anyone had a dog with colitis?

Question

my 18 month old dog has colitis,she has been to the vets numerous times,injections ,tablets,special food but it still keeps coming back...anyone got a dog with this and got any advice

thanks JR thats a sensible answer.......

Answer 1

My Collie has Colitis.There are different forms of Colitis..........my dog has dietry Colitis. ANY canned dog food will result in a bad bout of Colitis, so I cook fresh for him. I was lead to believe that a bland diet of Chicken/rice would be suitable for him,NOT so!Contrary to ALL that is said he has a diet of Turkey,Heart,a small amount of Ox liver,white fish . NO mixer,this also results in a bout of Colitis! So, I was searching the Internet, and found an article on dogs and Colitis,written by a vet. In it, he stated,when your dog suffers diarrhea/Colitis, add some mashed potato with their dinner,NOT fresh potato but packet potato. It MUST be dried potato,with NO added milk/butter.It worked!!!! My dog now has his meat,with a portion of packet mash,and veggies........................NO Colitis!!!!! Apart from his dinner, he has some doggie biscuits which agree with him. Occasionally I try a small amount of different foods,but usually it results in the Colitis returning.Some dogs with Colitis are more complicated than mine.Depends entirely what is causing the problem.I do know that CANNED food is not good for my dog,and believe me, I tried them all,even the so called "special" food, without success. My dogs diet goes against all that the vets told me,but I can asure you, he is happy,healthy,and full of energy. he has regular checks at the vets,no problems! What worked for my dog, may not necessarily work for others, but I do wish you luck in with resolving your dogs Colitis.

Answer 2

Colitis doesn't go away. The dog needs to be on a special diet for the rest of its life. Find a holistic dog food. You need a food with no corn, no wheat and chicken or turkey as the protein base (unless you find she can't tolerate poultry). There are venison, duck, & fish formula's for dogs with allergies available.
You can give a dog generic immodium for the diahhrea(sp) but sorting out her diet is most important. She probably needs a anti-inflammatory pill on a daily basis as well - same as humans. If your vet isn't giving you the advice & help you need - phone around and find one with some expertise in this field.

Answer 3

well I have colitis and it isn't easy on the system and it takes time to go into remission; all of these changes can actually make it worse; I do better when I am on folic acid ; some dog foods have this in it ; check for a good dog food quality with folic acid in it and give the dog sometime to get back in check; there is no cure for dog nor human colitis; back to basics may help him get back in check ; check out Paul Newman's natural dog food and see if that contains folic acid in it ? watch out for dog treats; fresh water ; clean bowls with detergent etc so they have clean environment; it is a chronic condition that comes and goes; no cure but best case senario is to try to keep it in remission. By injections, steriods?? is that what your pet has been getting ; it is a slow process ; be patient ; when they find a cure , both of us will feel better. I take sulfasalazine ?? I don't know if they prescribe that for dogs?? try the folic acid/folate and see if they assists in any benefit; in the human population , we don't get enough and they supplement our bread and cereals with it now (b family vitamin)

Answer 4

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The new puppy is certainly one of the most adorable and cuddly creatures that has ever been created. It is the most natural thing in the world to shower it with love and affection. However, at the same time it is important to realize that if you want to have a well trained adult dog, you need to begin the training process right away. The dog, like its related ancestor, the wolf, is a pack animal. One of the features of a pack is that it has a single dominant leader. Your new puppy is going to want that leader to be you, but if you do not assume that role from the very beginning, the puppy’s instincts will push him to become the leader.

The most important thing to remember about training the puppy during its first six months of life is that it must see you as the leader of the family pack. The essential thing is gaining the trust and the respect of the puppy from the beginning. You will not do this by allowing the puppy to do whatever it wants to do whenever it wants to do it. On the other hand, a certain amount of patience is required. Most people err in their early training by going to extremes one way or the other. Although you need to begin the basic training process at once, you can not expect your dog to do too much at first. Basic obedience training is fine and should include simple commands like sit, stay, and come. Remember that trying to teach the dog advanced obedience techniques when it is a puppy is much like trying to teach a five year old child algebra.

It is also important to restrain from cruel or abusive treatment of the puppy. You can not beat obedience into your dog, and it certainly is not going to engender feeling of respect and trust. House breaking is an area where this usually becomes a problem because of the anger that is triggered when the puppy fails and creates a mess inside the home. Although this issue must be addressed without anger, it most be addressed. If you allow the puppy to eliminate inside the house, it will continue to do so as an adult dog. The same thing is true of other destructive or dangerous behavior such as chewing and biting. Do not expect the puppy to grow out of it. You are going to need to train the puppy out of it, but you should do so firmly but with a sense of play and fun using positive reinforcement and lots of love and praise for good behavior.

Answer 5

You may have to try different kinds of food, hit and miss. But sure to watch what kind of treats you are giving your dog. Rawhide treats are the worst. I had a dog with colitis once. Whenever she had an attack, I would feed her rice and boiled chicken. Good luck....

Answer 6

No my God, and I am so sorry to hear that! I've had colitis until I had an operation. It's horrible. Poor thing.

Answer 7

Hi...my 6 mth old lab had colitis three weeks ago... although he has always had a dodgy tummy!! He had anti-biotics and pain killers for 2 weeks... but I have taken him off all wheat and he only eats tinned meat ... I give him carrots and apples for crunchiness in his diet. He has treats = but crunchy rawhids and james wellbeloved biscuits... Good Luck!!

Answer 8

My mums Westie has this problem, it's hard to control, she is also on special dry food and prescription tinned meat, she doesn't like it though and foods like chicken set her off and that's her favourite food. Wish I could be of more help, but most of the foods my mum has tried many of them being dried foods, don't work or make her worse, it's trying to find a balance of the right kind of food that will work for your dog.

Answer 9

I don't have one either, but know about nutrition. A good probiotic will help him, it will help balance the good and bad bacteria in his system.

See what happens when you have too much bad bacteria in your intestines is, the little hairs on your intestines lay flat and can't either pick up the nutrients that are flowing through it and makes the intestines more "slippery" and stuff just goes through, if you know what I mean and obviously you do!

I market a good probiotic and if you're interested you may email me.

Good luck, that can't be fun.
Suzanne

Answer 10

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