Irritable Bowel Syndrome in Dogs

dturm wrote:

I too would recommend not to do too much switching of foods. Without a vomiting component to the symptoms, stick with the limited ingredient foods without frequent changes unless symptoms recur.

Probiotics would be the only thing I would add to the mix. There are dog specific products, but human variety or an active culture yogurt would be reasonable.

Doug

Dr. Doug, the only consistent symptom he's had is the vomiting for extended periods. And he's only had maybe 4 episodes since last June. Then when I started reading about IBS, poor coat quality was mentioned, which he's had since last summer.

Again, we're just treating the symptoms. I'm simply not willing to put him through invasive, stressful tests, only to be told that what's going on is terminal. He gets to enjoy life and live it on his terms.

For a treat in his Kong in the morning he's getting nonfat, plain Greek yogurt. I figured (and the vet agreed) that it won't hurt him, and could help with the good stuff in his gut.

Thanks so much for everyone's input. I really appreciate it.