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Olesia711
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Post by Olesia711 » 09 Jul 2020, 22:43

Hi and yes, not every dog responds positively to the SLippery ELm..... for some it will trigger loose stools in which case you need to stop it.

The fact that you are now seeing "yellow whitish green color and it’s very soft." poo in Nati's stools......, i would stop the SLippery Elm (for now) although that being said, usually green/yellowish poo is a sign of too quick of a transit time, and either corrects itself with something like SLippery Elm, pre+probiotics or antibiotics.... so i am not 100% sure that this is caused from the Slippery Elm... it could be SID and that the SLippery ELm is not addressing it, cause usually an adverse reaction to SLippery Elm is just loose stools. The fact that Nati was on the Metro for 8 days may very well be why the stools started looking good, but if it was stopped after 8 days, THAT might be why you are seeing the yellowish/green stools.... my guess (but i could be wrong) is that it is not the slippery Elm but rather SID that has not yet gotten under real good control before the antibiotic was stopped.

But just to err on the side of caution, stop the slippery elm (for now) ... to see if that corrects the issue. If not, then you will need to try an address it at which point, you can either try some other pre+probiotics ... or..... ask the vet if you can try Tylosin Tartrate antibiotic. ( i personally would opt for the Tylosin Tartrate antibiotic except for the fact that it sounds like you were seeing a positive results from the Metro, but it may have been stopped too soon.).
Olesia, was owned by Izzy, a 35lb Spanish Water Dog (SWD), Diagnosed at 1.5 years old - TLI results 1.. Izzy passed away on February 13, 2020 at 15 years old. She lived with EPI for 13+1/2 years. It was because of Izzy that Epi4Dogs was started... she was the inspiration. May her legacy of helping others with EPI continue for as long as needed.........

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Re: NOTIFICATION OF REPLY TO YOUR POST

Post by Olesia711 » 09 Jul 2020, 23:05

Oh... the Victor food (purple bag, yes?) may (or may not) work well... the fiber content is good BUT..... the 2nd and 3rd ingredient is grain:
Beef Meal, Grain Sorghum, Whole Grain Millet, Chicken Fat (preserved with mixed Tocopherols), Blood Meal, Chicken Meal, Pork M ... but it does have a lot of decent other ingredients in it..... so the best i can say is to try it and see what happens.
Olesia, was owned by Izzy, a 35lb Spanish Water Dog (SWD), Diagnosed at 1.5 years old - TLI results 1.. Izzy passed away on February 13, 2020 at 15 years old. She lived with EPI for 13+1/2 years. It was because of Izzy that Epi4Dogs was started... she was the inspiration. May her legacy of helping others with EPI continue for as long as needed.........

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