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[quote=Anonymous]We had a similar issue with our dog, including the fact that she had worms when she got rescued and had extensive treatment that made her sick.  I definitely second others who have suggested that you seek another opinion.  My first vet was treating the symptoms and not addressing any underlying causes.  They kept prescribing Lomotil (dog immodium) and metronidazole (these huge horse pills that she would spit out).  Her file was like 2 inches thick and nobody was putting together a pattern.

My second vet was much better, and very simple and straightforward.  He began treating her with Tylan powder (also called Tylocin). If you haven't already tried it, it may help.  It's a powder you can sprinkle in their food so they can't avoid it like they can with a pill.  He also suggested (don't laugh) that we give her the Metamucil crackers made for humans.  It sounds ridiculous but he suspected that part of her recurring problem was an insufficient amount of fiber causing an imbalance in water absorption in her colon.  It seemed totally counterintuitive to us because we always associated fiber with pooping MORE but we learned that fiber is a regulator more than anything else, and believe it or not, it worked.

For our dog, it also seemed like stress would trigger the flare-ups.  We noticed a pattern after we'd take her to Petco to get her nails clipped (stopped doing that) or if there was a particularly bad storm.  She had a pretty traumatic first few years of life so it makes sense that as she's gotten older, it's subsided some.  Not sure if stress would be a factor for your situation.  Also, is there blood in the diarrhea?  Our vet said that if there's blood, you can tell where the irritation is in the intestinal tract based on the color.

As for possible allergies, you mentioned you did a lot of tests, but have you tried anelimination diet?

I know how frustrated you must be at this point and I remember exactly that feeling, of getting angry with your dog and feeling guilty about it.  I hope you get some answers.[/quote]

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