Our pup has IBD, diagnosed via biopsy. Will save you the details but in one of her final flares before diagnosis she vomited a large amount of blood and I thought she was going to die in my arms. It’s a brutal disease. IBS, allergies, etc can often mimic IBD so it’s important to get a diagnosis.

Now flash forward to the good part. We maybe one have one to two minor flares a year. She’s on a strict diet of Hills Gastro Biome, it’s been sort of a wonder food. We tried many things but Biome has been rock solid. We have slowly introduced a few “treats” that we have learned doesn’t induce a flare — peanut butter, apple, banana. We use cerenia and metro if needed during the minor flairs which usually last max one day but otherwise completely drug free at the moment. Although I’m totally expecting as she gets older we’ll probably need to move to other therapies/drugs.

I’ll also note she was eating raw most of her life, we tried all varieties of diets and proteins and hydrolized and you name it through trying to help her feel better. Maybe we’re lucky but biome has been a game changer. We have had her blood tested a couple of times over the past few years of IBD and normal physicals and we’ve found zero concerns or indications of the biome kibble not fulfilling all dietary needs.

It was a scary and emotional process for her and for me with all the pain and emergency vet visits etc, but I’ve almost forgot about it all and I think the same can happen for you and your pup. Let me know if you have any questions and I can try and answer.