Aidan – Probiotics did the trick

Last year, you may remember or may have witnessed Aidan’s tendency to have a bit of a distended belly at times.  I even had a visitor ask me if Aidan was the “pregnant female”.  I didn’t tell Aidan that, but the Vet’s were testing for a variety of conditions that may have had a symptom of a distended abdomen.  Cushings, parasites, growths etc, but to no avail. After my bout with Lymes disease last year and having months on doxycycline, I started to wonder if we didn’t have a problem with Aidan’s long-term use of antibiotics for his Discoid Lupus condition (which now appears to be in remission).  So, after a complete parasite treatment for the entire pack, we decided to put Aidan on a probiotic to improve his digestive enzymes.  To say that his condition has improved would be an understatement.  Any post-feeding distension has dissipated, he is in an improved state of social behavior and less aggressive to the touch after a Saturday night meal.  He has returned to a trim abdominal view and will appear even more fit once we can get rid of the extra hair.