Tylan Powder

[Guest Celestrina]

Any experience with this? One vet mentioned this to help with her Big D.

[gryhnd_adoptee]

Any experience with this? One vet mentioned this to help with her Big D.

We used it for Kare Bear a while back and it was awesome. You need very little per dose (1/8 tsp?) which I think was twice a day, but it is very bitter. I think I mixed it in either canned food or yogurt and she did great on it.

[rschultz]

_{Lexie has used tylan powder on and off for 4 years. It works great. My vet gave me this mixture to use....so it isn't bitter when u mix it with their food.}

_{Mix 1 Tablespoon Tylan powder with 9 Tablespoons of cornstarch.}

_{Dose...1/2 teaspoon-1 teaspoon per meal. Lexie was getting fed twice a day.}

 

_{We also use vetri probiotic chews and they have helped too.}

Edited February 21, 2013 by rschultz

[Guest dee]

Used it for my labradoodle, Gabi and it did a miraculous job.

[Guest DeniseL]

Used it for Miami. 3/8 of a teaspoon with meals. The taste never bothered him. Cleared up his big D fast.

[MerlinsMum]

Tried to switch to it when we thought that Merlin was having side effects from chronic use of Metronidazole (we don't think that was it now), but had to switch back to Metro almost immediately because Merlin refused to eat it. It's very bitter, even worse than Metro - which has worked very well for him over the last 2 years, so we stuck with that instead.

 

I've heard from others that they have liked using it, though.

[GreyPoopon]

It's my clinic's go-to drug for diarrhea. Some of mine will eat the powder on their food; others have to be pilled with capsules which the clinic gets from a compounding pharmacy. When Minnie was first diagnosed with IBD, my then-vet suggested mixing the powder with a tiny amount of garlic powder. I haven't used that trick since, but it did work.

[Guest Celestrina]

Tonight was her first dose. Keep your fingers crossed.

[Guest BrindleBabes]

I give it to both my grrls - we're down to 1/8 tsp. every three days, followed by a dose of probiotic the next day (not sure whether that helps, but the vet said to do it). I add the Tylan to the second meal of the day and they don't seem to mind the taste. Let us know how it works for you.

[cleptogrey]

it's wonderful! my vet is really funny...he takes a big pinch w/ his massive fingers and opens the dog's mouth and puts it in- that's the dose for a 77# boy. i had to laugh- my hands are 1/2 the size of his. i figured out it's 1/4 teaspoon that he administered, i give it before feeding, no mixing, no nothing- just open la boca(mouth) and insert as far back as possible.

[Guest Celestrina]

So far it doesn't seem to be doing anything. I'm going to call the vet and see if we should try an anti-inflammatory, like Prednisone.