Agreed - I'd use Flagyl and feed some high fiber food. Fecal tests
often don't show anything. If Flagyl doesn't work, I then try Albon
(for coccidia - see http://www.peteducation.com/article.cfm?
cls=1&cat=1359&articleid=726).
On one FELV diarrhea cat I used a diet change and it worked really
well - I used the recipe from Dr. Pitcairn's book, only modified it
a bit, and it worked well. I substituted canned chicken or turkey
(not cat food, but from the "human" section of the grocery store) -
mixed with, white rice, kidney beans, and some other of Dr. Pitcairns
suggestions. I then started a different route - trying buying cat
food with "alternative" meats - bought some Nutro lamb cat food, and
my kitty tolerated it very well.
Dr. Pitcairn's new book is at http://www.amazon.com/Pitcairns-
Complete-Guide-Natural-Health/dp/157954973X
Gloria
On Nov 27, 2006, at 4:08 PM, Susan Hoffman wrote:
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
