my poor old fella had a severe bout of diarrhoea at new year it lasted for nearly 2 weeks at its worst and took 4 weeks to get back to any resemblence of normal, he had all the normal treatments,rehydration, antibiotics,probiotics,antiinflamatories and lomotil, it was the lomotil that finally helped along with the addition of oats,aloevera juice slipery elm,and an 8th of a tsp of bicarb in his juice each day. however he still has a slight problem of popping out little bits of poo between normal poo times mostly when asleep[which is quite a lot as he is 14] i am lucky to be with him most of the time and can clean him up[its not much about the size of a jumbo rasin]. he hates being dirty and will clean himself if i am to slow . he comes with us everywhere, always has done, we have booked our holidays or should i say his holidays, and we would be very greatfull if anyone had any ideas on how to retrain his bottom . the vet said he has strained or damaged his rectal muscles with so much straining, or possibly is just a little incontinent with old age. i think it is the first theory as he showed no signs whatsoever of any incontinence before his illness. please if anyone has any ideas at all how to help cure or a least minimise his problem do say as i will do anything to make him better . thanks hopefully, pru