riverbosun Posted February 12, 2008 Share Posted February 12, 2008 Hi Klem has chronic GI problems with allergies and ? colitis/IBS. For the last 5 weeks I've been working working with a GI specialist and he's been on Prednisone, Flagyl, bland diet (hamburg b/c he's allergic to poultry) and Vit B12 shots every week. He's had extensive blood work, ultrasounds, xrays etc... all of which point to a diseased GI tract. To quote her he's "diseased from his tongue to his tail". So here is my question. After 5 weeks he's shown little improvement and may be showing signs of a Prednisone induced ulcer so we are reducing that to an every other day schedule and adding Carafate, Pepcid, and Tramadol for pain. My GI Dr. is thinking about switching the Flagyl to Tylan Powder next week so I'm wondering if anyone can comment on any personal experience in using this. I'm not opposed to a scope but it seems so invasive and I wonder if it's going to tell me anything that would alter his treatment. Quote Barbara Majestic and Ranger "If you want to hear the patter of little feet I'll put shoes on my dogs." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest greytexplorer Posted February 12, 2008 Share Posted February 12, 2008 OMG!!! you poor things! no advice here, just lotsa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest mandm Posted February 13, 2008 Share Posted February 13, 2008 My greyhound was on Tylan for about one year. It helped a little, not a lot. It's powder, comes in a tub, and you will probably be directed to sprinkle 1/8 - 1/4 tsp on food twice per day. Problem is that is tastes horrible. Put just one tiny granule on your tongue and you will see. Other dogs will still eat their food, but I think most greyhounds are too fussy. So I filled empty gel caps with the powder. Get the largest size capsule -- OO or OOO. You can even get capsule filling devices for cheap that make filling a month's supply of capsules easy. I switched my greyhound to lowfat raw & took him off Tylan because he did so well on raw. But his folate & cobalamine (B12) were still low. I was going to try injections but decided to try oral supplementation first and the oral has worked. Good luck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tbhounds Posted February 13, 2008 Share Posted February 13, 2008 (edited) Yes, I've used Tylan powder with my IBD dog. One thing I can tell you is that it tastes horrible. If you use it I would find a compounding pharmacy to put it into capsules for you. Don't know if it helped my guy or not---he had other meds added at the same time. If the Pred is not working you may want to ask your vet about switching to Budesonide. It's another steroid but unlike pred this steroid for the most part stays in the GI tract so you don't get the drinking, peeing side affects that you would with pred. It's the same steroid that people afflicted with Chrones disease take. He was started on 3mgs once a day and now after a year he's down to 3mgs every 3 days and he's off everything else (Tylan, Flagyl, Amoxi, B-12 injections, Carafate) I get my Budesonide compounded from Island Pharmacy (they ship)--good prices. Have you checked for intestinal parasites yet and have you tried feeding a novel food (rabbit, venison etc)? My dog absolutely CAN NOT eat poultry what so ever! He's currently eating Duck and Potato top dressed with raw Rabbit--his stool has never been better and bloodwork has been great too--at one point his proteins were so low it was touch and go with him. If you want to try the Tylan powder you can get it at KVvet supply--not too $$. Feel free to P.M. me if you have any questions maybe I can answer for you Edited February 13, 2008 by tbhounds Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest peach174 Posted February 13, 2008 Share Posted February 13, 2008 Trillian is on Tylan powder as a preventive measure (she used to stop eating and throw up every six weeks or so for no reason). She has been on it for about 7 months now and has no problems. She still gets sick from time to time, but who doesn't? We give 1/4 tsp at dinner and just sprinkle it very carefully over her kibble and water so that it is a very fine film. If we just dump it in, she leaves it in a clump at the bottom of her dish. Trillian is a very food-motivated hound though, maybe she is willing to put up with the gross taste. We buy ours on Amazon, of all places. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest CyndiW Posted February 13, 2008 Share Posted February 13, 2008 Tylan powder worked miracles when Odysseus went through chemo! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest S8VGreys417 Posted February 13, 2008 Share Posted February 13, 2008 I use it on one of my greys and it works pretty well, i mix it in peanut butter and just let her lick it off my finger before her meal, she seems to love the taste of it served like that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest PA_Greys Posted February 13, 2008 Share Posted February 13, 2008 Tylan Powder works great for our greys too. I notice you mention prednisone. Our senior grey from time to time needs prednisone and it always upsets his stomach terribly. Not sure if that's helpful information to you but thought I'd mention it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lovinggreysslp Posted February 13, 2008 Share Posted February 13, 2008 We bought tylan powder and gel capsules. Its wasn't too hard to fill the capsules ourselves. The tylan worked well with our hound with IBD. Quote Cosmo (Fuzz Face Cosmos), Holmes (He's a Dream), Boomer (USS Baby Boomer), Ella and missing our angels Clay (Red Clay), Train (Nite Train), Trip (Bock's Teddy Bear),Larry (Bohemian Frigid) and Jimmy (Bohemian Raw) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest spider9174 Posted February 13, 2008 Share Posted February 13, 2008 pm me. There was an article that suggests giving L-glutamine for GI support. I can forward it to you. The person that forwarded it to me, swears by it. It's an amino acid that is readily absorbed by the gut. There aren't any side effects. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest RooRoo Posted February 13, 2008 Share Posted February 13, 2008 We're sorry Klem is still having tummy trouble Sending lots of wishes for improvement. See you soon! Maria, Rizzo and Kiwi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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