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Some Background: I adopted a six year old(ish) Coonhound (Holly) around 3 mo ago. Everything settled in// adjusted well. She had an emergency pyometra (knock on wood everything went well) in November and recovered well from it. The medicine for her recovery stopped 1 week post-op. Literally the day we removed her cone( 2 weeks post-op), she began to have diarrhea. It has been a month of varying forms of diarrhea//loose stool//mucus. I have visited an established vet, but there has been no luck. Vet checked her palpated her stomach and took blood, but found nothing. Behavior (eating, walking, sleeping, etc.) has remained the same since I have adopted her.
Food: I originally fed her Blue Buffalo Life Protection for about a month and a half. Started to transition her to Kirkland dog food, which went well for about two weeks. Holly then began to have diarrhea. I also provide wet food every now and then as I am trying to put more weight on her. I have tried a fast, chicken//rice diet//removing the kibble// removing the wet food// hills ID digestive wet food// Purina probiotics. Nothing seems to consistently change the stool at all.
After about two weeks(trying different methods listed above), the vet prescribed Metronidazole. This stopped Holly’s diarrhea for about a week. I am now giving Holly fiber and probiotics. This firms up her stool a-little, but quickly turns back to diarrhea//loose stool. Mucus is still present.
My last thought is possibly the food that she is eating, but there seemed to be some time when she was doing fine from her kibble. I realize stress//change can cause diarrhea, but cannot see the different signs. Maybe post-surgery stress? Holly gets adequate exercise and, before diarrhea, had a good daily routine. I was wondering if anyone has had experience with this. Any information is extremely appreciated. Thank you.
Rough Timeline:
Oct - Nov: Blue Life Protection for 1 month (Chicken)
Nov 3.5-weeks(ish): Kirkland (With Grain, Chicken)
Dec 10 First case of diarrhea:
Dec 10 - 16: Tried fast//chicken rice
Dec 16: Started ID for One Week no change (provided from vet to try)
Probiotics from Dec 16 till now
Dec 23: Started antibiotics//Back to kirkland
Worked for 5 days(Antibiotics) + 2 (off) until DEC 30.
On Dec 30, Holly got scared by an off-leash dog that chased after her(she was on -leash). Knock on wood, everything was fine, but Holly was shaken up. The next stool was diarrhea.
Dec 30: Started Fiber//Probiotics still in use//Kirkland still in use
Food: I originally fed her Blue Buffalo Life Protection for about a month and a half. Started to transition her to Kirkland dog food, which went well for about two weeks. Holly then began to have diarrhea. I also provide wet food every now and then as I am trying to put more weight on her. I have tried a fast, chicken//rice diet//removing the kibble// removing the wet food// hills ID digestive wet food// Purina probiotics. Nothing seems to consistently change the stool at all.
After about two weeks(trying different methods listed above), the vet prescribed Metronidazole. This stopped Holly’s diarrhea for about a week. I am now giving Holly fiber and probiotics. This firms up her stool a-little, but quickly turns back to diarrhea//loose stool. Mucus is still present.
My last thought is possibly the food that she is eating, but there seemed to be some time when she was doing fine from her kibble. I realize stress//change can cause diarrhea, but cannot see the different signs. Maybe post-surgery stress? Holly gets adequate exercise and, before diarrhea, had a good daily routine. I was wondering if anyone has had experience with this. Any information is extremely appreciated. Thank you.
Rough Timeline:
Oct - Nov: Blue Life Protection for 1 month (Chicken)
Nov 3.5-weeks(ish): Kirkland (With Grain, Chicken)
Dec 10 First case of diarrhea:
Dec 10 - 16: Tried fast//chicken rice
Dec 16: Started ID for One Week no change (provided from vet to try)
Probiotics from Dec 16 till now
Dec 23: Started antibiotics//Back to kirkland
Worked for 5 days(Antibiotics) + 2 (off) until DEC 30.
On Dec 30, Holly got scared by an off-leash dog that chased after her(she was on -leash). Knock on wood, everything was fine, but Holly was shaken up. The next stool was diarrhea.
Dec 30: Started Fiber//Probiotics still in use//Kirkland still in use