Need Help For St Bernard W Chronic Diarrhea
I have a 3 1/2 month St. Bernard, she currently weighs 41lbs. My concern is that she has diarrhea quite a lot. Approximately 90% of her stools are soft enough to consider diarrhea. She also had ringworm, which I am treating her for, and thought perhaps it is the medication that is causing this, to "flush her out ". Does anyone know how long this typically lasts?. On the medication, it says it should NOT cause diarrhea... I am currently feeding her Blue Buffalo dry food. I have also tried the RAW diet, but nothing seems to work. Currently I am giving her just rice, and boiled chicken / beef. I also tried pumpkin, with no benefit... Any help would be appreciated....
St Albert, Ab Canada
09/06/2011
I don't know if this is something going around as 3 dogs in this household in Alberta have had diarhea in the last month.
I use Slippery Elm bark powder and this seems to clear it up pretty well. It is NOT toxic and the more I read about drugs fed to dogs, they are anything but safe. At this time, I would not give ANY drugs of any kind. Antibiotics destroy the immune system as do steroids, and from I've seen half the time the side effects are as bad if not worse than the condition they treat. GO NATURAL if you can!
Slippery Elm is great stuff for humans too!
Orangeville, Ontario Canada
01/27/2012
I have purchased all the ingredients to help my german shepherd overcome her continual loose poop. I am cooking boneless chicken breast, a can of pure pumpkin mash and white rice. It is simmering as I write this. I have spoken to many people who have also said a bit of pumpkin should help. I am wondering if she is allergic to something in dog kibble, like wheat or soy or gluten. I'll let you know if her runny poops don't stop. She has been to the vet, no parasites or bacteria was present in her poop sample. I have also taken her off any rawhide chews which she is really pissed off about as she is addicted to them. I bought a deer antler for her to chew, she is not really interested in it at all as well as a nylabone, again not interested in it. I do give her the odd big huge raw beefbone from the butcher, now, that she really loves. If I don't give her something to chew on then she goes outside and finds stuff, like wood or poop or solar lights etc.. If the beef bone is the culprit then I give up, and will have to live with the runny poops.
Jersey
04/21/2018
Rescued a St Bernard with chronic diarrhea. Went to many vets for years who prescribed metronidazole and all other drugs and had him on all different diets for food allergies. Spent THOUSANDS on anything and every test available. When he was 9 yo I ran out of his special order food and had to settle for the grocery store food which is in the refrigerated section (not an ad so you u figure it out). For the 1st time in his life he had normal poops! I cannot believe this food was right in front of my face the whole time. He stayed on that food for another 2 years with no problems and NO DIARRHEA! He passed, but his last 2 years were the best!
I hope this helps someone the way it helped me & Chester!
