Just found out my 11 yr old gsd has bacterial overgrowth and will be on tablets now for as long as he is with us, he has bouts of chronic diarhea and on the run up to these his poo`s go very dark and sticky, he has been on the tablets for a week or so now , and his poo is turning dark and sticky again however is still solid, has anyone experiened this condition and how are your dogs?
This was all he needed at 11 and with cdrm as well, never mind he has made it to 11.

John

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Hello Dogman,

Have a look at these web pages:

1. http://www.first4pets.co.uk/cgi-bin/cp-app.cgi?pg=enzymes_probiotics
2. http://www.first4pets.co.uk/cgi-bin/cp-app.cgi?pg=jesse_dallas

and then think twice about using antibiotics. According to these pages, if antibiotics weren't responsible for the condition in the first place, they'll certainly exacerbate the situation. I think you're in luck here, though...one of the products you need to treat the bacterial imbalance is actually used to treat CDRM, how good is that? Because CDRM is an autoimmune disease and can be attributed to the abundance of detrimental free radicals and toxins in the body, you need to detoxify the old soldier as soon as you can. You can get the product you need, NZYMES Antioxidant Treats, from first4pets in the UK or the NZYMES website in the USA. Depending on the severity of the condition, you may need to extend the initial 2 week double-dose period. To deal with the disruption in the GI tract you need to put back the 'friendly bacteria' that has lost its foothold. To do this you will need the NZYMES Bac-Pak Plus (probiotics & digestive enzymes). In their yeast infection treatment program they recommend that you wait 2 weeks after starting the Treats before you start with the Bac-Pak Plus. Apparently, waiting helps reduce the severity of the cleansing symptoms often seen at about 3 weeks into the program. Since the objectives are the same, I'm assuming this would apply in your situation, also. See this page for further details of the cleansing reaction:

http://www.first4pets.co.uk/cgi-bin/cp-app.cgi?pg=herxheimer_reaction

Regards.