Have you tried kaopectate? Ask Dr. first, but it used to be recommended. Also
try white rice made with chicken broth. Try each one at a time so you'll know
what works. Pumpkin tends to help as well. Just mix with wet food.
tonya
Caroline Kaufmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
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FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY:Tahoma } Okay, thanks. We are not desperate
yet, but it is definitely affecting my ability to adopt him. He's getting
bigger and bigger every day and he's now a juvenile and past that adorable
teeny kitten stage that all the people seem to want. And I sometimes hold off
taking him to cat adoption because want to get the diarrhea solved, rather than
dump the problem on someone else. But then the agency people are like "why
didn't you bring Yoda?" and "well Dr. so and so didn't find anything, so we
really need to get him in here and adopted out..." (these people drive me
crazy!) and I feel sometimes like I am going crazy. Like people think I'm
making it up b/c I just want to keep Yoda or something. Which I wouldn't make
up some random diarrhea excuse if that was the case...I'd just keep him and
tell everyone to go to H*ll! I need to at least try another vet. That's
what we are going to do next week. I'll let you know what happens.
Caroline
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: OT: diarrhea in 6 month old kitten
Date: Wed, 19 Dec 2007 17:04:52 -0500
To: [email protected]
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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