anti microbial , anti viral, anti bacterial , used in Third World countries to stop dysenteric diarrhea. If using yogurt it has to be PLAIN , no sugar , no artificial sweetener . Even better KEFIR which has many times more the live bacterial culture that yogurt has. To help her absorb fluids give her pedialyte , which has electrolytes. Powdered carob is very good at stopping diarrhea in addition to being very nutritive . good luck. Carmen Carmspack Working German Shepherd Dogs

09-29-2011, 05:40 PM	#10 (permalink)
katya Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: dc Posts: 26	Thanks guys. Yes she's on flagyl and they didn't address pancreatitis but did stool testing which was negative for worms. Poor thing had bloody diarrhea, its a little better and I plan on taking her back to the vet as well as trying Some of the natural remedies suggested. She's a bundle of energy so I'm guessing thats why they didn't think it was too serious

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