Unwell elderly dog advice

[Elderlydogsrus]

Hi everyone,
Im just wanting a bit of advice really…
so I have a lovely elderly dog whose coming up to 14.
she has always suffered terribly with allergies which cause her to have a upset tummy if she eats something she can’t have.
About 2 years ago she had pancreatitis, during this period she was diagnosed with this as well as colitis. This has been on going and grumbling away in the background but overall she’s been happy and mostly healthy. Now I would say in the last 12months her upset with her tummy has gradually got worse until more recently, maybe 6 months when she started having these ‘episodes’ of more frequently upset tummy. She has the same symptoms every time and I would say we are now having 2/3 bad days in a week. When I say bad days I mean, refusing to eat, tummy making noises, smelling, shaking, whimpering, loose poo, straining to poo and then just blobs of mucus coming, can’t get comfortable. I’ve been backwards and forwards to the vets where she’s been given different medication but these haven’t helped as yet. We have just started another course so unsure if these will help or not. She is on a specific diet that she can have due to her allergies and I’m worried about changing her food incase it triggers them off.

Guess I’m wondering if anyone has any experience of this, any advice?

Thanks in advance

I'm sure you will make the right decisions at the right time. Noone knows more about her or loves her more than you do. I am sorry you are in this painful situation.

I’m sorry it isn’t resolving yet. I’m assuming the vet has tested a stool sample?

My old lurcher was like this, a random upset stomach which got worse and worse. Medicines and diet stopped working and I made the decision to let her go.
I suspect she had tumours or something major going on and I felt she was too old to put through extensive investigations. Still miss her, but am confident it was the right thing.

@Darklane they actually haven’t, I’m a bit upset because they haven’t rung me back today either. I did ring twice to ask as well but I guess if they have had emergencies etc it can’t really be helped.

@Stickytreacle This is my fear, how long did the tummy upsets go on for?

They would last for several days, but seemed to be increasing in regularity and severity. The day I took her to be pts she was on day three, in obvious pain and obviously miserable. I just couldn't get her comfortable and I couldn't stand seeing her so miserable. In one respect it was a relief knowing that she didn't have to go through it again.