Table 3.
Medical and dietary interventions besides corticosteroids prior to cholestyramine treatment
| Immunosuppressanta | Case 1 | Case 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Cyclosporine (Cyclance vet; Virbac, Kolding, Denmark) | 5 mg/kg q 24 h | N/A |
| Cyclosporine (Modulis Vet; Ceva, Lund, Sweden) | N/A | 5 mg/kg q 24 h |
| Mycophenolate (Myfenax; Teva, Haarlem, the Netherlands) | 10 mg/kg q 12 h | N/A |
| Antibiotics | ||
| Metronidazole (Flagyl; Sanofi, Stockholm, Sweden) | 10 mg/kg q 24 h | 15 mg/kg q 24 h |
| Miscellaneous drugs | ||
| Loperamide (Imodium; McNeil, Solna, Sweden) | 0.08 mg/kg q 12 h | 0.1 mg/kg q 12 h |
| Olsalazine (Dipentum; Pharmanovia, Basildon, Great Britain) | 10 mg/kg q 12 h | 15 mg/kg q 12 h |
| Pro-and prebiotics | ||
| Mixed pre- and probiotic (Pro-fibre; Protexin vet) | 15 g q 12 h | 15 g q 12 h |
| Single strain probiotic (Fortiflora; Purina) | N/A | 1 sachet q 24 h |
| Multistrain probiotic (Sivomixx; Ormendes) | 1 sachet q 24 h | 1 sachet q 24 h |
| Psyllium (Vi-Siblin; Meda) | 30 ml q 12 h | N/A |
| Diets | ||
| KD hydrolyzed protein diet (RC Hypoallergenic soy and rice) | Y | Y |
| KD hydrolyzed protein diet (Purina HA soy and corn) | Y | Y |
| KD hydrolyzed protein diet (Hill’s Z/D chicken and rice) | N/A | Y |
| KD hydrolyzed protein diet (Specific CDD-HY salmon and rice) | N/A | Y |
| KD single protein (RC Sensitivity control duck and tapioca) | Y | N/A |
| KD single protein (Hill’s D/D salmon and rice) | Y | N/A |
| KD fibre rich (Hill’s Gastrointestinal Biome Digestive) | Y | N/A |
| Faecal Microbial Transplantation as rectal enema | ||
| Treatments | 1 | 3 |
aadd-on immunosupressants were given one at a time, N/A not applicable, KD kibble diet, Y dietary trial performed, RC Royal Canin