MimzMum
Wise Old Thumper
I'm continuing to boggle a curiosity with Mimzy.
When he has oral baytril, instead of his tummy getting upset and needing probiotics, his fecal output is increased in size and quality. I can't understand it. He's been off the baytril now for a few days and his poos have shrunk to the size of pips and smaller and the amount has decreased. He is eating and eliminating, it just isn't to the amount or quality that I would like to see in him.
Obviously he can't take baytril the rest of his life, I am just wondering what about it could be contributing to a happier gut? Is there a prokinetic effect that I don't know about?
He's got an appointment to see his vet on Saturday at 2 PM, but the road is so terrible my OH is not letting me drive it myself, plus he says if Mimzy has to go in HE will take him and I must stay at home. (This is all part of the usual problem with our winters up here, but since his friends' fatal accident he doesn't want us in the same car. As if we haven't traveled together in winter before with no problems. :roll: ) This is not acceptable to me, but what else can I do? Mimzy really needs to be seen to evaluate his foot lesions and now with the smaller poos I just want to be sure she gets a listen to his gut. She only works the one weekend this month, so if we miss this visit we're up a creek.
This is all making me very stressed and angry. It wasn't my idea to live 30 miles outside of town 20 years ago...why do my animals have to pay the price? Grrrr.
All right...mini-rant over...if anyone has any ideas on the baytril/gut thing, I would be very grateful!
Many thankies in advance!
When he has oral baytril, instead of his tummy getting upset and needing probiotics, his fecal output is increased in size and quality. I can't understand it. He's been off the baytril now for a few days and his poos have shrunk to the size of pips and smaller and the amount has decreased. He is eating and eliminating, it just isn't to the amount or quality that I would like to see in him.
Obviously he can't take baytril the rest of his life, I am just wondering what about it could be contributing to a happier gut? Is there a prokinetic effect that I don't know about?
He's got an appointment to see his vet on Saturday at 2 PM, but the road is so terrible my OH is not letting me drive it myself, plus he says if Mimzy has to go in HE will take him and I must stay at home. (This is all part of the usual problem with our winters up here, but since his friends' fatal accident he doesn't want us in the same car. As if we haven't traveled together in winter before with no problems. :roll: ) This is not acceptable to me, but what else can I do? Mimzy really needs to be seen to evaluate his foot lesions and now with the smaller poos I just want to be sure she gets a listen to his gut. She only works the one weekend this month, so if we miss this visit we're up a creek.
This is all making me very stressed and angry. It wasn't my idea to live 30 miles outside of town 20 years ago...why do my animals have to pay the price? Grrrr.
All right...mini-rant over...if anyone has any ideas on the baytril/gut thing, I would be very grateful!
Many thankies in advance!