Yes, that makes sense. I have a vet that only charges $15 for a fecal, but I know other vets charge more.
And almost all rescue groups are disorganized. I've been told I am one of the most organized ones, and I'm terribly disorganized - there just are not enough hours in the day. On 9/27/07, Caroline Kaufmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I did read that coccidia has a 13 day incubation period. And yes, I needed > approval to be able to take a stool sample into the vet that treats the cats > for this group, if I want to be charged the discounted rate (which as a > foster, I feel is only fair). I could take the cats to my own vet or > another vet, but I wouldn't get the discounted rate. The whole thing is > pretty messed up- kinda disorganized, so I just do the best I can. And I > don't necessarily have a problem with the number of cats she has, as the > situation in which they are kept. I ended up with these kittens because > they all had URIs that she was not treating them for- not even with just > terramycin or a triple antibiotic. > They keep Albon in stock and I can get my hands on that to treat them with > and may just end up doing that anyway. But I need to re-weigh everyone > first. > -Caroline > > > Date: Thu, 27 Sep 2007 11:17:52 -0500 > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > To: [email protected] > > Subject: Re: Kitten Update > > > > > On 9/27/07, Caroline Kaufmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > My three kittens are status-quo. I started them on a probiotic made by > > > Eagle Brand on Tues. evening, so they've had a day and a half of that > and > > > we're still having diarrhea/soft stools/cow pies (and stinky!). I don't > > > know how long it takes the probiotic to work though? I have talked to > the > > > volunteer of the Adoption group- who originally had these kittens and > whom I > > > needed to obtain approval from before taking in a stool sample. She said > > > she doubts it's coccidia or girardia because she thinks it would have > shown > > > up earlier because she had them at her house for a while before I took > them > > > in. > > > > That isn't necessarily true. Coccidia is so very common in kittens, > > and I have sent kittens to a "clean" environment (no other cats at all > > - they are the only cat) and had them come down with coccidia after > > they had been there a month. > > > > In fact, coccidia is so common that every time I have taken a kitten > > in for a fecal, they have prescribed Albon even if the stool sample > > doesn't show any (it can be hard to detect). > > > > You need to get approval?? Before taking a kitten in for a fecal? > > > > It isn't uncommon for rescuers to have 20 or 30 (or more) cats in > > their houses, by the way. They kill close to 70% of the cats that > > come in to our local kill shelter. > > -- > > Rescuties - Saving the world, one cat at a time. > > > > http://www.rescuties.org > > > > Vist the Rescuties store and save a kitty life! > > > > http://astore.amazon.com/rescuties-20 > > > > Please help George! > > > > http://rescuties.chipin.com/george > > > > I GoodSearch for Rescuties. > > > > Raise money for your favorite charity or school just by searching the > > Internet with GoodSearch - www.goodsearch.com - powered by Yahoo! > > > > > ________________________________ > Connect to the next generation of MSN Messenger Get it now! -- Rescuties - Saving the world, one cat at a time. http://www.rescuties.org Vist the Rescuties store and save a kitty life! http://astore.amazon.com/rescuties-20 Please help George! http://rescuties.chipin.com/george I GoodSearch for Rescuties. Raise money for your favorite charity or school just by searching the Internet with GoodSearch - www.goodsearch.com - powered by Yahoo!
