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Whiskey is just shy of 7 months old, and has been home for 3 months now (how time flies) but we've been having issues with his stool consistency this whole time.
Warning, long post..
I am not proud of where I got Whiskey from, he was a pet shop puppy, who I later found out, after much digging and research on his "passport", was a puppy mill puppy. However, you have to understand, in my country, there are no breeders of Spoos, heck I am surprised when I meet one on a walk, they are that rare. Also, I did do my research, tried to do all the puppy testing before I bought him. Asked all the questions about his background, and was told he is from a reputable, ethical, trustable overseas breeder who had health tested parents (hips). At his first vet visit, I was told he has a full tail, but it was so short. We did an X-ray, he had 2 kinks in his tail, probably genetic but the good news was his hips looked great.
The only problem was, since he came home, he had been having cow patty type stools, runny stools, mucous-y stools on and off. He would have a few days of good poo, then a few that were terrible, always a large dollop even for his size. Our vet gave him 2 rounds of antibiotics in case it was giardia or some other parasite. It didn't work. I changed his food from kibble to home-cooked, that worked for a while, his poops were waaaay less and less runny. Then it started up again. We changed him over to raw because Bailey was doing so well on it. It worked for a while too, after the initial few days. He even had those smaller poops that raw fed dogs were having, for a day or two. Then the diarrhea returned again. Went to the vet, got another round of antibiotics and all that.
2 weeks ago, he was diagnosed to have suspected pancreatitis based on some bloodwork. But even after the supplements and the special food, the diarrhea still has not cleared.
Last night, we went in again because he stools were still soft and runny despite taking anti-diarrheal pills morning and night for 5 days. We are told that it could be EPI (Exocrine Pancreatic Insufficiency?), bloodwork was done and results will only be out in a week's time.
His nutritionist (we are on a subscribed raw diet with very good support from their team) thinks that it's an internal parasite more than pancreatitis and asked us to get a second opinion from a vet that approves of the raw diet (their raw diet specifically). They also told us to stop the monthly dewormers.
Has anyone experienced chronic diarrhea in a spoo before?
Should we go for the second opinion? Or should we wait for the blood test results?
Warning, long post..
I am not proud of where I got Whiskey from, he was a pet shop puppy, who I later found out, after much digging and research on his "passport", was a puppy mill puppy. However, you have to understand, in my country, there are no breeders of Spoos, heck I am surprised when I meet one on a walk, they are that rare. Also, I did do my research, tried to do all the puppy testing before I bought him. Asked all the questions about his background, and was told he is from a reputable, ethical, trustable overseas breeder who had health tested parents (hips). At his first vet visit, I was told he has a full tail, but it was so short. We did an X-ray, he had 2 kinks in his tail, probably genetic but the good news was his hips looked great.
The only problem was, since he came home, he had been having cow patty type stools, runny stools, mucous-y stools on and off. He would have a few days of good poo, then a few that were terrible, always a large dollop even for his size. Our vet gave him 2 rounds of antibiotics in case it was giardia or some other parasite. It didn't work. I changed his food from kibble to home-cooked, that worked for a while, his poops were waaaay less and less runny. Then it started up again. We changed him over to raw because Bailey was doing so well on it. It worked for a while too, after the initial few days. He even had those smaller poops that raw fed dogs were having, for a day or two. Then the diarrhea returned again. Went to the vet, got another round of antibiotics and all that.
2 weeks ago, he was diagnosed to have suspected pancreatitis based on some bloodwork. But even after the supplements and the special food, the diarrhea still has not cleared.
Last night, we went in again because he stools were still soft and runny despite taking anti-diarrheal pills morning and night for 5 days. We are told that it could be EPI (Exocrine Pancreatic Insufficiency?), bloodwork was done and results will only be out in a week's time.
His nutritionist (we are on a subscribed raw diet with very good support from their team) thinks that it's an internal parasite more than pancreatitis and asked us to get a second opinion from a vet that approves of the raw diet (their raw diet specifically). They also told us to stop the monthly dewormers.
Has anyone experienced chronic diarrhea in a spoo before?
Should we go for the second opinion? Or should we wait for the blood test results?