What food helps my senior Yorkie's constant diarrhea and IBS?

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My 14 year old yorkie has always had a sensitive stomach but over the last year, it had gotten extremely bad. Constant diarrhea, constant trips to the vet, scans, operations and no one can figure out what the problem is. I'm told by my current vet that my dog has IBS but cannot give me food to help him with his issue. Is a raw diet a possibility? Is there something you can think it MAY be that the vet hasn't thought of?? We have ruled out cancer, tumors, all tests came back negative .. HELP! Pet's info: Dog | Yorkshire Terrier | Male | neutered | 3.5 lbs

Megan, DVM, CVA · Accepted Answer

It sounds like it may inflammatory bowel disease but he would need biopsies of his GI tract to diagnose. You could try a hypoallergenic diet like science diet z/d ultra and talk to your vet about low dose steroids (budesonide is a good choice for GI issues) if you haven't tried this already. Also I would have him dewormed with a broad spectrum dewormer if you haven't already. I have had good success with this regimen in some of my IBD patients. It sounds like y'all have ruled out everything else. I hope this helps! if this doesn't work then I think intestinal biopsies are the next step.

What food helps my senior Yorkie's constant diarrhea and IBS?

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