Hello,
I have a 9 year old Dachshund that has a persistent case of Klebsiella pneumoniae. She has been dealing with it for about 3 years now. She was on 2 - 30 day doses of Baytril upon diagnosis. Following that, she has been on Cefpodoxime for the better part of those 3 years. Upon instruction, there have been a few periods where we didn't give her medications to see how she did (prior to testing). We just had her tested again and her test results that came back were not very encouraging.

I have the utmost faith in my Veterinarian but I just figured I would see if there was anything else that we should be doing or trying. I want the best for her and would be willing to try anything. Are there any holistic avenues that would be worth trying? Immune system boosting vitamin formulas (echinacea, vitmain c, etc.)?

She also has E-coli which is puzzling.

She is very well taken care of and is quite healthy. The only obvious sign is an odor from her nose - she has plenty of energy. She is not around strange dogs, gets Blue Buffalo dog food, teeth brushed weekly, weekly baths, etc. But she suffers from immunodeficiency.

Is there anything else that can be tried?

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