Julie,
My East/West vet gave us something called Nutrigest. It's a supplement
with L-Glutamine, ginger and lots of other things that have been found
to help GI distress. I'm very lucky in that Gypsy really likes the raw
food. We had a session with an AC and Gypsy told her she wanted birds
and mice! I love her, but I draw the line at getting her feeder mice
to catch. Oh well. The little stinker's favorite is duck, ($15 lb for
fresh duck breast, thank you very much!), I'm looking for a cheaper
source. As far as the baby food goes... I picked up some ham baby
food, (the store was out of chicken and turkey), even the cats that
turn their noses up at the chicken, seem to like the ham. I know it's
not the best protein for them, but when I have to mix something in,
they'll eat it in the ham. Good luck with Coco, keep me informed.
Nina
Julie Johnson wrote:
Hi Nina,
Fortunately, Coco is totally cooperative about the pilling and
we've only had one incident (my fault; I didn't drop the flagyl far
enough back in his mouth) where we've had "yikes! that tastes bad!!"
for a reaction. I've been doing a fair bit of research on IBD, too,
because at one time we suspected that was a problem Tommy was having.
Many holistic vets recommend adding L-Glutamine to the diet because it
helps strengthen the bowel. I'm also looking at a raw diet for Coco,
but like you, didn't want to invest in all the hardware because while
his appetite is usually good, he is distinctly not interested in some
well-known kitty favorites, like baby food!
Big smooch for Grace and Gypsy; hope to hear of improvement for
both of them and I am going to check out the IBD group. Thanks for all
the suggestions!
Hugs, Julie
Hi
Julie,
I'm calling my vet today to see if we can have the Dox compounded into
a flavored liquid. Grace has been using it on and off for a long time
now. Michelle Rose, the liaison at my vet's office, told me she has a
human friend that swallowed Dox dry (must be a rocket scientist), and
burned a hole in his esophagus! I'm also going to ask them if there is
another antibiotic that's comparable to Dox, that's not so darn toxic,
I'll let you know what they say.
My house-call vet found me some liquid Flagil for Gypsy's IBD that
didn't taste bad at all, she happily ate it 2x daily for 15 days
straight mixed in with some chicken liver, (then she stopped eating all
together). He said he gets it in Mexico, if you'd like, I'll pump him
for more info about it. Gypsy's condition continues to be just
retched, but she's showing improvement now that I have her on a
raw-diet. It's the only thing I've found that has shown any benefit,
and I've tried alot of different things. I didn't want to run out and
purchase a meat grinder etc. because I could just picture jumping
through all these hoops to prepare her raw diet, placing the bowl in
front of her and having her turn her skinny little nose up at it. I
took the easy way and I've been ordering "Instincts TC" from Feline
Future Cat Food, http://www.felinefuture.com/products/order.php
and mixing it with muscle meats, liver and hearts. For the first time
in a very long time Gypsy's stool has consistency! I've also started
giving her "Gentle Naturals, Tummy Soother". It's for human babies
with tummy upset. It contains Chamomile, Ginger and Fennel. I just
started her on it yesterday, but she seems to be feeling better.
Chamomile was one of the things suggested to me for nausea, and ginger
is good for diarrhea. If you haven't joined the IBD group, you really
should. I'm on digest mode with it, and haven't posted to it yet, but
their suggestions have really helped me. Keep me updated on Coco's
progress.
Nina
Julie Johnson wrote:
Hi Everyone,
I was just talking with my vet Friday night about this very
thing. Coco has been quite ill and they have diagnosed IBD. One of
the medications he's on right now is Flagyl which tastes wretched.
Wendy mentioned not to put that one in food because kitty will take a
bite, see how yucky it is and then not eat. I mentioned that I only
put meds in food for the ferals and everyone else gets a syringe of
water after a pill so hopefully it wouldn't leave too much of a taste
in his mouth. I read the start of a study on this topic by the Winn
Feline Foundation a few years ago; could never find the end of the
study, but it made sense to me. How very uncomfortable it must feel,
too!
As we were talking about it, she mentioned that doxycycline
is infamous for it's potential to cause damage. I'm not using it, but
she did say that my method of syringing in about 3cc's of water would
really minimize problems with that drug. Even if it's being given in a
liquid form, I think 'flushing' with a water chaser would be a good
idea.
Hope this helps!!
Julie
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"I hold that, the more helpless a creature, the more entitled it is
to protection by man from the cruelty of man. "
"The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged
by the way its animals are treated."
Mohandas Gandhi (1869-1948)
Paws Come WITH Claws!!!
If you're thinking about de-clawing your cat, you need to re-think your
decision to acquire a pet.
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