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Old September 1st 03, 01:14 AM
Supergoof
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"Andrea" wrote ...
My little one yr old has had problems with constipation since he was at
least 6 months of age. Last week he started on a dose of Prednisone for

his
itchies. His skin has been feeling much better, he's a new dog. But

since
the Pred, his bowels are moving normally. He's no longer straining to go,
and they look normal (not rock hard, though definitely not soft). Is
Prednisone known to help constipation?? He vomitting most every day too,
which has also stopped completely. The vomitting we attributed to the
allergies since it always seemed worse when his skin discomfort was worse.
That being the case, I can see the vomitting problem improving so much,

but
not the constipation.

I was even beginning to wonder if his problems were not caused by

allergies,
but something else, but something that improved on Prednisone.


I wonder if your dog also has food allergies ... ? Murphy has inflammatory
bowel disease and has been on prednisone to settle things down in the past
(though her symptoms are usually vomiting and diarrhea).

You could try giving your little fella some vegetables with his regular dog
food to increase fibre. In the past our vet has also recommended adding a
little bran or breakfast biscuit to her food to increase the fibre.

Or you could try something like psyllium husk in the food to add fibre.

cheers
Rachel
(New Zealand)


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Old September 1st 03, 01:14 AM
Supergoof
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"Andrea" wrote ...
My little one yr old has had problems with constipation since he was at
least 6 months of age. Last week he started on a dose of Prednisone for

his
itchies. His skin has been feeling much better, he's a new dog. But

since
the Pred, his bowels are moving normally. He's no longer straining to go,
and they look normal (not rock hard, though definitely not soft). Is
Prednisone known to help constipation?? He vomitting most every day too,
which has also stopped completely. The vomitting we attributed to the
allergies since it always seemed worse when his skin discomfort was worse.
That being the case, I can see the vomitting problem improving so much,

but
not the constipation.

I was even beginning to wonder if his problems were not caused by

allergies,
but something else, but something that improved on Prednisone.


I wonder if your dog also has food allergies ... ? Murphy has inflammatory
bowel disease and has been on prednisone to settle things down in the past
(though her symptoms are usually vomiting and diarrhea).

You could try giving your little fella some vegetables with his regular dog
food to increase fibre. In the past our vet has also recommended adding a
little bran or breakfast biscuit to her food to increase the fibre.

Or you could try something like psyllium husk in the food to add fibre.

cheers
Rachel
(New Zealand)


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Old September 1st 03, 02:50 AM
Andrea
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He is on a hypo allergenic food and has been for a while. I had tried
giving him some veggies with his food several months ago, but the itchies
got worse, so I stopped them. I have never known Charlie to have diarrhea,
but from what I have heard of IBD, that is a common symptom so I am not sure
that would be his trouble....but who knows.

The vet had suggested giving him some canned pumpkin, which I did for a
while. But I have not thought of it recently for some reason! Once he is
off the Prednisone, I will probably have to give him something again

thanks for the ideas
Andrea

I wonder if your dog also has food allergies ... ? Murphy has inflammatory
bowel disease and has been on prednisone to settle things down in the past
(though her symptoms are usually vomiting and diarrhea).

You could try giving your little fella some vegetables with his regular

dog
food to increase fibre. In the past our vet has also recommended adding a
little bran or breakfast biscuit to her food to increase the fibre.

Or you could try something like psyllium husk in the food to add fibre.

cheers
Rachel
(New Zealand)




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Old September 1st 03, 02:50 AM
Andrea
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He is on a hypo allergenic food and has been for a while. I had tried
giving him some veggies with his food several months ago, but the itchies
got worse, so I stopped them. I have never known Charlie to have diarrhea,
but from what I have heard of IBD, that is a common symptom so I am not sure
that would be his trouble....but who knows.

The vet had suggested giving him some canned pumpkin, which I did for a
while. But I have not thought of it recently for some reason! Once he is
off the Prednisone, I will probably have to give him something again

thanks for the ideas
Andrea

I wonder if your dog also has food allergies ... ? Murphy has inflammatory
bowel disease and has been on prednisone to settle things down in the past
(though her symptoms are usually vomiting and diarrhea).

You could try giving your little fella some vegetables with his regular

dog
food to increase fibre. In the past our vet has also recommended adding a
little bran or breakfast biscuit to her food to increase the fibre.

Or you could try something like psyllium husk in the food to add fibre.

cheers
Rachel
(New Zealand)




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Old September 1st 03, 04:33 AM
Marshall Dermer
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In article ogers.com "Andrea" writes:
He is on a hypo allergenic food and has been for a while. I had tried
giving him some veggies with his food several months ago, but the itchies
got worse, so I stopped them.


