On Dec 19, 2007 6:23 PM, Susan Hoffman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Please do not assume IBD. That's basically a default diagnosis when > nothing else makes sense. > > 1. How long was he on metronidazole and at what dosage? > 2. Has your vet considered tritrichomonas foetus and treatment with > ronidazole? (Tritrich is really pretty common. Until recently however it > was often mistaken as metronidazole-resistant giardia. So don't rule it out > as some rare bug.) > > Parasites are very likely. Fecal tests have been estimated at around 50% > accurate. Sometimes you have to treat the symptoms even when the cause is > not certain. > > I agree. My Ciara was diagnosed with IBD after a couple of clean fecals and that's how I got such a bad case of giardia in my house, because it was really giardia. Believe me, I know the pain of persistent diarrhea...*believe me*...
