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Posted by Deerhounds on September 24, 2002 at 16:18:45:

In Reply to: Cooking for dog with IBD posted by breezexlt on September 23, 2002 at 10:22:49:

In addition to Lisa's wonderful suggestions, I have a couple more.

One, there is a gastroenterologist named Donald Strombeck DVM PhD, who is the author of the basic gastroenterology textbook all vets learn from and a prof of gastroenterology at UC Davis. He wrote a book for pet owners called Home Prepared Dog and Cat Diets: The Healthful Alternative. It has a number of diets for dogs and cats with various health problems, and a chapter on IBD. I think it would be worth a look.

Second, I can tell you I have known at least three dogs diagnosed with IBD (not IBS, but the actual autoimmune disease IBD)who responded to a switch to a grain-free homemade diet (raw OR cooked, it didn't matter) with the addition of the herbs peppermint and alfalfa. One of these dogs also was given the herb slippery elm. They all three came off of flagyl and prednisone and lived (or are still living) perfectly healthy, normal lives. Only if their owners gave them grains again did they regress.

Interestingly, there was a study done on some cats with IBD who were fed raw ground whole rabbits. While there were some problems that turned up in the study, all or nearly all the cats did have resolution of their digestive problems. I will try to dig up that specific citation in case anyone is interested.

Christie Keith
Caber Feidh Scottish Deerhounds
Holistic Husbandry since 1986
http://www.caberfeidh.com

Follow Ups:

• Re: Cooking for dog with IBD breezexlt 09/24/02 (1)
  • Strombeck's book... LisaT 09/25/02 (0)