GSD Stomach Digestive issues. Need Help - Page 2

This could certainly be giardia or other intestinal parasites, but unless you have scoped and biopsied his intestines, he hasn't been check for IBD and with how common it is is GSDs and he has all the signs, I wouldn't be tossing that out. You can also check this by doing feeding trials of one novel ingredient at a time. It's a pain in the rear, but it can save your dog.

Has anyone tried the cottage cheese treatment for giardia or coccidia?  I had a dog get very sick with diarrhea, nothing was working to stop it and I was at my wits' end.  I read about it on the internet, thought I didn't have anything to lose, and was amazed at how well it worked.  I fed my dog nothing but cottage cheese for two days; after she had her first meal of cottage cheese her diarrhea stopped and never returned.  It was cheap, worked wonders, and had zero side effects.  Hope you find something that works for your dog; stomach issues are no fun!

ok here is an old remedy, if he has a parasite, crush up a clove of garlic and wrap in in hambuger,AND NO GARLIC IS NOT TOXIC TO DOGS!!!!!!

you are just killing a parasite this is not permanent to his diet its a one time thing , you will see over night results if its a parasite, if not you my not want to kiss your dog for a few days.

 

Just about everyone has given you the main clues...Panacur for the 5 days and my vet says do the 250 mg of Flagyll (Metadiozole)_ 2 x a day...for  5 days and then do probiotics ...a good one for dogs , with at least 7 probiotics in it   and I would get rid of the sweet potato...FOR  sugar can turn a digestive system to havoc...Sweet potato is a natural sweetner or turns to sugar levels too high for a dog with digestive or problems..

Potato is a starch even though sweet potatoe  an orange antioxidant food is maybe a contributor..  I would go to  the rice and chicken broth not grilled...grilling turns chicken to a broiled carbon factor...Slightly boil and use rice and broth  no salt..for a week or so then decide what holistic food with no grains , not soy , no potatoe in it...  Treats with jerky written on package are a no   no.. nothing made in china and with no preservatives..AKC treats are made i n CHINA>>>> read all labels before you buy.

watch the amount of protein levels.,.,.should be LOW not high...usually a vet will say 9 to 11 percent until dog gets well..

Whip worms are a horrible little pest...stick unseen in system and tests do not show...comes from rabbit , squirrel poop or any poop of wild life eaten by dog or walked on in fields or yards..We all have some varmits of somekind in our yards at night..dogs are famous for eating grass and the little pellets for some odd reason.

Hope this finds you a cure .   If EPI tests are negative or all the deletion of digestive disorders then treating for worms with panacur and flagyl  twice after 3 weeks...should pretty much stop the problem..HOPE SO>

YR

Garlic is used for dogs digestion and humans,,  I agree , it is not toxic, Parasites will rid themselves.  I use DE, also only FOOD GRADE, and it must be labeled on sack  FOOD GRADE.

You can research diatomaceous earth, it kills the parasite in your dogs intestine and it also kills Fleas, ants, snakes etc  in your kennel or yard

 

 

 

Also  if your dog is eating grass,,,,,try crushing a leaf of fresh mint into their dog food  for a large dog

Smaller dog pick a small leaf to crush   do this for several days or every other day.

Mint is an aid for digestion, and  is of course,  a  good breath mint,

Yr

 

Your dog could very well have exocrine pancreatic insufficiency.  Your vet could test for that, but I would go ahead and put him on replacement enzymes.  Won't hurt and will probably help. The powder is digested more easily than the pill, you will have to add a small amount of liquid otherwise it just falls to the bottom of the bowl in not consumed.  You will have to experiment with the proper dose--let the consistancy of the stool be your guide.  I'd start with 1/4 tto 1/2 tsp. and work from there.  Don't guess, measure out the dog food and the prozyme and don't use any treats until you have the matter in control.  There may be secondary bacterial infections in the intenstines, chronic diarhea will do that so he may need a course of metronidizole.   Lots of information on the web re GSD's and EPI.  Good luck!

 
 Hi,
 
Have a friend with a small breed dog with suspected IBD. Many vet visits and the vet is being conservative but a scope was the last suggestion.
 
I told her to get a food with more fiber, suggested Zignature Trout & Salmon as she was cooking chicken and rice for ages and it was not working. Change the protein to something that has nothing in it that he has had. Make sure there are no eggs, no poultry fat. The food I mentioned we found at Chewy.com.
 
Add a probiotic as Yellowrose said. You can go to Valleyvet.com and get Benebac plus in the 15gram tube. 
 
Plenty of others out there but no eggs/dairy in that one.
 
Flagyl/Metronidazole for sure for at least 10 days again as Yellowrose said.
 
All this is what would be my opinion and what I told my friend and so far the little dog has had no flare ups! 
 
However it could be EPI that was also mentioned. www.kvpet.com has a generic form of viocase (sp?) I think they call it Biocase again (sp?). You could always try it and get your answer that way.
 
I'd lean to that or IBD but I am not a vet. Just seems that digestive issues are a really hard thing for vets to fix and long time breed owners may have some better ideas.
 
Good Luck.