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Originally Posted by Bashy
The vet an i have come to the conclusion that its food and stress related Colitis.
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If you have already tried Diarsanyl Plus treatment, which whilst it was originally designed for the prevention of diarrhoea in foals and horses, works wonders in dogs to counteract intestinal damage caused by gut infections like campylobacter et al. 3cm of the chocolate flavour from the dosing syringe off a finger into the dogs mouth is easy + dogs love the flavour!
Campylobacter etc. can cause damage which results in a reduced rate of nutrient absorption resulting in diarrhoea so other kaolin, pectin and/or probiotics therapies can have very positive effects.
If you are using a natural probiotic yoghurt consider also sticking to one protein and making it
not chicken or beef as they both are heavily dosed with antibiotics resulting in antibiotic resistant bio-loads - lamb mince is ideal.
Feeding small meals every few hours and adding a tablespoonful of live yoghurt or kefir once or twice a day helps to promote gut flora. (Goldies absolutely love it....there again golden retrievers will usually eat anything they can get their teeth round
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It is also worth talking to your vet about the long-term use of a daily single low dose background antibiotic like ampicillin or amoxicillin which can help to overcome the gut damage caused by improving nutrient absorption.