Thank you Nina, Phaewryn, Marylyn, and Michelle. I appreciate the
information. I don't know, but I may have to change course in some
way, I think, because things aren't going back to normal. On the
10th, Ember didn't have a bm. This morning, there was a small, normal
poop in the box for me to clean up, and when I got home, there was
more, and like two days ago, some of it was runny and malformed. It's
as if some waste goes through properly, but then other waste rushes
right out after it. Ember doesn't seem to be exhibiting any other bad
signs. She eats, plays, sleeps and grooms like normal. I'm not as
worried as I was, but I still really want Ember to have normal bms back.
Marylyn, do you know roughly what amount of apple pectin or metamucil
I could give her? Ember's holistic vet recommended flax seed or flax
lignins, or psyllium flakes, if the pumpkin didn't do the trick. When
this started up, Ember's allopathic vet recommended Centrine. I read
that Centrine can cause a thickening of the intestinal walls, so I'd
rather not use it. Michelle, I have some Flagyl from Ember's bout
last summer with diarrhea. I never had to use any. I worry that the
Flagyl might hurt the good bacteria in Ember's intestines. Lots to
think about. Did Lucy have similar hit or miss bms? When did her IBD
start, and how has it progressed over time? I hope she's feeling
better these days.
Best wishes to all of you and your feline friends.
Lance
