Could a dog have/transmit C Diff?

[girlvet]

Hi..is it possible for clostridium difficile to be transmitted to and from puppy to human?  Would a dog necessarily have symptoms if she were a carrier?  Thanks for any input.

[MyAngelJoey]

I was just diagnosed with Cdiff and like you, have not felt so sick!  I am very worried that I too will be unable to get rid of it.  I wish you the best.  Ironically, although I was on antibiotics, I too was dealing with 6 puppies, including cleaning their pen.  Makes me really wonder.

[myoreo]

Im so sorry to hear about your dog getting sick. I have had my first battle with Cdiff and I am still in the healing stage.It is very sad how much the Drs dont tell you or they dont know. I usto work in the hospital and so did my mother for years and neither of us knew just how bad this bug is and that you dont even have to be in a nursing home to get it. Why there isnt a warning or suggestions for probiotics to take with the Flagyl antibiotic Is dumbfounding to me.  I know that what helped me fight the infection was probiotics. Two kinds... the one with Sacchrromyces Boulardii . I dont know what kind they have for dogs, but I would get your dog tested and do the antibiotic with probitotics.  My best to you and your family this is one very nasty disabling  infection. I hope this helps someone.
G.

[crpbabe]

I wrk in a nursing home. I had to be sent home becuz a patient got there stool that was infected with c-diff on my clothing. I put clothes in a bag til i can get them cleaned and my 8 yr old dog got into the bag. Now she has the runs and it has mucus in it like human c-diff does. Wat should i do???

[Catwoods]

Taking my Bolognese to vet in one hour!  Has been vomiting bile and listless for a couple of days and now this morning--bloody diahrrea!  I have JUST gotten over taking Flagyl for one week for treatment of C-Diff diagnosis and have been desperately sick for a few months.  My puppy just turned one year old and I am so worried!  Will keep all posted and thank you for all of this information!

[AnnaMaria2500]

After several months of going over and over the situation, I think whatever digestive problem my dog had was secondary to another problem.  I think what really killed her was to do with her history of benign growths.  I think one grew into one of her organs and disrupted its function.  After she died, my symptoms cleared up in a week or so.  It was not C. diff, but I think we did have the same problem going on whatever it was.  Without her to pass it back and forth with me, it stopped.  
Still, be careful with C. diff.  Our previous vet, who was supposed to be very bright and even taught at Tufts School of Veterinary Medicine, didn't know about dogs being able to get and give C. diff or MRSA.  I asked him about those when I had them and he was totally unaware that it was possible for the dog to get them too.

[Reemas]

So sorry to hear about your situation
We also lost our dog to C-diff
This is a bit of our story
I acquired C-diff through an antibiotic given to me through my dentist . I was misdiagnosed at hospitals for the first part because of lack of knowledge in this field about this sickness.
Our dog also got sick and we took him to the vet with the same symptoms as I had and told them C-Diff over and over
He had a drink from our toilet when I was sick at home and that is how he got it .It is something that can happen all to easy these days and could spread so rapidly  
They assured us it wasn't  because of lack of their knowledge and we should put him down so we did . Found out later they NEVER tested him for C diff and we are devastated.
They have refused all my efforts to have a talk with them for 9 months .
"The need for more education about C- diff needs to be addressed Doctors Dentists Vets and the general public need to have greater access to information about it's presence in society C-Diff in the past has been associated with hospitals but that is not the case any more The dangers and side effects of these certain antibiotics need to be informed to the patient when given . Care practicers need to know this is more common of a sickness than they think The consequences from these drugs have been and still are devastating to the victim and family alike The absence of this knowledge has caused confusion and and doubt in the medical system More education and exposure would prevent misdiagnosis and wasted time and delayed treatment not to mention frustration sickness pain and some cases death C- Diff and it's causes need to be public knowledge