Antibiotic-associated diarrhea (AAD) is one of the most common iatrogenic problems in small animal practice. A dog presents for an unrelated infection, receives an appropriate antibiotic, and within days develops soft stools or diarrhea that resolves only after the course ends. The mechanism is usually not a drug allergy or direct toxicity — it’s collateral…
Few diagnostic questions in small animal gastroenterology generate as much confusion as the distinction between inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and adverse food reactions. The confusion is understandable: the two conditions present with overlapping — often identical — clinical signs, they share pathophysiological features, and they can coexist in the same patient. Yet the distinction matters,…
The geriatric dog is a distinct patient. Organ reserve declines, comorbidities accumulate, and the digestive system — often taken for granted in younger years — becomes a frequent source of concern: softer stools, intermittent diarrhea, reduced appetite, and slower recovery from dietary indiscretion. Some of this is mechanical and metabolic, but an increasing share of…