Yes, I can tell Giardia and Coccidia from the smell. They smell different, but both bad.
On 10/6/07, catatonya <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Well, all diarrhea smells pretty bad. lol. As I said, I haven't had > experience with Giardia, but when I used to foster kittens I could tell the > coccidia smell from something else. lol. > t > > Kelley Saveika <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Oh yes, yes it does. Giardia smells horrible. Believe me, I know. > > On 9/30/07, catatonya wrote: > > I don't think Giardia has a specific odor like coccidia, etc.... It's more > > like a nuisance diarrhea that's not that bad, but just won't go away. > > t > > > > laurieskatz wrote: > > > > I don't remember Giardia odor but think it's from drinking dirty water. > > Treatable...I think with antibiotics. I don't recall vets finding it in a > > stool sample...just that we've treated cats with diarrhea for it. > > Laurie > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: MaryChristine > > To: [email protected] > > Sent: Friday, September 28, 2007 9:57 AM > > Subject: Re: Kitten Update > > > > kelley, remind me on giardia--is that one that isn't easy to find (ie, > isn't > > in every sample?) i know that's the case with coccidia...... so far > (keeping > > lots and lots of paws crossed), i've never had giardia, so i don't know > it's > > smell, but once you've had coccidia in your house, you never forget > it..... > > you know on csi and similar programs, they can tell the illness/problem > just > > from the smell? coccidia is like that..... tri-trich has a different aroma > > all its own. > > > > i > > > > On 9/28/07, Caroline Kaufmann wrote: > > > > > > > > > I think they are June babies, but don't know the dates for sure because > I > > don't have their records with me and I don't think they are from the same > > litter. They all weigh over 2 lbs now. Yoda shot up from 2.4 at Labor Day > > when I took him in to 3.6 last Saturday when I weighed him. The two grey > > ones are smaller, but I need to reweigh them because adoption day was so > > crazy last Sat., I didn't get a chance to write down their weights. I > ended > > up with one long haired grey one because it wouldn't gain weight and > > couldn't get fixed yet because it didn't weigh 2 lbs. The volunteer who > had > > it before me was syringe feeding it? But when I got it, it immediately ate > > crunchies first? So I started mixing wet and dry with that cat and it will > > eat both now fine. The cat did not need to be syringe fed. I weighed it > > last Saturday and I think it's 2.4 This is my smallest one, but it's > > clearly gained weight since I have had it (we think it's a boy, but it's > so > > hard to tell when they are tiny and have long hair!). It's getting more > > longer than fatter so the cat is really funny-looking now because it has > > this long, lean skinny mid-section and this big head that looks like it > > would tip it over! As opposed to Yoda who gets a fat snake belly everytime > > he eats and who has a tiny head! > > > They are not dripping diarrhea though. As of yesterday, the diarrhea was > > a little worse tho in all of them- more watery, less cow pie-like. > > > We are doing a stool sample today. My mom is off work so she is going to > > pick up a Yoda stool sample and take that in. Hopefully, we will have some > > answers soon. The smelly poo is driving me crazy! > > > -Caroline > > > > > > > > > ________________________________ > > Date: Fri, 28 Sep 2007 01:48:07 -0700 > > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Subject: Re: Kitten Update > > > To: [email protected] > > > > > > > > > > > > In my experience though, coccidia gets really bad, really fast. i.e. the > > kittens are basically dripping diarrhea....They get it on their rear ends > > and back legs and have to be bathed frequently, etc....They don't make it > to > > the litterbox. That's what has been my experience with coccidia. Kittens > > are often born with coccidia as well. When you've dealt with it you can > > usually tell from the smell. ugh. > > > > > > With soft stools a lot of times it's giardia. I think a fecal is a good > > idea, but if the stools are not as I described above, or if nothing shows > > up, I don't think I'd add another med. at this time. > > > > > > Lots of kittens just have loose stools due to changes in diet, > additives, > > stress, etc.... Are they still hydrated? losing weight? I had one kitten > > we put through the ringer trying to diagnose his loose stools, and we > > finally just left him alone and they cleared up. I think it was all the > > medicine we were giving him. How old are the kittens again? > > > > > > t > > > > > > Kelley Saveika wrote: > > > On 9/27/07, Caroline Kaufmann 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?? 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