Cottage Cheese and Rice Diet (feed for 3 weeks) - CONTROL DIET (low fat) To settle the digestion and stop diarrhea.
1 cup cottage cheese, 1% fat
3 cups rice, long grain, cooked (white rice is better for digestive upsets)
1 teaspoon Herbal Multivitamin
2 Gastrozyme capsules (each meal)
1 dropper Phytomucil (herbal tincture)
Supports the caloric needs of a 40-pound dog. Diets containing cottage cheese are higher in sodium. Avoid feeding this diet to dogs suffering from sodium retention.

Vomiting, Diarrhea and Gastritis - what’s happening with your dog’s digestion?

Conventional Treatment
Conventional vets often prescribe antibiotics, antacids (Pepcid and Tagamet) and steroids for gastrointestinal upsets. These medications function by reducing or stopping the normal stomach acids that naturally occur in the stomach to aid digestion! Antibiotics indiscriminately kill the beneficial bacteria in the digestive tract. Steroids are anti-inflammatory drugs that do not correct the underlying causes.

Conventional treatments simply mask or cover up the symptoms and never resolve the underlying cause. The suppression of symptoms results in an endless (and discomforting) cycle of vomiting, diarrhea and gas for the dog.

The Cause 
According to Donald Strombeck DVM, PhD, excess stomach acid is not the real villain. Bacterial invaders, such as Helicobacter pylori, Bacillus cereus, Enterococcus feacalis, e coli, and others are present in as much as 83% of commercial foods. These bacteria burrow into the mucosal lining of the stomach, wreaking havoc when gastric acid burns the lining causing a sore (ulcer). Dogs may harbor these bacteria for years leading to chronic gastrointestinal disorders.

Lowering acid levels
Low levels of stomach acid also allow harmful bacteria to multiply in stagnant pockets along the GI tract. This is called diverticulitis - an inflammation in the pouches where the bacteria has flourished. Excess gas is produced and antibiotics compound the problem because they indiscriminately kill the resident flora, both the naturally occurring beneficial bacteria and the bacterial invaders.

Information provided on this site is not a substitute for veterinary care.  See your vet before you begin a complementary natural health care plan. The statements on this Web site have not been evaluated by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration/Center for Veterinary Medicine, and are not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease.