Re: IBD and metronidazole

2007-05-28 Thread Susan Hoffman
It's early and I may have missed something but WHY does the vet think IBD? Gloria Lane <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: For diarrhea, generally my regular vets approach is to start with Flagyl and high-fiber food. Gloria On Sep 17, 2006, at 7:07 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

Re: IBD and metronidazole

2007-05-28 Thread Gloria Lane
For diarrhea, generally my regular vets approach is to start with Flagyl and high-fiber food. Gloria On Sep 17, 2006, at 7:07 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: oy vey, diagnosis is invasive, generally, and thus Lucy never has had a proper one. To actually diagnose, they need to do an endosca

Re: IBD and metronidazole

2006-09-17 Thread Lernermichelle
oy vey, diagnosis is invasive, generally, and thus Lucy never has had a proper one. To actually diagnose, they need to do an endoscapy, and sometimes they can not definitively diagnose that way either and so need to biopsy a full section of the intestine, which means surgery.  What I did wit

Re: IBD and metronidazole

2006-09-17 Thread FORGETMENOTPETS
How is IBD diagnosed? Blood Work? I have a new rescue I am thinking he might have it but then again he is declawed has litterbox issues and is scared of his own shadow,   Thanks Karen

Re: IBD and metronidazole

2006-09-17 Thread Lernermichelle
I have tried adding more fiber in the past and it seemed to make it worse. I think it you overdo fiber it actually makes stool looser. Michelle   In a message dated 9/17/2006 7:14:27 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: It did with Mai Mai for a while.  The increased fiber

Re: IBD and metronidazole

2006-09-17 Thread Kelley Saveika
- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Sent: Sunday, September 17, 2006 5:15 PM Subject: IBD and metronidazole   another question-- I was doing some more research on IBD (basically re-reading, since I think I have researched it so much I have found everything out there) and w

Re: IBD and metronidazole

2006-09-17 Thread Marylyn
man.  St. Francis - Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Sent: Sunday, September 17, 2006 5:15 PM Subject: IBD and metronidazole another question-- I was doing some more research on IBD (basically re-re

IBD and metronidazole

2006-09-17 Thread Lernermichelle
another question-- I was doing some more research on IBD (basically re-reading, since I think I have researched it so much I have found everything out there) and was reminded that metronidazole (flagyl) can be helpful with large intestine IBD and colitis. I originally had not thought it helpe