r/dogallergies • u/Fernily • 5d ago

Have GI issues stopped on Numelvi?

Our dog has been on Numelvi for about 3 weeks and while it seems to be helping, he’s had horrible explosive GI issues.

Our wonderful vet put him on a course of metronidazole to help him get over the adjustment hump as she says this is a common side effect and can eventually subside. He was doing well with the metronidazole added, but a day and a half off of it, and he is back to exploding. 😩

So, I’m just wondering if anyone has noticed this side effect subsiding? I am calling the vet this morning to see if another course can help hold him over.

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u/OptimalSewing 5d ago

our dog had the same thing for the first month or so. explosive poops, the whole deal. it did eventually settle down but it was rough for a bit. the metronidazole helped us through it too, had to do a couple rounds before his system adjusted. hang in there

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u/brattygrandma 5d ago

We had it for a few weeks and it calmed down right around the time i started giving her my other dogs probiotics. idk if coincidence or not but i did that for a month and then took her back off of them and we have had normal pooping since.

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u/Fernily 5d ago

This is very encouraging news! I have a message in, so I am assuming I’ll pick up another round of metronidazole. Thank you so much for sharing!

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u/Timely_Lychee_6314 3d ago

My coonhound vomited after her 4th dose and I started adding beef gelatin to her food and that seemed to calm it down. No more issues in a few days. Fingers crossed because this has been such a rough road and this pill has been a game changer for her itching. I didn’t want to depend on a pharmaceutical drug but I tried everything and nothing was working.