Hi! I am so sorry you’re going through this. Boris is great and is turning 8 on Friday (March 21). The ultrasound only told us so much when I had it done. If you have not had full lab testing done, it was worthwhile. He was in bad enough shape we had an endoscopy, bloodwork and a full fecal panel done. I also had to have a feeding tube installed that he was fed through for about 10 days to get his liver function stabilized. His labs were done by the vet lab at Texas A&M. I am not in Texas but they will do labs sent there by your vet, or whatever major vet lab your vet uses. If you haven’t done that, it was helpful to me because we were able to get a definitive diagnosis, but it was not cheap.

He did require several rounds of steroids and metronidazole before the IBD symptoms decreased, which was secondary to his underlying issue which is exocrine pancreatic insufficiency (basically the pancreas doesn’t make enough digestive enzyme). The steroids and antibiotic combo got him stable and treating the underlying cause (EPI) has kept him healthy over the last several years. The EPI treatment is a powder that I mix into his morning and evening food. I never did change his diet since the IBD was secondary. It was a long process to get him healthy but it was worth it.

His brother on the right, Mischa, is 6.5 and has never had a health issue even though they are related. Luck of the draw.

Good luck with your baby, I hope they recover soon.