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Jesi is still having problems.  She has been to 4 vets.  She has been on amoxicillin for 3 weeks with no improvement. Blood test is normal.  She is now being treated for 4DX and anaplasmosis.  No fever.  Just poops a lot .  Small quantities with some blood and then just drops of blood like she has to go and only a small amount comes out.  I was told she has  lower intestinal bacteria  and it is not getting any better.  This all came about after being boarded during Christmas.  She hasn't lost any weight.  I feel like I am getting the run around.

WIldman, make it easier for folks to help you by listing what you have ruled out to date. Especially giardia.

Wildman - I found this on the internet.  Sounds close to what your describing - good luck!

Gastroenteritis

"Gastroenteritis" specifically refers to inflammation of the stomach, small intestine and large intestine without diagnosis of the cause. Most often this condition is caused by changes in diet whether intentional or unintentional, bacterial disease, viral disease, parasites, medical diseases such as inflammatory bowel disease or other conditions, toxicities, etc. The most common cause is changes in the diet and is usually seen as colitis which typically has clinical signs such as loose, cow-pie stools, mucous ("slimy stools"), straining to have bowel movements with little or no stool (tenesmus), blood in the stool (hematochezia), having frequent, small stools and house-broken dogs which have bowel movements in the house due to a sense of urgency. In the vast majority of cases the dogs are not systemically ill - they continue normal activities, eat well, and look good. These signs are due to inflammation of the large intestine or colon. By changes in diet I am referring to changes in brands, formulation, amount fed, frequency, dogs that eat raw hide chews, pig's ears, garbage, plant material, and foreign objects. Many times colitis can be handled by withdrawing solid food for 24-48 hours only giving small amounts of liquids often. I often continue feeding through colitis but add a fiber supplement such as Colon-Pure™ obtainable from General Nutrition Centers. For the average size Shar-Pei I add about ½-1tblsp per meal. It is a powder and I mix it with a little bit of water and the resultant gel is added to the food. If I don't see a response within 24-48 hours then medical treatment may be necessary especially if the dog is systemically ill. Another common but often over-looked cause of colitis is emotional or stress-induced colitis. This often happens in house dogs that are boarded during the owner's vacation. Other changes in routine can also cause colitis - changes in work schedules, new people (workmen) in the house, visitors, new animals, training classes, etc. These cases also often respond to fiber supplementation but additional measures may need to be taken. These may include the use of a pet sitter, dog walker, doggy daycare, behavior modification techniques and even drug therapies such as anxiolytics, tricyclic antidepressants and other drugs.
 

My friend had a Siberian Husky with a similar problem, a male,  after many tests and specialists;  the thing that worked the best was "PLAIN"  metamuysile (excuse the spelling).  I am sure you are familar with the human metamuysile;  only has to be plain for the dogs.  She added this to his food (kibble) in those days and helped him tremendously.

Also, I would get probiotics,  you have to get them in the cold section at health food store;  I would get something that says for sensitiive colon, etc.  give l with food in AM and l with food in PM;  what food are you feeding this dog? 

Why I ask;  it took me a while to find something my Tyler could eat,  his breeder fed raw and a little kibble;  but that did not work for Tyler.  I had to go to straight kibble;  what he did do well on if you want to feed raw was Natures Variety, fresh frozen raw and I added kibble to that.  That worked well.

Whatever you do, you need to heal the gut and intestines.

Hopefully we are on the right track.  I was told by 2 vets that she had bacteria in her lower intestine and was given meds for that.  I was never told what kind of bacteria.  I got a call htis week saying they thought she had inflamatory bowel disease which could have been caused by bacteria.  She is on special food.  Only problem is she had always gotten a quarter of a can of canned dog food mixed with her dry which I am told is not good for this condition.  She is a fussy eater even though she is an outside dogs.  I appreciate your comments.  Thanks, Wildman