With Giardia you really have to dump and bleach litterpans daily. I just get
the canned food box bottoms from Petsmart (They've gotten to where they know me
and save them for me when I need them). Just put some litter in them and dump
them daily.
The small ones are great for kittens.
Beth
Susan Hoffman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
The estimate is that around 85% of cats are corona positive at some point
in their lives. Corona positive cats do not have to have diarrhea, and I've
had kittens die of FIP who had perfect poop. (As have others in the FIP group.)
One thing that was said in the FIP group awhile back -- one member dealt with
a couple of overcrowded cattery/hoarder type situations. One had a high
incidence of FIP, the other did not. The difference was that, the one with the
high incidence of FIP, also had a high incidence of giardia. I also know
someone with 40+ cats in her house and chronic diarrhea. She has a high
incidence of FIP and, even without FIP, cats die around 8 years of age. Also
saw something over the weekend re puppymill dogs with chronic untreated giardia
and coccidia. They develop actual perforations in the intestines from chronic
parasites.
What I got from all this was that I needed to be agressive in treating
diarrhea. It is possible the irritation from chronic parasite infestation
makes it easier for FOCV and FIPV to take hold in a cat's system. It appears
that, if left untreated, it can do longterm damage to the intestines.
After a basic deworming with Drontal, use Metronidazole for giardia, Albon
for coccidia, Ronidazole for tritrichomonas foetus -- it's as simple as that.
And follow 'em to the litterbox, monitor poop quality, scoop and clean the
boxes frequently.
Hideyo Yamamoto <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
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positive kitties have had bad diarrhea for a long time try homeopathic remedy
called sulphur 30 C potent, dissolve in water it wont hurt but it has worked
like a miracle for some of my kitties with unknown cause.
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Susan Hoffman
Sent: Monday, November 27, 2006 3:09 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: loose stools
Any suggestions? Yeah -- metronidazole (Flagyl). Parasites, such as
giardia, very often do not show up in a fecal. I'm surprised the vet did not
mention this. Many vets will treat with metronidazole on the basis of
symptoms, even when a fecal is negative. I don't think I'd be jumping ahead to
cancer without at least trying standard treatments for giardia (metronidazole)
and coccidia (Albon). If both of these failed I would look at tritrichomonas
foetus (treated with Ronidazole). Is it possible the vet is assuming lymphoma
because the cat is FeLV+ rather than looking at more common and treatable
causes?
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I have been fostering a FELV pos. cat for over 6 months and she has chronic
diarrhea multiple times a day. She has been tested numerous times for
parasites and been dewormed. Our vet feels it may be lymphoma. If it is, how
long do these cats live? Otherwise she is doing fairly well for a positive
cat.
Also, any suggestions to combatting the diarrhea would be helpful. I use
pumpkin, slippery elm, and bentonite clay powder daily which helps to some
degree. Her stools are still soft and she has accidents still and is in the
litterbox frequently.
Thanks for any info.
Diane
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