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Originally Posted by sharman 2004  Moondog...she is no longer on the bland diet...the vet put her on the high fiber diet which is a little confusing to me? I know that in humans, if we are constipated, we are told to eat more fiber.....so....why is she on a high fiber diet if she is pooping like crazy?? When she was on the bland diet she had either boiled chicken and rice or cottage cheese and rice.
No...no blood work has been done yet. The vet said that would be the next step and possibly an abdominal ultrasound too. I am getting nervous...where is all this leading to? |
There are two types of fiber.....soluble and non-soluble.
- Soluble fiber slows digestion and helps your body absorb vital nutrients from foods.
- Insoluble fiber adds bulk to the stool, helping foods pass more quickly through the stomach and intestines.
I would put her back on the home-prepared bland diet (rice is an excellent source of soluble fiber) and add bone meal powder, which will provide the calcium she needs and also help bind the stool. That's all I'd add at this point until there is some resolution with the diarrhea.
I have to say I'm unimpressed with your vet. He's made some assumptions without even doing any bloodwork. Apparently his recommended diet was an uneducated guess (aka an experiment on your dog) that backfired. You may have better luck with a DVM who also practices alternative medicine (a holistic vet - but only if the vet is open to both conventional AND alternative treatments). The other suggestion is to take her to an internal medicine specialist.