colitis

liquoriceall

Hi just wondering if anyone can offer some advice
My basset is almost 9, approx 1 year old developed colitis has had several incidents over the years but I have always known what the triggers were so I was never fazed by them
In Jan this year he had a really bad flare from antibiotics, first flare in 3/4 years......now I have been up half the night with him and a rumbly tummy, no actual mucussy stools yet but a very miserable boy
Would it be common that colitis gets worse as they age? I really don't fancy him having steroids again so soon 😕

TopTec

Hi liquoriceall.

Sorry to hear about your basset woes. I have 2 Shih Tzus, both used to suffer from colitis. Diet changes didn't seem to help much and if anything made it worse. A Vet friend in the UK suggested I try them with a raw chicken wing a couple of times a week. I did and the colitis cleared up and has never come back since.

The wings are frozen, (I get them in Tesco's), and I chop then into smaller pieces as one of the girls would swallow it whole if she could. They have one wing between them probably 4 times a week.

I have no idea why it worked but it did the job for my girls. Might be worth a shot.

TT

maggiepip

Try a course of dog probiotics. Especially after being on antibiotics his gut bacteria will be all messed up. My collie used to suffer from colitis and probiotics and a change of diet completely solved it. You should use the ones specifically for dogs though as the bacteria in them is aimed at a dogs digestive system. I use Pet Dophilus by Jarrow, which I buy online from iherb. Price would be about 20 euro inc courier delivery so you'd have them in a few days. They're excellent.

tk123

I use the Jarrow one too - it's brilliant but save I it for emergencies because we go through it so quick in case of a tummy bug or if Bailey gets a bout of colitis the odd time. Lucy is a farty pants no matter what I feed her and also gets 'adrenaline poos' on walks so she gets Dorwest tree barks powder in her meals which has helped with the poos and I've been giving her YumPro the last few weeks which has REALLY helped cut down gas production lol :pac: I get both from Amazon but I think somebody posted before saying they use slippery elm (the main ingredient in the dorwest powder) from Holland and Barrett?

liquoriceall

Thanks for the replies ☺ must look into that Jarrow pro biotic
He is already taking chicken wings to help with his *ahem anal gland issues!