Hi, as some of you know Starr's been having a lot of diarrhea lately. I knew that something was wrong with him but I just thought that it was due to food allergies. I brought him to the vet today intending to have an allergy test done on him. The vet said that allergy tests can be very inconclusive so it would be better to do an ultrasound on him. I agreed and I had to leave him for a while because the vet was booked solid and would have to do it later in the day.

I just got back from the vet and Starr has a kidney infection in both kidney's and the walls of his colon are also thick so he may have colitus. He's now on amoxicillin liquid 1ml 2 times a day and metronidazole tabs 250mg which are cut into 1/4 tablets and given 2 times a day. I should see some improvement within 5 days. If I don't I need to call them.

After he's off of the meds, I have to give him some yogurt that has the active cultures in it to help put back the good bacteria into his intestinal tract. If he's still having problems then he'll probably also need to change his diet. The vet just wants to do one thing at a time so we know what's working. I sure hope that the meds will work and that he won't also need a diet change. Please keep him in your thoughts and prayers. Thanks.