Have any of you experienced dealing with irritable bowel syndrome with your
chihuahuas?
Sabrina, my now 11 year old chi, has problems with this. Ever since we nearly
lost her to the dog food recall several years ago, she was left with seizures
and IBS. I become very stressed dealing with all of this. She has to be
syringe fed every 4-5 hours, administered phenobarbital 2X a day, and if she
has seizures, it turns into several hours of her odd behavior afterwards, since
I have to dose her with Diazapam to stop the seizures. The IBS sneaks up on us
at any time. It takes several days of dosing her with Cerenia and Reglan to
try and stop the runny bowels and vomiting.
I guess it is a good thing I love her so much, because I am not sure how many
others would be able to deal with all of this. We have had so many emergency
visits to the vets, that we joke and call her Visa! But it really is not
funny. I have NEVER in all my life had a dog as complicated as this one.
Right now, I try to control the IBS with prescription food (Hills ID), and use
the meds if necessary.
Any other suggestions are much appreciated.
Sabrina is truly my "ball and chain", but I love her with all my heart.
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