[Dailydrool] Suggestions for Hemorrhagic gastroenteritis

[Laurie A Diehl]

Hi Carol,
Lance is very tired, but very hungry. We're doing small meals of i/d right 
now, with metrodianozole and pepcid. Lance eats his food well most days. He 
doesn't usually inhale it, but certainly doesn't dally. Last night to help 
his small meal last longer I put the i/d in a kong. He loved that. The vet 
said once a dog has had a bout with HGE, which Lance had about 4 years ago, 
they are likely to have a recurrence. In the past I've been able to stave 
off full blown problems by keeping the metrodianozole on hand for upset 
tummies that wouldn't get better with the pepto. It looks like most people 
are suggesting the Pepcid as a daily regimen.
I'm still looking for alternative ideas if anyone has experience with the 
HGE.
Thanks,
Lance and Laure in Kalamazoo 


"> Date: Wed, 07 May 2008 11:03:08 -0400
> From: Carol MacLeod <macleod at tcnj.edu>
> Subject: [Dailydrool] Lance is home
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> We are glad Lance is home and we have been though this with Honey - the 
> emergency vet could not tell us what causes it....stress..... Honey had 
> two episodes in 6 months, the last one was when we were away and got a 
> call from my daughter...she was watching Honey at home.....Our vet did a 
> blood test for food allergies....and that came out positive.......we 
> giver her pepcid every day and California Natural...she will go with us 
> on vacation.....I feed her rice with every meal.   It has been 5 months 
> now and she has gained 8 lbs.   The blood test ran $200 and it was well 
> worth it, but I watch her and pray it does not happen again.....Keep us 
> informed on Lance....Honey always ate her food real slow like a 
> lady....How did Lance eat his food?
> Carol Honey & Leroy"