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*Sigh* Just when I thought I had this dog figured out. . .she throws me for a loop again!
Around this time last year, Risa was diagnosed with SIBO (after 3 vet visits and almost 3 months of diarrhea). I got her started on Tylan and she improved. Had her on the meds til about June when I took her off them and she was fine on her own. Until I fed her some Salmon in July and we had a minor setback. Since that incident, I've eliminated Salmon in all forms from her diet (she's raw fed so I just have to check ingredients on treats). She's been absolutely fine for 6 months or more.
But 3 weeks or so ago, I started noticing she had runny (sometimes liquid, almost always soft) poop. I eliminated some treats from her diet with no success. I put her on a bland diet for a week (turkey and chicken) and still no improvement.
So yesterday I took a poop sample to the vet to be analyzed. No parasites were found. . .just an overgrowth of normal gut bacteria. So her SIBO is back (and genius me didn't even realize it!). I still had some Tylan left over from last year so I told the vet I'd just use that instead of the Metranidozole I was offered.
My question is, what the heck could be the cause of it this time!? I was almost 100% certain it was just Salmon that bothered her so much. Is it something about springtime that induces this? Any thoughts?
Around this time last year, Risa was diagnosed with SIBO (after 3 vet visits and almost 3 months of diarrhea). I got her started on Tylan and she improved. Had her on the meds til about June when I took her off them and she was fine on her own. Until I fed her some Salmon in July and we had a minor setback. Since that incident, I've eliminated Salmon in all forms from her diet (she's raw fed so I just have to check ingredients on treats). She's been absolutely fine for 6 months or more.
But 3 weeks or so ago, I started noticing she had runny (sometimes liquid, almost always soft) poop. I eliminated some treats from her diet with no success. I put her on a bland diet for a week (turkey and chicken) and still no improvement.

My question is, what the heck could be the cause of it this time!? I was almost 100% certain it was just Salmon that bothered her so much. Is it something about springtime that induces this? Any thoughts?