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Have you tried adding Prozyme to a premium
non-grain canned food, it may help. I use Wellness but there are
others.
Also, one of my guys was quite poopy until he began IVD
(fm vet) Venison and Green Pea kibble. In a few days, he firmed up and for
the past three months no diarrhea.
Confining kitty to one room and spreading
sheets/towels on the floor helps cleaning up. A large dog crate or tall
kitty wire kitty condo will confine and you can give Misha periodic
"recesses" into the room.
I had three kittens with a few months of constant
dripping; later an adult cat with the constant oozies for two months. Been
there with the clean up.
Good luck.
Del
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Sent: Saturday, June 18, 2005 11:30
AM
Subject: Re: Misha
For Misha's family,
I don't know what your vet is talking
about. FelV is not "attacking" her intestines. The problem with
FeLV is that it weakens their immune systems and they have a tough time
fighting off any other ailments, like colds etc. They are more prone to
cancers too unfortunately, and the "drippy butt" symptom could be a sign of
intestinal lymphoma. How long has Misha had diarrhea? From the
little you told us about her symptoms it sounds like some sort of IBD
(intestinal bowel disease) problem. You need more help from your
vet. He needs to be treating whatever problems Misha has in the same way
he would any other cat, (except quicker, with no 'wait and see' type
attitude). IBD, (we don't know if this is Misha's problem), is usually
treated with diet change. Some cats need to be taken off all dry food,
sometimes they can't tolerate grains, sometimes vegetables, sometimes
both. The people on the IBD list I belong to, (my Gypsy has a nasty case
of IBD), advocate a raw diet (the group is:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FelineIBD/ ) This was the only
thing that helped my cat, but you can try getting her off dry food and on one
of the better canned foods first. Stick with one type of protein, (chicken,
duck etc.), to help her system adjust. There are also many homeopathic
remedies that can help cats with diarrhea too, go to http://www.abchomeopathy.com/ and
click on "remedy finder" to search for help with diarrhea. Vets usually
prescribe steroids, (way too soon, imo), you want to try and eliminate
whatever her system is reacting to first before you reach for the heavy
artillery. When anyone has diarrhea, their body is essentially trying to
'get rid' of whatever is upsetting their systems by expelling it as fast as
they can. It's like an allergy, you have to figure out what to give
Misha to eat that her body won't react to. Go check out http://www.catnutrition.org/ for some
ideas.
If your concern is the unhealthfulness of liquid diarrhea all
over your house, I completely understand. You can confine Misha to a
single room, (make it as comfortable as possible and visit her often, she's
not going to understand why she's being locked away), until you get the
'leaking butt' under control. If you are worried about Felv effecting
you or your baby, your fears are unfounded. FeLV can not be transmitted
to humans. If your concern is Toxoplasmosis, you are more than likely
not in danger either, (please see recent archives addressing this
concern). If you have had Misha with your other cats for six years, you
do not have to be concerned about separating them. They either have Felv
already, or they're not going to get it.
Good luck, I wish you and your
family the best,
Nina
Paul Jr wrote:
Hey out there I need some sugeestions/feedback about
Misha and what we should do with her.
Misha is six years old and tested pos for FeLV. We have
had her for almost 6 1/2 years. She is in good health
and none of the other cats (all share the same wate
dish) have FeLV. Misha's FeLV shows up, according to
her vet by attacking her intestines. She has chronic
bouts of what we call drippy butt. She leaves little
presents aorund the house. She has been on various
medications and recently the vet suggested Kaopectate
or Pepto Bismo, which made her problem worse.(gave her
pain and lots of diahreha) I have read aobut
medications to treat FeLV, none of which cure it just
maybe ease the symptoms. Does anyone else have a cat
with this type of FeLv and if so what do you do? Also
give me some feedback. We live in Gainesville, Fl and
my husband and I are expecting our first child in the
end of July. We have considred putting Misha down but
she seems to have so much playfullness and affection
(most of the time) that we really hate to. Money is a
problem and we are both nervous about exposing a baby
to her. Thanks for the help! Melody
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