Dog Health Problems: More on Colitis in Mini Schnauzer

IdeaMan21 | April 5th, 2009

Do you know what she is feeding this dog? High fiber, high grain, high starch diets are the enemy of a carnivore’s short digestive tract and processed foods will only continue to cause inflammation, irritation and spasming. **I knew that she has just switched to a grain-free kibble, for I also suggested to her that the diet might be a culprit.

Grain-free is still high starch, high fiber so that’s contraindicated
for any kind of digestive issue…IBD, colitis, etc. Sometimes processed foods do make it *look* like there has been healing because they absorb moisture in the intestines, producing firmer stools. In reality they continue to irritate and inflame so actual healing cannot take place.

Being she has been using Tylan for many months, that makes the addition of probiotics even more important. Prolonged use of antibiotics kill the good bacteria.

Golder Retriever

I had a Golden Retriever with the same issue. I used tylan as well, but I also changed her food to a duck and sweet potato formula. Within days her stools got better so I stopped the tylan, within 6 weeks I had her producing normal stool.

It has been almost 1.5 yrs now since she has had any recurrence. When we travel to shows, I just add tylan to her food in case the stress of the trip or the enviroment causes an issue. Works for
me!

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