[nagdu] tips and tricks for dealing with diarrhea

[Janice Toothman]

Hi Marsha,
I empathize with you.  Destiny has inflammatory bowel disease and 
frequently has diarrhea and loose stools.she regularly takes250 mg of 
metronidazoletwice a day which helps when she is having an acute 
crisis.  Otherwise, she takes budesonide 3 mg every other day for 
maintenance.  Maybe you can suggest to the vet some metronidazole to 
firm up Emma's stool.  Good luck.  I will keep you and Emma in my 
prayers and hope that you will find a solution soon and that Emma will 
be feeling better.
Janice


On 3/5/2012 12:49 PM, The Pawpower Pack wrote:
> Marsha,
> Would a toileting harness help you? You'd have to leave it on her with the bag, and I don't o if she'd let it alone.
>    EPI is just... unpleasant.
>
>
> Rox
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> On Mar 5, 2012, at 11:37 AM, "Marsha Drenth"<marsha.drenth at gmail.com>  wrote:
>
>> As most of you know Em has recently been diagnosed with EPI. She is once
>> again sick as she has not been put on meds for it. But my question how do
>> you all deal with diarrhea?
>>
>>
>>
>> Of course there is the giving the pups rice and chicken broth, I am not
>> asking for those sorts of tricks, but more how do you deal with it. For
>> example right now, Em is in her crate on my deck. I check on her every hour
>> or so, and if she has messed in her crate I will spray it out with water. I
>> will also spray her down. But for example tonight its suppose to be down in
>> the 20's and I can't leave her outside. Tonight I will get up and check on
>> her every few hours. I have even stayed up all night. I have a big crate for
>> her and a smallish crate. The small crate is easier to take apart and clean
>> out, the big one is very hard for me to handle by myself. If I feed her rice
>> and the chicken broth it doesn't immediately firm up the stool. So we will
>> have at least another 24 more hours of the diarrhea.
>>
>>
>>
>> *sigh* I love my pup to death, but I am so tired of cleaning up poop. So if
>> you all have any ideas, they would be much appreciated. When she has
>> diarrhea, I keep her in the crate, so that it doesn't create a bigger mess.
>> Do they have self cleaning crates? LOL just kidding
>>
>>
>>
>> Hoping you all will give some words of wisdom on how to clean up, deal with
>> the diarrhea.
>>
>>
>>
>> Marsha
>>
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