Caroline I've been battling diarrhea for months. It began as giardia
and we used everything beginning with
Panacur on down and nothing has worked. We used a remedy, Thullium
met which worked for several months
but it is back again and we in the same state that you are.
Nina has a cat (Gypsy) who eats a home prepared 'turkey mush' recipe
that cured her chronic diarrhea which
was the result of IBD. You might check with her.
I use both a homeopath and an allopathic vet and neither of them
have been able to get rid of it. Her stools are negative
too, and her diet (Whole Foods/PetGuard) is unchanged. She is Felv,
and one of the vets indicated that it could be
a result of FeLV, which I do not believe to be true. I'm in the
process of consulting another vet. If I learn anything
new, I'll let you know. Please keep us posted on Yoda. We are
desperate. It is really awful.
Jane
On Dec 19, 2007, at 3:32 PM, Caroline Kaufmann wrote:
I have a 6 month old non-felv kitten named Yoda that has had
diarrhea pretty much off and on ever since I've had him (Labor
Day). Some of you may remember me asking you about Yoda's diarrhea
back then (at first I thought it was just the antibiotic for his
URI, but he hasn't been on an antibiotic since the first weeks of
Sept., so that is out). The vet ran a fecal back in Oct.-
nothing. We treated with metro...zole (can't remember the name)--
no difference really. And I have treated him with probiotics just
for H of it- I used a whole can up of the Eagle Pack Holistic
Remedy for Diarreah (added to his food)- it seemed to make no
difference with Yoda, so when it ran out, I stopped using it. I've
been adding benebac (sp?) to his wet food at night lately- again,
no difference. Don't ask about food and diet changes-- I'm so
TIRED of answering those friggin questions-- I mean, this isn't my
first time up to bat-- I'm not an idiot. I'm tired of the adoption
agency people (those that have to "approve" Yoda going to the vet)
asking me every friggin week about diet changes (um, none!) and the
vet's office asking the same. If anyone asks this on Sat. at Cat
Adoption Day, I'm going to say: "Yeah, I'm trying this new thing
were I feed Yoda something different for every meal...and tons of
table scraps! Why? Do you think that could be it?!"
What else? Oh, I took him back to the vet this Monday so they had
the Yoda butt to really test for giardia- which I knew it wasn't b/
c Yoda is mingled with other fosters and personal cats and they
would all have it by now and they don't, but just in case...They
did another fecal-- nothing. And I know he's healthy-- he looks
like a little greyhound he's so healthy- he's all muscle and lean
and just doing wonderful. He never feels bad, but he'll go in the
litter box and I will hear these horrible diarrhea, squirty sounds
(sorry!) and then he just comes out like nothing happened! But it
smells horrible and sometimes he can't help but getting it on him
and we're all just really tired of it! The Vet said he looked
"great"- which I already knew- and his hydration was great, his
temp was fine, etc. But I'm not crazy! He's having this
diarrhea! He had a whole puddle of it last night in the litter
box! Sometimes it more "cow pie"-like, so that is why I say it
comes and goes. It's obviously not sustained diarrhea or else he
would have hydration issues, which he doesn't. But I really want
to solve this problem and I feel like I'm at a loss. Yoda also
seems to pass gas a lot- especially when he is nervous- like when
we go to the cat adoption day-- he kind of "smells" and it's not
his fur b/c I kitty wet wipe him before each adoption day- it's him
sitting there nervously passing gas like he has IBS or something?
I've been feeding Yoda kitten food- the Eagle Pack Holistic Chicken
flavor that is for "adult cats and kittens" (whatever the H that
means?) in the day. In the evening, he gets half a can of the
small can of Wellness kitten with Brewer's Yeast and Lysine added.
The vet said that kitten food can be "richer" and to try switching
him to adult cat food- maybe all dry b/c he thinks the wet, with
the extra moisture can contribute to diarrhea. He recommended
Purina (no, I'm not kidding-- my mom and I would have laughed, but
we're tired of the runny poo, so it's not as funny as it should
be), so I kind of think this vet's a quack at this point (for this
an other reasons) and with all the premium brands on the market,
why in the world would I feed him Purina? (plus that means I'd
have to switch over two other cats who eat with Yoda- one who is
underweight that I am rehabbing and needs the best of the best
brands of food). Has anyone heard anything like this? Has anyone
had any problems with the newer premium foods with their cats? I
just wonder if Yoda has a gastrointestinal problem like IBS, UC or
even Crohns or something-- something that isn't life threatening,
but still a problem that can be managed by diet. I just wonder if
the newer premium foods- with the emphasis being on the high
protein content- maybe that is harder to digest for some cats? I
switched him on Monday to adult, regular wellness wet at night and
he's now only getting 1/4 of a can. I haven't changed the dry food
yet b/c I haven't decided what to do about that? We're status quo
with the runny poo. I just don't know what to do/try and I'm so
frustrated!
Someone help!
Caroline
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