Well, if your dog is eating kibble the easiest "solution" for this problem
is to hydrate the kibble. Take a day's supply, add plenty of water,
and let it sit in the refrigerator over night.

--Marshall


  #6  
Old September 1st 03, 04:33 AM
Marshall Dermer
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In article ogers.com "Andrea" writes:
He is on a hypo allergenic food and has been for a while. I had tried
giving him some veggies with his food several months ago, but the itchies
got worse, so I stopped them.


Well, if your dog is eating kibble the easiest "solution" for this problem
is to hydrate the kibble. Take a day's supply, add plenty of water,
and let it sit in the refrigerator over night.

--Marshall


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Old September 1st 03, 06:09 AM
Andrea
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He is a small Poodle. But don't tell him that, because he does not bark!

I feed him primarily dry food, but do give him a small amount of canned. I
also add a small amount of water to his dry. The reason for the canned and
the adding of water to his dry was as a recommendation from his vet. When
he was about 3 months, the vet detected a tiny amount of blood in his urine,
yet no signs of infection/crystals or any other problem. He repeated the
test a week later and said that his urine was extremely concentrated. It
appeared from that that he was dehydrated, yet he was eating and drinking
normally. The vet suggested adding canned food and adding water to his dry
food, to increase the moisture content of is diet. Later tests showed
everything fine, however I did notice the color of his urine getting darker
one time that I ran out of a hypo allergenic canned food. Since then, I
have never changed that routine incase that problem returned. I do not add
a lot of water, just enough to soften them a little.

I would have to double check the bag to be certain of whether there is
Citric Acid in it or not. I sure hope I have not been doing something
harmful!!

Andrea

"Sharon" wrote in message
...
Well, if your dog is eating kibble the easiest "solution" for this

problem
is to hydrate the kibble. Take a day's supply, add plenty of water,
and let it sit in the refrigerator over night.


Don't know the breed, but if this is a deep chested breed prone to bloat,
the dry food should absolutely not be moistened with water if one of the
ingredients is citric acid.

-Sharon




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Old September 1st 03, 06:09 AM
Andrea
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He is a small Poodle. But don't tell him that, because he does not bark!

I feed him primarily dry food, but do give him a small amount of canned. I
also add a small amount of water to his dry. The reason for the canned and
the adding of water to his dry was as a recommendation from his vet. When
he was about 3 months, the vet detected a tiny amount of blood in his urine,
yet no signs of infection/crystals or any other problem. He repeated the
test a week later and said that his urine was extremely concentrated. It
appeared from that that he was dehydrated, yet he was eating and drinking
normally. The vet suggested adding canned food and adding water to his dry
food, to increase the moisture content of is diet. Later tests showed
everything fine, however I did notice the color of his urine getting darker
one time that I ran out of a hypo allergenic canned food. Since then, I
have never changed that routine incase that problem returned. I do not add
a lot of water, just enough to soften them a little.

I would have to double check the bag to be certain of whether there is
Citric Acid in it or not. I sure hope I have not been doing something
harmful!!

Andrea

"Sharon" wrote in message
...
Well, if your dog is eating kibble the easiest "solution" for this

problem
is to hydrate the kibble. Take a day's supply, add plenty of water,
and let it sit in the refrigerator over night.


Don't know the breed, but if this is a deep chested breed prone to bloat,
the dry food should absolutely not be moistened with water if one of the
ingredients is citric acid.

-Sharon




  #9  
Old September 1st 03, 03:17 PM
Marshall Dermer
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In article .rogers.com "Andrea" writes:
He is a small Poodle. But don't tell him that, because he does not bark!

I would have to double check the bag to be certain of whether there is
Citric Acid in it or not. I sure hope I have not been doing something
harmful!!

Andrea


Bloat is a problem with large breeds. My dog (a Havanese), in veterinary
recommendation, has highly hydrated food so as to prevent the recurrence of
calcium oxalate uroliths.

--Marshall
  #10  
Old September 1st 03, 03:17 PM
Marshall Dermer
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In article .rogers.com "Andrea" writes:
He is a small Poodle. But don't tell him that, because he does not bark!

I would have to double check the bag to be certain of whether there is
Citric Acid in it or not. I sure hope I have not been doing something
harmful!!

Andrea


Bloat is a problem with large breeds. My dog (a Havanese), in veterinary
recommendation, has highly hydrated food so as to prevent the recurrence of
calcium oxalate uroliths.

--Marshall
 




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