Well, the Baytril could possibly have done away with whatever
"friendly" bacteria he had to digest his food. So supplementing with
kitty lactobacillus might be worth trying. If he's an older kitty,
he could have problems with digestion anyway. I had my older kitty
Nicky on Lactulose for a couple of years I think, it worked great. I
also had him on homeopathic Nux Vomica for his constipation.
Sometimes I wish I'd written things down over the last 5 years, but I
didn't.
Gloria
On Sep 12, 2007, at 12:20 AM, catatonya wrote:
The vet seems to think that the Baytril has caused the problems and
thrown off his balance. I wondered about 'megacolon' when I saw
the x-ray though. There was so much in there...
t
Caroline Kaufmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Speaking of ulcerative colitis, I myself have colitis (it sucks),
so I also wonder if this is a possibility? I don't know anything
about it occuring in cats though. I know for me, and many other uc
sufferers, any oral antibiotics will bring up a temporary flare of
my symptoms. Maybe he has undiagnosed UC and the antibiotic is
causing him extra trouble? Or, he could have an anal fissure/tear
(maybe due to those hard stools)...there are lots of
possibilities. He should see the vet though. If you don't know
why he's bleeding like that, it's a problem.
-Caroline
From: Barb Moermond <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Reply-To: [email protected]
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: anyone out there this morning?
Date: Tue, 11 Sep 2007 14:21:49 -0700 (PDT)
Tonya, I really don't know - it could be a colitis due to harder
stools - remember how much trouble Smoky had for his first several
years with fresh blood on his stools. I would keep a close eye on
him tonight. Did the fresh blood seem to be coming from his anus
or his penis? How old is he?
Barb+Smoky the House Puma+El Bandito Malito
"My cat the clown: paying no mind to whom he should impress. Merely
living his life, doing what pleases him, and making me smile."
- Anonymous
----- Original Message ----
From: catatonya <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, September 11, 2007 1:35:30 AM
Subject: anyone out there this morning?
My cat Bob (negative) has a kidney infection and I took him to the
vet last Thursday. The doctor put him on antibiotics and said he
was not blocked. This morning when I got up there was blood on the
sheet where he had been lying and his rectal area seems red and
raw. Does this have anything to do with the kidney infection, or
would this be something totally different? I'm trying to decide if
I should call in sick and take him to the vet first thing this
morning or wait till after work. He had deficated one small very
dry poo this morning along with the bloody places. He acts
ok...............
Bob has a history of this and has been operated on for stones
before. The area around his penis looks fine..........
tonya
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