Re: [pyrnet] Malabsorption problems (was Getting a Pyr to Eat)

["Chrissy McConnell" <chrissy_mcconnell@hotmail.com>]

Thanks Barb.  No, she's just started a slight case of soft stool.  Of course 
they're not getting as much bone as they were with the beef since we still 
need to find a butcher but she's eating chicken with the bones so the soft 
has me concerned.

I'm taking a sample in tomorrow and getting some Droncit.

Chrissy


>Chrissy, my Vet and I talked about testing for malabsorption
>problems with Bo, when he was so skinny. But then he was not a
>big eater, either. There are tests for it, but you'll have to ask
>your Vet. What my Vet did do, wa take a fresh piece of his stool,
>and put a bit of x-ray film in it. Whatever it did, or did not do
>to the film, showed that his problem was not malabsorption. I
>guess if there had been a different reaction with the film, she
>would have tested further. I'd try the Droncit first though. I've
>had dogs with tapes, and they are ravenous all the time and can't
>keep weight on. If the Droncit does nothing, then test further.
>Are Kayla's stools normal?
>
>Barb Bowes
>Bo & Chelsea (Pyrs), Flopsy (Pyr Shep) & Machin (Doxie)
>The more people I meet, the more I like my dog!
>bamb@monmouth.com

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