Metamucil

Re: Metamucil

Rob Davis — Thu, 31 May 2012 12:32:16 GMT

[quote user="James Kyffin"]

Although it sounds like this case is cured, I thought I would post for future reference......

Metamucil contains Psyllium, a soluble dietary fibre. There was a study looking at the benefits of soluble fibre in chronic idiopathic large bowel diarrhoea (colitis) which showed an excellent response in 63% of cases. The doses used in this study was 1/2 tablespoon for toy breeds upto 3 tablespoons for large breeds.

A product from Protexin Veterinary called Pro-Fibre contains Psyllium along with other soluble and insoluble fibre sources in combination with probiotics, and migth represent a more widely available, veterinary-specific alternative.

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Many thanks for that, James. Hopefully I don't need it for this case, but I wasn't aware that Pro-Fibre contained Psyllium - will certainly consider this in the future.

Re: Metamucil

James Kyffin — Wed, 30 May 2012 17:00:38 GMT

Although it sounds like this case is cured, I thought I would post for future reference......

Re: Metamucil

Mark Hedberg — Wed, 30 May 2012 16:24:14 GMT

Yes, for skin as well - chronically inflamed and irritable stuff needs time to heal; a hypoallergenic diet gives irritated skin the chance to heal. Again, IF it's an allergy the animal is suffering from and not mites/ringworm/pyoderma/malassezia/cutaneous lymphoma.

Re: Metamucil

patrick murphy — Wed, 30 May 2012 16:06:59 GMT

for skin stuff?

Re: Metamucil

Mark Hedberg — Tue, 29 May 2012 20:18:59 GMT

[quote user="patrick murphy"]

does anyone know definitively despite the marketing hurrah which is THE most hypoallergenic diet, iwe wee to commence a food trial regime?

I use Hill's ultra ZD but my results are not at all impressive.

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Well, sometimes it's explaining to the owner that a hypoallergenic diet means NO OTHER food, no sausage rolls, no tidbits, no little end of the sandwich, no cat food scrounged from the bowl, and none of those extra biscuits because 'he looked so hungry!!!' :) Plus that it needs to be for a few weeks to get the allergens out.

But it's also very dependent on IF it's a food allergy/sensitivity at all.

Re: Metamucil

Rob Davis — Tue, 29 May 2012 18:31:59 GMT

Thanks for the replies. I've just spoken to the owner for an update to find that since he started on Chappie, his stools have immediately returned to normal for the first time since December!

[quote user="patrick murphy"]does anyone know definitively despite the marketing hurrah which is THE most hypoallergenic diet[/quote]

Clearly it is Chappie!

Re: Metamucil

Mark Holmes — Tue, 29 May 2012 17:20:28 GMT

I am honoured better than the servings offered by One Star Man. Many thanks Sam.

Re: Metamucil

patrick murphy — Tue, 29 May 2012 16:18:34 GMT

does anyone know definitively despite the marketing hurrah which is THE most hypoallergenic diet, iwe wee to commence a food trial regime?

I use Hill's ultra ZD but my results are not at all impressive.

Re: Metamucil

Mark Hedberg — Tue, 29 May 2012 14:42:22 GMT

Absolutely - as long as it's a hard core hypoallergenic diet; HA, ZD, Anallergenic, and so on. Other brands are of course available! (Gosh, I sound like the BBC!) :)

Re: Metamucil

Mark Holmes — Tue, 29 May 2012 14:27:27 GMT

I would agree with Mark althoigh I prefer to use purina HA. Regardless of brand a diet trial is by far the cheapest form of further investigation and if you combine it with some fenbendazole to cover any giardia to have alot of boxes ticked. Stress you are not necessarily suggesting the diet long term right now just a short trial initially to see if it is effective. You can discuss long term options once you know if diet is involved. Once you make that clear they will often agree to a couple of bags and you get to see whats happening.

Re: Metamucil

Mark Hedberg — Tue, 29 May 2012 13:30:31 GMT

I would suggest ZD and a week of fenbedazole. I've always been a touch suspicious that giardia is a big factor in nonresponsive diarrhea; metronidazole has effect against giardia (and apparently an antiinflammatory effect on the gut) which is why I think it helps when other antibiotics don't. Also, when the gut's been inflamed and irritated a long time, healing does take a while. Don't stop the tx too soon.