Campylobacter/guardia- any experience?

[Dizzydancer]

Hi
Sorry this is long
My parent dog has been poorly since last Tuesday, he has had surgery (fri last week) as in X-ray his tummy had lots of gas and some bits of bone in and they also found a big ball of grass rolled up which was removed. They have stitched his tummy lining to wall to prevent it ever twisting in future. He came home Sunday.
Still after the op hasn't wanted to eat and been sick couple times on Sunday so back to vets Monday.
He has guardia and also campylobacter in his faeces, yesterday he ate well and this morning but this afternoon is back off his food.
However they have had to put him on erythromycin this morning which can cause nausea/sickness apparently so wonder if it's that?! He is on anti sickness meds and drinking ok and hasn't been sick.
Anyone had dog treated for either bug and dog nr wanted to eat consistently and been fussy?
My parents are panicking!!!

 

[satinbaze]

Tiva had campylobacter as a tiny puppy. She only had diarrhoea no vomiting. Her appetite was ok but she was slow to put on weight. Vets gave her erythromycin which cleared it up quickly along with canicure as a probiotic. I have no experience of gardia.
I do know that both these can lie dormant in the gut but then cause problems at times of stress so this could be why your dog is having problems post op
Hope he improves quickly

 

[smja]

No experience of that in our dog, but whenever he's not feeling well he goes inconsistently off his food.

We tend to give him small amounts of tempting yet not taxing food, like scrambled eggs or chicken and rice. Sometimes feeding him by hand also helps gets some food into him.

Fingers crossed he feels better soon.

 

[Roxylola]

My springer had both - one of the symptoms of Giardia can be not really wanting to eat. Mine was starving, going mad for food I put it down and she would look at it and leave it. She was only a pup and dropping weight like mad. It was a very worrying time. Treated it all with panacur and erythromycin and she has been right as rain ever since.
I fed fish to her to get her going - you can buy white frozen fish from the supermarket cheaper than chicken. She seems a bit intolerant to rice - it just goes through! Mashed potato is another good one

 

[Dizzydancer]

Thanks guys!!
He is back home now and so far seems to be feeling better is eating little and often and keeping the meds down! He is bouncy and playful so obv feels ok!
I do wonder if the stress of the op has bought it on!
Thanks guys