[nagdu] Benny's troubles

Tracy Carcione carcione at access.net
Thu Nov 11 15:19:38 UTC 2010


Hi Rox.
Yogurt, ay?  Ben would love that!  How much do you give her?  I wouldn't
want to add a case of the runs to Benny's troubles.
Tracy

>  tracy, my dog Mill'E has been on kefflex now for a week.  I try and give
> her yogurt every day before bed and I will begin giving her probiotic
> capsules after her course of Kefflex is done next week.  The reason I'm
> waiting is because I am reading a lot of conflicting info about the
> effectivness of probiotics given during a course of antibiotics.  I'm
> lucky because my dog doesn't seem to be negatively effected by the
> Kefflex at all.  Best of luck to you and I hope this clears up.
>
> Rox
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> On 11 Nov 2010, at 07:59 AM, "Tracy Carcione" <carcione at access.net> wrote:
>
>> About a month ago, Ben had a problem for a night where he had to go out
>> extra and pee a river or two.  The problem went away next day, then came
>> back last Thursday and Sunday.  Oddly enough, I was going away the next
>> day the first 2 times he had the problem, but he didn't seem stressed
>> about it.  Anyway, I took him to the vet, and she says that his urine is
>> not as concentrated as it should be, but he doesn't have a urinary tract
>> infection, so he either has a kidney infection, or he has kidney
>> disease.
>> So he has to take a course of antibiotics to see if it fixes the
>> problem,
>> which will be a bit hard to know, as it comes and goes.  But here's
>> hoping
>> it does fix the problem, and it's nothing more serious than an
>> infection.
>> Panic!  I always imagine the worst, but try to hope for the best.
>> Has anyone given probiotics to their dog after a course of antibiotics?
>> Was it helpful?
>> Has anyone had a similar problem to Ben's?
>> Oh, the vet says I will notice a change in Ben's demeanor when he starts
>> feeling better.  I have to laugh.  Ben is his usual Bubba self, waving
>> his
>> long tail and looking for things to sniff, or eat.
>> Tracy
>>
>>
>>
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