Crohns Disease?

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by PowerHaus on 21 May 2007 - 02:05

Anyone know about Crohns disease in the German Shepherd? I have an aquaintance that says her puppy has crohns disease? I want her to get a second oppinion! I am not so sure it is crohns but maybe a filthy environment! I have been to her house and it is gross!

Vickie

by Shepherd Woman on 21 May 2007 - 02:05

Gross as in how? From the dogs, or humans?

by eichenluft on 21 May 2007 - 02:05

I have a friend who has this terrible disease - I never heard or knew that dogs could get it.

molly

by PowerHaus on 21 May 2007 - 03:05

Shepherd Woman,

email me privately.

Vickie

by GSDBrisko on 21 May 2007 - 04:05

I Have this disease, I have never heard of it in dogs tho. I have heard of dogs getting IBD/IBS. Crohn's is an Auto Immune disease. How is it gross? Loose stools? That could be cause by IBD/IBS, pancreatic problems and many other problems.

I Would get a second opinion.

Good Luck

Jessica Gainer

GSDBrisko@aol.com

by ronv11 on 22 May 2007 - 14:05

my dog had (Perianal Fistula) it might be what your dog has. German Shepherds are hit most by this disease. Ask your vet if this is what you dog has. There are whole web sites about this disease. MY dog had it for about 3 years before i put him down. We tried everything. I dont think there is any cure for it. They dont know why dogs get it, and it can be very costly to treat. I remeber we used a cream called pro topic ( did not really help) watched his diet ( no meat) and sit baths. I remeber my vet telling me that this perianal fistula is the same as Crohns Disease in hummans. sorry to hear your dog has this, Ron

by GSDBrisko on 05 June 2007 - 23:06

I always thought that PF was something to do with the anal glands and there was a surgery to take them out which can either cure/help PF? If i remember correctly there is some type of surgery tho, I thought i heard somethign when i worked at the vet office.

But if PF is the same as Crohn's in humans then a surgery wouldnt help because crohn's is a autoimmune disease so with that being said and assuming PF is an autoimmune disease (like crohn's)the fistulas would still come back after the surgery

by Blitzen on 05 June 2007 - 23:06

EPI maybe?

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