Yesterday pup was given Strongid for remaining hooks and roundworms Albon for the coccidia and eurythromiacin to clear up some ecoli or salmonella type bacteria in his gut.

I havent given him the eurythromicin yet, honestly im not sure if ecoli in the intestines or a bit of salmonella warrants full blown antibiotic treatment. Albon is also a sulpha antibiotic so im not clear on why he needs both.

Tonight He has the worst gas I have ever smelled
I mean nasty nasty stuff . Worse than the gas Nico put off when she bloated and started to deflate, just god awful.
He is also doing some butt scooting and talking while he does it, like he may be really irritated.

His bottom looks fine but maybe a little red, I usually dont look that closely lol .

His stool is fine, not runny and I havent seen any horrific signs of passing worms like we did the first time.

I considered putting some balm or something on it in case it burns but I wasnt sure what was causing the irritation, medicine or passing worms or the coccidia or what

I might be imgagining things and being paranoid but he also looks like he has a bit more sway in his step and is standing slightly pidgeon toed. Could this be a sign of abdominal pain?

ok well i just looked up spirochetes and i think i may have misunderstood.
All I can find in regards to them is on lyme lepto and borreliosis.

This seems very different to me than Ecoli which are normally found in the feces but do occasionally get out of control.

My dogs when they have had abdominal pain get a glazed over (rather scary looking ) look in their eyes, refusal to lay down, overall tense, drool like a hose, have shortened erratic steps, scream like a banshee if you try to pick them up or they jump on the couch, bed, or down the stairs.

Real abdominal pain can be aggrovated to a wince/scream if you palpate the area. Remember to be gentle if you attempt this as you are squishing to see what hurts and if it hurts they'll let you know. I always suggest an assistant who is trained for proper dog restraint for this because this is the kind of hurt that can change your dogs personality to the point of serious bites no matter how well trained they are.

He seems to be feeling better and isn't standing funny anymore.
his gas has let up a bit, but not enough to stop making the house smell like dog poo and rotten eggs.....YUMMY!!!

He is still horribly thirsty though which worries me a bit, like obsessively letting me know if his water gets low, but thats a side effect of the Albon from what I understand.

I got some plain pedialyte this afternoon just in case he needs some extra hydration.

Not that this is what it is, but some of the symptoms both of you have mentioned bring "Bloat" or gastric torsion to mind. Mild maybe, but if you google "bloat in dogs" it brings up symptoms and explanations.......

It does sound similar to bloat, I'm pretty sure its related to the medication and tummy nasties though.
My old girl nico bloated after getting into and eating an entire bag of ol mother hubbards dog biscuits. Scared me to death, and nearly killed her, thank goodness is started to deflate while we were sitting in the room waiting for the Doc at the ER vet.

Interestingly the second week we had this pup he had several ol mother hubbards dog biscuit bones and he swelled up like a balloon, I never took him in because he was peeing pooping, eating and playing like normal, but it was a serious case of gas tummy.


Wont be using those any more ever and i have told several people about the odd coincidence.

They all eat 3 smaller meals a day now rather than one, I also keep the homeopathic remedy for bloat no hand, (I cant remember what its called)

Cool, as long as you know about bloat.....I am paranoid about bloat with my hound, so I have everything from a bloat kit, I.V. set ups to carrying a firearm in case he bloats and I am hours from a vet in the middle of nowhere.

I will not allow him to die an agonizing death if I cannot get to a vet in time.

Now, back to the original post.........

Are hounds more prone to it in general?
It was a hound that bloated on me as well.

And can such young pups bloat? I wouldnt think so but i suppose anything is possible.

If she had not of started releasing the gas on her own she likely would have died that night as the 4,000 dollar emergency surgery that was with a vet we didnt know snd therefore couldnt set up payment would have been out of the question. Not to mention her aversion to anethesia and tendency to mutilate herself and tear at any owies long after they are healed and react to everything under the sun.

She is my special girl though and has put me through the ringer with health issues....but im so much more informed and educated about health and wellness in general because of her.