Doodles with IBS ( Irritable Bowel Syndrome)

[Jacquie Yorke (DRC)]

Blake has bouts of irritable bowel syndrome...My vet told me that he sees it all the time with Doodles and that it seems to be a consistent problem with the breed.......Anyone else have this experience with their Doodle?

[Richard Crowe]

Holly has had some bouts of diarrhea which could be traced to two causes:

1. At times we overfed her as a puppy. This was when we were first getting used to her eating habits and needs.

2. At other times Holly has ingested some foreign material such as grass. As a young pup, she would want to pull up clumps of grass and eat them - soil and all. Her digestive system could not take that. Another thing that will cause Holly a bit of discomfort is if she consumes and entire Bullystick. We make sure that we let her chew on the Bullystick for a reasonable amount of time and then rplace it with something like a hoof or a nylabone which she cannot ingest.

[Jacquie Yorke (DRC)]

Yes...The bullysticks can cause problems....as well as the "Greenies"...Been there.....but the Nylabone edibles have worked out pretty well for Blake........For a treat, I highly recommend the Cadet Gourmet Dried Chicken Breasts......Oven Roasted, 100% chicken...They can be expensive if you buy them at a pet store or specialty store..The good news is that I actually found them at my local Shop-Rite grocery store for almost half the price......Target carries a similar company's version for less as well.

[Joannie]

We did have a problem with Barney and loose stools. We didn't worry about it too much, because he was bright and happy. When we took him in for his final set of shots, we mentioned it to the vet. She gave us a prescription for Tylosin and it cleared up immediately. I hate to admit it, but I was actually excited when he had a normal looking poop. He's been on it for 6 days, and it's all good. It might be that simple to fix.

[Jacquie Yorke (DRC)]

Hi Joannie...Same here with the Tylosin..It is used to treat colitis and IBS in dogs......I found this and wanted to share it with you. I'm so glad that Barney is doing better now....

HOW THIS MEDICATION IS USED

In small animals, tylosin is not used as an antibiotic at all but as an anti-inflammatory. Its chief use is for the treatment of colitis. Here, it is not used as an antibiotic to treat infection but instead as an anti-inflammatory to soothe the large intestine. While few formal studies have been performed to examine this non-antibacterial property of tylosin, it certainly seems to work in this regard.

[Joannie]

Not only that, it is also used to prevent tear stains with white dogs

[Jacquie Yorke (DRC)]

I saw that!....Works for me....

[Jeri]

Oh yes. Sam is restricted to Hill Science I/D otherwise he vomits. I have never had a dog with such a problem. But I love him.