u/Any_Chance775

Hello Everyone,

I have adopted a sweet senior Yorkshire Terrier about 1.5 months ago. He was severely underweight at 1.7 kg, depleted, and had terrible bloody diarrhea.

We put him on Royal Canin Gastrointestinal food and liquid cortisone (Predalane), and he made an amazing recovery! He has gained weight (he is now 2.2 kg), and his blood work has bounced back beautifully.

However, every time we try to taper or cut back on the cortisone, his gut immediately flares up. Two days ago, we tried transitioning him to an "every other day" schedule (0.3 ml one day on, one day off). On his very first "off" day, he stopped eating, got extremely gassy, and today his stool went completely watery and burgundy (semi-digested blood).

He woke up with better energy today and ate, and my vet and I decided to change our strategy. Instead of skipping days, we are going to try giving him a smaller, consistent dose every single day so his gut doesn't experience a "rollercoaster" drop.

I am feeling so discouraged and exhausted. It has been over a month of constant worrying, tracking, and cleaning up diarrhea. I love him so much, but I am terrified that he will have to be on steroids forever, or that we will never be able to taper him off without him getting sick immediately.

Has anyone else dealt with a tiny Yorkie or small senior dog with severe colitis/IBD?

How long did it take for their gut to truly heal before you could taper off the steroids?

Did shifting to a smaller daily dose instead of every-other-day dosing help stabilize your dog?

If your dog had to stay on a tiny "maintenance dose" of cortisone long-term, how did they handle it?

I would love to hear any advice, reassurance, or similar experiences. Thank you so much.

I am trying to get open crumbs any advice pls

•	200 g vital wheat gluten

•	120 g lupin flour

•	60 g almond flour

•	30 g psyllium husk powder

•	10 g baking powder

•	8 g salt

•	5 g instant yeast

•	1 whole egg

•	4 egg whites

•	2 tbsp whipping cream

•	1 tbsp plain yogurt

•	40 g olive oil

•	1 tsp apple cider vinegar

•	1 tsp honey (or allulose for stricter keto)

•	410–440 ml warm water

Anybody can help me with a good Keto Ciabatta recipe