Dog Irritable Bowel Syndrome Symptoms

1. Very runny and slimy or jelly like Diarrhea.

2. Possible blood in the feces.

3. May strain to pass diarrhea (not to be confused with constipation).

4. Dog will need to toilet more than normal but with very little each time.

What Causes Dog Irritable Bowel Syndrome or Colitis?

This illness is caused normally by intolerance to a new food or food they have not had before. It is much like an allergic reaction in the stomach, lower intestines or other digestive system areas.

The most common type of irritable bowel syndrome is colitis; this is irritation and inflammation of the colon (the last part of the bowel leading to the dog's anus). This has a similar cure to dog food poisoning and is in many ways the same.

When this happens, it is also possible that the inflammation in the stomach caused by the food intolerance will cause the dogs' body to create too much stomach acid which will give a similar feeling to heartburn. In turn this will cause vomiting that may contain yellow bile in the mornings from the night of rest and body accumulating acids.

To get rid of this stomach pain dogs will often make themselves sick by chewing and swallowing grass to intentionally irritate the stomach and make themselves sick. This is quite normal behavior and your dog will fee instantly better afterwards and act as normal again. If your dog does not feel better then it may be a different illness that is more serious than first thought.

What Your Vet May Say or Do

To get rid of your dogs diarrhea and vomiting caused by irritable bowel syndrome or colitis your vet may simply ask you to stop your dog from eating for 24 hours so that their body can be flushed of all the offending bacteria and inflammation issues.

Once this is done you may then give your dog very bland foods such as boiled rice, pasta, boiled chicken, turkey or white fish until the feces is looking normal again after at least two visits to the toilet, then you can slowly mix the bland and normal foods at different ratios until your dog is back on their full normal food.



Other Possible Conditions

Dog Food Poisoning
Dog Gastric Bloat
Dog Intussusception
Dog Pancreatitis
Dog with Obstruction in the Digestive System
Dog Parvovirus Infection
Dog Pyometra (uterine/womb infections)