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I took my dog to the Emergency room because he had blood in his diarrhea . The doctor prescribed Metronidazole Tabs for 5 days. His poop came out solid for 2 days and ever since he been off its back to diarrhea. I've been feeding my dog nothing but
Hi, thanks for using Boop by Petco! Poor Simba! I would consider a course of a probiotic like Purina Fortifkora or Nutramax Proviable. I would also call your vet and ask for a prescription intestinal diet to feed for a week or two. Also drop off a stool sample to check for worms. Chicken and rice is okay but he may need something that will help him quicker. If the probiotic and diet don’t help then he should be rechecked. Good luck!
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Vet believes Bella may have anal gland infection. Was licking rear and non-fishy smell. When expressed fluid was greenish. Was given metronidazole liquid, twice a day for 14 days. Is this enough to cure the infection? Nothing else was given or done t
Anal sac infections can be tricky sometimes. Metronidazole is a very common and useful medication for most anal sac abscesses and is what I use frequently. My typical approach is antibiotic therapy for 10-14 days and then I recheck them. If the infection is still present then often I recommend flushing the sacs and infusing medication directly into them. Occasionally for tough cases I will culture the fluid and for very refractory cases surgery may be recommended. However, most are resolved by either oral medications or the infusions. If they become a repeat offender and it occurs again then I will usually recommend a hypoallergenic diet trial. Best of luck and I hope Bella improves soon.
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can metronidazole cause runny stools in dogs thanks
Hi there and thank you for using pet coach to address your concern. Yes, metronidazole can cause diarrhea. If you are seeing diarrhea or vomiting while on this antibiotic I would recommend discontinuing the drug and contacting the prescribing veterinarian to discuss this further. I hope this helps guide you in the right direction. Please let me know if you have any other questions or concerns. I would add in a probiotics such as Purina fortiflora as well.
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Severe dehydration, diarrhea. Vet prescribed metronidazole Monday. He's been eating sporadically past three days but threw up his food today. Diarrhea has gone from original black and red this weekend and every few minutes, to just twice a day and it
I wouldn't expect to see vomiting from metronidazole, it is more likely that whatever has cause his diarrhea is also the cause of the vomiting. Lethargy is not a common side effect either. Although it sounds like Jake is improving overall, I would recommend seeing your veterinarian if he vomits again since it is possible that there is something more serious going on. Your vet might want to run some tests like blood work or abdominal x-rays if the vomiting continues.
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$I didn't even finish my question...which is Most Important\ Is it safe to give Laddie dying from Kidney Failure anoyher half flagyl tablet if he had one at 8 A.m. this previous morning...he's down to 13 lbs...hbope maybe gained...but likely no more t$
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I didn't even finish my question...which is Most Important\ Is it safe to give Laddie dying from Kidney Failure anoyher half flagyl tablet if he had one at 8 A.m. this previous morning...he's down to 13 lbs...hbope maybe gained...but likely no more t
Flagyl (metronidazole) is safe and effective if given twice daily at intervals of 12 hours not exceeding dosage of 15mg/kg. Otherwise it can become toxic or ineffective. A bland diet (boiled white fish and rice) could be useful as well to solidify feces.
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