I LIKE THE YOGURT AND PUMPKIN FOR UPSET TUMMIES. Sandy <[email protected]> wrote: > Robert, I understand and sympathize your dilemma - as do the others I'm sure. > I am on a limited income also - so I really understand. Is the stool > realllllly bloody? Hopefully not. You might try some organic canned pumpkin > mixed in the wet food or use a syringe to get it down - pumpkin is good - I > know others who use organic yogurt - each is good for any kitty cat. > > Don't give up yet > Sandy W > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "ROBERT CHAPEL" <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > Sent: Sunday, August 14, 2016 3:11:29 PM > Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Bloody Stool > > > Thank you all for your responses..... I have a bit of a dilemna as > this issued didn't crop up until he had BEEN on Prednisolone oral and > ocular for a couple of months.... Didn't go for the 50 dollar fecal > test this time because his house mate ( who shares the litter box) is > symptom free.... Both are indoor cats and exposed to no food other than > what is given them. Still, I doubtless will have his stool tested just > need a couple of weeks to recover from a rash of expenses... He is > currently on weekly B12 injections and we are looking to see if it helps > his Hct ( which is a little low).... This poor little guy has just one > thing after another and ,to be frank, I don't know how much longer I can > afford the various chronic maladies.... If his buddy ( my other Felv+ > cat) goes south soon I'm going to face a REAL dilemna..... Retirement > on limited funds and sick animals are not ideal bedfellows..... Gotta > keep on Tryin.... > > On Sun, Aug 14, 2016 at 01:00 PM, [email protected] > wrote: > > > Send Felvtalk mailing list submissions to > > [email protected] > > > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > > > > http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org > > > > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > > [email protected] > > > > You can reach the person managing the list at > > [email protected] > > > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > > than "Re: Contents of Felvtalk digest..." > > > > > > Today's Topics: > > > > 1. Re: Blood in Stool (Lorrie) > > 2. Re: Blood in Stool (Shelley Theye) > > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > Message: 1 > > Date: Sat, 13 Aug 2016 17:03:28 -0400 > > From: Lorrie To: [email protected] > > Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Blood in Stool > > Message-ID: <20160813210328.GA910@lnx12> > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii > > > > Bob, I assume you've checked Yogi for parasites. The fact that he > > is losing weight and having soft bloody mucus could indicate IBD > > Inflammatory Bowel Disease, I have a cat with this. My cat, Sooty, > > was on Metronidazole for two weeks, and now has to take prednisolone > > every other day (transdermally) to keep this under control. He also > > gets B-12 shots once a week. I hope Yogi does not have this, as it > > is not curable, only managable. Sooty still enjoys life, but cannot > > gain weight no matter how much he eats. > > > > Lorrie > > > > assume you've > > had him checked for paras > > > > On 08-12, ROBERT CHAPEL wrote: > >> My 1 yr old ( Yogi) whose life has been one problem after another > >> is > >> now showing bloody mucus in his stool which is now becoming soft > >> as > >> well.... Had him to the Vet and he just completed a 10 day round > >> of > >> Flagyl... > >> I'm already spending a fair amount with the Prednisolone Acetate > >> he > >> needs to keep his Uveitis at bay and 300 bucks later ( with an > >> Xray) it > >> does not look at though he has any blockages... Anyone have any > >> experience with this ?? Any relatively benign possible reasons ( > >> really hoping it is not severe autoimmune bowel disorder).... > >> This > >> poor little guy has a lot going on for a young cat.... also losing > >> weight.... BUT...acting energetic, appetite is good and he's even > >> playing a bit despite being half blind.. > >> thanks, > >> Bob in Warwick NY > > > >> _______________________________________________ > >> Felvtalk mailing list > >> [email protected] > >> > >> http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > > > Message: 2 > > Date: Sun, 14 Aug 2016 08:49:09 -0400 > > From: Shelley Theye To: [email protected] > > Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Blood in Stool > > Message-ID: Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 > > > > Bob, in case this might help Yogi? > > My non-FeLV positive cat Frodo, had terrible, liquid, smelly stools > > with mucous for a number of years. > > Started at about 1.5 years of age. Tried metronidazole, all of the > > dewormers and treated for coccidia too, was sure he must have had IBD > > or colitis, etc. > > Finally what helped him was a restricted protein diet, to rule out a > > food sensitivity. We had to stick with the diet for months, longer > > than the recommended time, with a few metronidazole weeks > > interspersed, almost gave up when he got a mild bout of loose stool > > again, gave metronidazole one last time, a few days past when I was > > supposed to stop it, and glad I did, because his stools firmed up and > > became normal, and have been normal ever since! > > I have read that cats have food sensitivities more than actual food > > allergies. I am not sure to what ingredient he is sensitive to, and > > hesitate to try to figure it out, because after so many years of > > terrible stools, now > > he is symptom free and has been for a number of years. He eats Royal > > Canin rabbit and green pea. Not what I would like to feed, but > > in his case it was the answer. > > In case this might help. > > Shelley > > > > Shelley Theye > > [email protected] > > > > > > > >> On Aug 13, 2016, at 5:03 PM, Lorrie wrote: > >> > >> Bob, I assume you've checked Yogi for parasites. The fact that he > >> is losing weight and having soft bloody mucus could indicate IBD > >> Inflammatory Bowel Disease, I have a cat with this. My cat, Sooty, > >> was on Metronidazole for two weeks, and now has to take prednisolone > >> every other day (transdermally) to keep this under control. He also > >> gets B-12 shots once a week. I hope Yogi does not have this, as it > >> is not curable, only managable. Sooty still enjoys life, but cannot > >> gain weight no matter how much he eats. > >> > >> Lorrie > >> > >> assume you've > >> had him checked for paras > >> > >> On 08-12, ROBERT CHAPEL wrote: > >>> My 1 yr old ( Yogi) whose life has been one problem after another > >>> is > >>> now showing bloody mucus in his stool which is now becoming soft > >>> as > >>> well.... Had him to the Vet and he just completed a 10 day round > >>> of > >>> Flagyl... > >>> I'm already spending a fair amount with the Prednisolone Acetate > >>> he > >>> needs to keep his Uveitis at bay and 300 bucks later ( with an > >>> Xray) it > >>> does not look at though he has any blockages... Anyone have any > >>> experience with this ?? Any relatively benign possible reasons ( > >>> really hoping it is not severe autoimmune bowel disorder).... > >>> This > >>> poor little guy has a lot going on for a young cat.... also losing > >>> weight.... BUT...acting energetic, appetite is good and he's even > >>> playing a bit despite being half blind.. > >>> thanks, > >>> Bob in Warwick NY > >> > >>> _______________________________________________ > >>> Felvtalk mailing list > >>> [email protected] > >>> > >>> http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org > >> > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> Felvtalk mailing list > >> [email protected] > >> > >> http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > > > Subject: Digest Footer > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Felvtalk mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > > > End of Felvtalk Digest, Vol 28, Issue 4 > > *************************************** > > > > _______________________________________________ > Felvtalk mailing list > [email protected] > http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org >
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