Overwhelmed and don't know what to expect- just started Prednisone on Charlie – Page 5

Todd

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Deb,

As far as food, did you switch back to kibble or were you still feeding the ground turkey, etc. Going back to kibble kept reverting back to the diarrhea.

As far as the veg, I asked the following:

“I found the original attachment you sent regarding the liver cleanse diet which says also good for irritable bowel. Is that the listing of veg that I should stick with?”

Her response: ” YES – zucchini, carrots, spinach, chick peas, green beans.”

I also asked: ” Can I use those particular spices/herbs (garlic, parsley, salt, pepper) or keep it plain?”

Her answer: ” Some pets don’t like it plain –so use your own judgement – aromatic Italian herbs usually stimulate appetite (basil, oregano) ”

I also asked: “As for rice, just plain old white long grain rice or something else?” Her response ” YES”

I asked: “As far as the white fish. Is there a certain type of white fish I should pick?”

Her response: ” Cod, tilapia, mahi mahi”

I asked: ” Cooked how?”

Her response: “Steamed, baked or sautéed in olive oil”

She originally sent me this prior to the questions above: “For dogs with a damaged bowel mucosa, bowel ulceration, and true “leaky gut” syndrome, many food antigens will be reactive to the bowel surface. The gut must be treated symptomatically to heal before it can start to tolerate foods again. Therapies can include drugs and nutraceuticals such as metronidazole (Flagyl), tylocin powder (Tylan), budesonide (Enterocort), bentonite clay (Rx Clay), prebiotics (spirulina) and probiotics (Rx Nutrigest, Rx Biotic, FortiFlora, or others), slippery elm powder and digestive support. A bland diet should be fed with compatible foods such as cooked white-colored fish and rice, lamb and rice, or turkey and rice, plus steamed vegetables and cooked eggs.”

The chick peas (also known as garbanzo beans) come in a can. Rinse them off in a strainer. I steam them in the microwave till they are soft. When I first made the food I left the beans whole. Now I mash them up in a bowl. For the carrots, I chop them up sort of fine in a food processor and steam them. I did this since when the pieces were bigger I saw they just ended up in the poop and figure then they don’t get digested so figure finer is better. I cut the zucchini small and in the microwave steam bag I add a bunch of oregano, little salt and pepper and steam. I buy baby spinach in a microwavable bag and steam that and chop it up.

I only used the olive oil when sautéing the fish or on the skin of the turkey breast when I made that last. The skin gets discarded after cooing. Only tried those 2 proteins so far. Will probably go back to fish. Like fish breath better then then the turkey :)

I would go back to the Metronidazole, if Dodds agrees. I would also do it for 10-14 days. Once I put Colby on the diet she never had an issue since. So once you get on her cleansing diet that hopefully will stop the diarrhea.

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