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My little man Caesar was recently diagnosed with IBD, or at least, they assume it is. Can't confirm the diagnosis without abiopsy and won't administer meds without confirmation, so I decided I'm was going to try to treat this with a change in diet, slippery elm bark and probiotics. For the last two weeks it has been going fantastic, his energy levels are up, he's hungry, and his symptoms, which were vomiting and weight loss had started to go away. Today he vomited 3 times, so I took him to the vet who thought I should do the biopsy, but from what I've researched, vets don't appear to have all the knowledge when it comes to IBD. She wanted him on a hills I/d dry food diet, which I tried but I realized that was the root of his problem. When I put him on an all wet food diet, Ziwipeak, he got better over night. Before that he had been weak, couldn't jump onto the couch and lethargic but now he's running and jumping all over the place.
Aside from the vomiting today, nothing has changed, he's hungry, active, alert and cuddly, so I decided to put the biopsy on hold again. I just hope I'm making the right decision... He received subcutaneous IV at the vets, and I have been feeding him a teaspoon of food every hour, and so far no vomiting, just a little tired, probably because he is underfed at the moment. I gave him some slippery elm too, which he's been getting for the last two weeks as well. Any other suggestions/pep talks?
Maddie
Aside from the vomiting today, nothing has changed, he's hungry, active, alert and cuddly, so I decided to put the biopsy on hold again. I just hope I'm making the right decision... He received subcutaneous IV at the vets, and I have been feeding him a teaspoon of food every hour, and so far no vomiting, just a little tired, probably because he is underfed at the moment. I gave him some slippery elm too, which he's been getting for the last two weeks as well. Any other suggestions/pep talks?
Maddie