[pklingem]

Hello everyone,

I rescued an 11 mo. old male about a month ago from Miami, FL. I drove him to my home in Charleston, SC that day, it was a long drive and when we arrived, he began having diarrhea with blood in it and was vomitting. I took him straight to the emergency vet where they said it was likely he had stress colitis. He was prescribed Metronidazole (antibiotic for colitis) and I/D canned food that is very bland. He did well with this treatment and I returned him to a normal diet.

10 days or so later the problem recurred, though not as bad as the previous time. He would not eat the entire day, but by the next day his stool began to harden again and he began eating again. Another week or so later he had the same condition, though pretty light and would not eat that day.

This weekend he had the condition again and it was nearly as bad as the first time. I took him into the vet and we decided that since he has always been in generally good spirits even when having this condition that we would try the Metronidazole and bland food again for a longer period this time before exploring more options if necessary. I spoke with the vet where the dog was held for 3 months before I rescued him and he said that the dog never showed these symptoms during that period.

The vet said stress colitis can recur, so I am hoping that is problem. Has anyone experieced a similar problem?

Thank you in advance,
Pat