Daisysmom Posted December 12, 2002 Share Posted December 12, 2002 My 3-year old lab still likes to eat socks and any other thing she can find. But, it seems that the older she gets, the more problems she has with her bowels. She seems to get into a cycle where she will eat something and then it irritates her bowels and she gets bloody stools and real problems. She almost died from this until the vet could find the proper meds. She is on EN food all the time and we sprinkle it with Prozyme and when she starts again, we give her sulfasalazine and endosorb for the diarrhea. We have tried many things the sulfasalazine is the best so far, but the periods that she is sick seem to be getting more frequent. We have another dog, and she tends to eat the BMs from that dog too, which add to her problems. We have put so much money into her and have thought about giving her up because of it, but love her too much. Other than that, she is a wonderful, typical lab. Has anyone had a similar problem with their lab? If so what works for you? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Anonymous Posted December 13, 2002 Share Posted December 13, 2002 Labs are known for their chewing and high energy... Most of the time if not given an outlet for their energy you will find more "problems" with their chewing and 'destroying'.. They are landscape architects, home designers, and fashion designers as well. They require a good amount of outdoor activity ie. walking, running, playing... Most reach maturity at the age of 2..some are slower... Does your dog have her own toys?( bones, balls, and etc) Does she know that socks, Tupperware, kids toys, and etc. are "off limits"? I trained this with a leave it command or you can use a simple NO.. It does take awhile.. Have you tried cleaning up the waste in the yard before your lab can get to it? What exactly did the vet say the bloody stools came from? Does she have a blockage of any sort? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Anonymous Posted December 13, 2002 Share Posted December 13, 2002 There are A LOT of causes of chronic diarrhea. So many that I am sure I will miss a number of them in the following list, but here goes: malabsorptive diseases (anything causing an inability to absorb food, such as wheat gluten sensitivity or plasmacytic-lymphocytic enteritis), maldigestion syndromes such as pancreatic insufficiency, inflammatory bowel disease, intestinal parasites (protozoans, worms, coccidia), fungal infections (rarely), damage to vital organs such as the liver or kidney leading to secondary diarrhea problems, diabetes mellitus, hypoadrenocorticism, small intestinal bacterial overgrowth, cancer, ulcers, bacterial enteritis or colitis, cecal inversion and irritable bowel syndromes. Here is something I ran acroos too... Might help might not.. :wink: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daisysmom Posted December 13, 2002 Author Share Posted December 13, 2002 We have had her checked for many things. She has had blood work done and my vet really can't pinpoint it. Daisy will obey the "drop" command. The problem is when we don't see her eating the objects. We try to clean the yard, the problems is when they are out together and in cold weather. Thanks :D for your response. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Anonymous Posted December 13, 2002 Share Posted December 13, 2002 Daisy have they tested her for Giardia? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daisysmom Posted December 13, 2002 Author Share Posted December 13, 2002 Yes, she was tested for Giardia, because I had someone else ask me about that and did check with our vet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Anonymous Posted December 13, 2002 Share Posted December 13, 2002 Did she have and get treated or not have it? Another thing worth mentioning to the vet would be Intussusception of the intestines.. I am trying to give you things to ask the vet. Seeing as how he is stuck maybe throwing some ideas at him may help.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daisysmom Posted December 14, 2002 Author Share Posted December 14, 2002 Daisy did not have Giardia, but it was one of the things our vet checked for in her blood sample. I will mention the other things. I really appreciate your suggestions. Thanks :angel: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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