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As an FYI for anyone who tries S. Boulardii, only Walgreen's brand has no lactose. CVS generic and Florastor both have lactose. Walgreens Saccharomyces Boulardii Probiotic Capsules

Thanks! I am going to continue with half dose S. Boulardii for a couple weeks, and then cease to see what happens. I started the S. Boulardii after the 8-10 day post antibiotic diarrhea recurrence. So he did have diarrhea when I started it. I decided it was worth a try. If diarrhea does not...

It was the same antibiotic each time, metronidazole. The history that was considered in the bacterial cause probable diagnosis, in addition to the gram stain that I was told showed the highest level of clostridium this vet had ever seen, included at least one instance of just the eyeball of a...

And this was the Clostridium specific info that indicated S. boulardii works to clear clostridium. Saccharomyces Boulardii use for diarrhea and GI disease (incl IBD)

I actually decided to try this based on an article someone here referred me to. It appears raw feeders are into S. boulardii, maybe because raw feeding has unintended bacterial consequences. I figured it probably could not hurt, as at only 1 year old, I really did not suspect IBD (no symptoms...

In one more day, my thrice treated with antibiotics year old rescue cat with chronic diarrhea, will have been getting one capsule of S. boulardii twice a day. Each time, the antibiotic worked immediately, but within 8-10 days, diarrhea returned, which is why I suspected a Clostridium infection...

Spider ate his top secret kitten food yesterday. I told hubby he needs to keep it out of sight and smell so Cosmo does not get jealous.

I feel so bad about feeding Spider high fiber food that filled him up so much, he didn't eat enough. He was still technically a kitten and I just figured this was his natural size and weight, as there was no adult baseline comparison. Weirdly the high fiber digestive food has not kept Cosmo the...

So I have been feeding both cats the Iam's Digestive Health, since the first bout of diarrhea. It has fiber from beets and is listed at 3% fiber. Blue Digestive cat food is 6% fiber. On vet articles about clostridium, supplementing with 1 TB psyllium is mentioned. Psyllium is Metamucil. Sadly...

Thanks! The prescribing vet was willing to prescribe this current round of antibiotics, without seeing him, because he had eaten decaying vegetation. She was willing to try the antibiotic the second time without a definitive diagnosis because of the mouse eating episode. I forgot to mention the...

Cosmo, a DSH was found outside. He was eventually accepted by a rescue group, and was given all the usual tests, vaccs, and neutering in November. The person who found him outside reportedly said she thought he was born in July. Lots of stressers in December as he was put in a Petco store, then...