![]() ![]() ![]() Fecal tests to identify potential fecal parasites.Specific tests to rule out viral infections, such as parvovirus.An ultrasound to evaluate the integrity of your dog’s digestive tract and other organs.X-rays of the abdomen to assess organ size and position and rule out obstruction, foreign body, or masses.Electrolyte tests to ensure your dog is neither dehydrated nor suffering from an electrolyte imbalance.A complete blood count to assess for inflammation, infection, anemia or other blood-related conditions.Chemistry tests to evaluate kidney, liver, and pancreatic function as well as sugar levels.If your pet has IBD, you may notice the following:ĭiagnosing IBD begins with a thorough physical examination and tests to rule out other possible causes of the diarrhea and/or vomiting. These dogs remain alert, active, maintain a good appetite, and don’t lose weight. Dogs with mild IBD don’t necessarily act sick, other than having GI signs. With IBD, the vomiting and/or diarrhea become frequent, alerting the owner to a problem. Unfortunately, the cause of this debilitating disease often can’t be determined.Īny dog owner knows that vomiting and/or diarrhea occasionally happen. IBD is one of the most common causes of persistent vomiting and diarrhea in dogs. This wreaks havoc on your dog’s entire GI system, and can impact the stomach and upper small intestine, causing chronic vomiting, and/or the lower intestine, causing diarrhea. Star has already scrubbed evidence of the Morning Mess off the Web site.Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), is a condition that results when your dog’s immune system turns against the lining of her gastrointestinal (GI) tract, causing an issue with the absorption of nutrients and ability to digest food properly. The Mess’ last big gig was the Miley Cyrus appearance yesterday. Recently, the show had been streamlined, with many of the prank-type shenanigans gone and a slightly more mature approach taken. They were gearing themselves far younger than Steve & Vikki but had trouble drawing the 18 to 34 females away from the Bert Show on Q100. The reaction was fairly negative, with listeners complaining that they were juvenile and unsophisticated. Early on, they offered up “pranks on the 20s,” ridiculous restaurant reviews from Mikey and Shannon grabbing potentially gross items in a box and trying to ID them. The trio, Shannon Murphy, Superphat Mikey (Michael Dennison) and Marc “Marco” Orem, came from Indianapolis in December 2007. Relatively speaking, that was a stronger performance for them than usual, but obviously for Star management, it was too little, too late. The show’s target demographic was 18 to 34 year olds and in January Arbitron ratings, the Mess ranked 10th in that demo compared to 1st for the Bert Show. The Mess struggled to compete against the Bert Show on Q100 and their predecessors Steve & Vikki at B98.5. Proving how difficult it is to launch a new morning show, all three died in short order. Three morning shows launched in early 2008 within weeks of each other: Zakk Tyler on Dave FM, the Morning Mess at Star 94 and Cletus T. The radio station was very honorable in the way they severed our relationship.” They figured Star wanted a little older demo and they played a little younger and that was their comfort zone. I think the team really understood it before I did. “I put them in a place where they shouldn’t have been… We got caught up with the economy and the fit wasn’t right. “I think I made a mistake,” Schrutt said. ![]()
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