Eric Vey wrote:
My vet is a fairly reasonable fellow (I think) and since I have "cured"
this dog of his constant diarrhea, and didn't have to do anything nutty
(well, is giving him glucosomine for his hips nutty?) to do it should I
even mention it when I take him in?

The reason I ask this is because some vets have "hot buttons" and for
some, diarrhea is it. They want to order up thousands of dollars of
tests . . . things we can't afford.


Yes, if he still had diarrhea, the vet would have reason to be concerned. But
if he's having healthy stools now, then he no longer has a problem.

And that diet he was on was horrible - could well have been the cause.

IMHO, there are much better foods (and in some cases, less expensive) than
Iam's. But if he's doing well on it, I wouldn't change his diet again right
now.

Glucosamine for his hips is a good thing, especially when he was so overweight.
But I would talk to the doctor about dosage, though.

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