Table 1 Clinical history prior to the study of the 27 dogs starting the treatment period.
Tylosin group | Placebo group | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Responder (n = 17) | Nonresponder (n = 3) | Responder (n = 2) | Nonresponder (n = 5) | |
Diet at initial examination | ||||
Commercial | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
Home-made | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Both | 9 | 1 | 2 | |
Commercial diet | ||||
Dry | 8 | 1 | 2 | |
Canned | 1 | |||
Both | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Signs during diarrhea episodes: | ||||
Appetite | ||||
Normal | 11 | |||
Moderately decreased | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
Severely decreased | 3 | 1 | 3 | |
Increased | 2 | 1 | ||
Weight loss | ||||
Moderate | 5 | 1 | 3 | |
Mild | 8 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
None | 3 | 1 | ||
No answer | 1 | |||
Vomiting | ||||
Typical | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
Fairly typical | 3 | 1 | 1 | |
None | 11 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
No answer | 1 | |||
Borborygmus | ||||
Typical | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
Fairly typical | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
None | 6 | 1 | ||
Flatulence | ||||
Typical | 9 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
Fairly typical | 1 | 1 | ||
None | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Fecal consistency | ||||
Watery | 15 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
Bloody | 7 | 4 | ||
Mucus | 9 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
Pulpy | 9 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Frequency of defecation | ||||
Increased | 14 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
Normal | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
No answer | 1 | |||
Age in years when diarrhea began | ||||
< 1 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
1-2 | 3 | 1 | ||
3-7 | 7 | 1 | 1 | |
> 7 | 1 | |||
Tylosin discontinued n times prior to study | ||||
0 | 1 | 2 | ||
1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
2-4 | 10 | 1 | ||
> 4 | 3 | 3 | ||
Cessation of diarrhea after start of tylosin treatment | ||||
1 day | 10 | 2 | 5 | |
2 days | 7 | 1 | 2 | |
Recurrence of diarrhea after tylosin discontinuation | ||||
< 10 days | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
10-20 days | 4 | 2 | ||
> 20 days | 2 | 1 | ||
Irregular | 4 | 1 | 1 | |
No recurrence | 2 | 1 | ||