commercial diet for SIBO? - Page 2

I have a dog with IBD/SIBO, but before the IBD was diagnosed we tried many commercial diets for the SIBO. We had the most success with a Salmon and Potato kibble. Although what works for one dog, may not work for another.  Along with his antibiotics and B12 injections, he gained all of the lost weight on this diet, but after three months or so all hell let loose, and he was eventually diagnosed with IBD from biopsies. As someone else mentioned, the SIBO is usually found to go hand in hand with with something else eg IBD/EPI.

A friend of mine reccommended Purina HA which is a hydrolyzed Protein, the ingredients of which I would never willingly feed to my dog, but since changing to it, along with his meds, my dog is "stable" for now.  What you really need to look for in a commercial kibble, is a single protein single carb eg potato or no carbs at all, LOW FAT and LOW FIBRE. If there are food allergies involved, it may be trial and error to see which protein he can tolerate. Mine doesn't tolerate any very well hence the use of the hydrolyzed protein. Skips past his dodgy immune system so to speak.!!!! 

I have dealt with both SIBO and EPI.   If the tylan has the situation under control, what I found works is a food lower in fat and fiber.  This gives the damaged intestinal tract the opportunity to heal.  If the SIBO is a secondary condition, treating the primary cause is necessary.  Also, don't rush the tylan.  It's easily found online.  Secondry SIBO can be cured.  One of my bitches was affected as a pup, and she now has a rock solid GI tract. 

Thanks, Brady Bee and DiGsd. I'm going to copy all of this to her and tell her to run it all past her vet. He should know if it's primary or secondary.

I appreciate all the input, everyone. This is a good use for the PDB I think. The gal who own this dog is a pet owner, isn't really dog savy so needs good advice to help keep her beloved GSD healthy.