Re: [Felvtalk] Kit has Diarrhea

2016-02-10 Thread gidget43
Thank you Lance.  Being new at this, I'm not sure what is good for a cat with 
FeLV and what is not.
I did contact the vet and she asked me to start a probiotic, which I have 
Mercola's "Complete Probiotics for Pets."
Can I safely use both?


Nancy & Kit



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Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Kit has Diarrhea



Hi Nancy,


I used to give Ember plain (not spiced for pies) canned pumpkin when she had 
diarrhea. She would eat it on its own out of a bowl, though I think most people 
mix it with wet food. Pumpkin is gentle and can firm up things a bit. 


Ember periodically had diarrhea, though it was only two or three times a year. 
Along with pumpkin, I would also fast her for 12-18 hours, and that would give 
her system time to get back on track. Just be very careful with the fasting. 18 
hours might have been a bit too long, though neither Ember (nor her liver) ever 
showed any signs for the worse from it.


Best to you and Kit,


Lance



On Feb 10, 2016, at 7:11 AM, gidge...@aol.com wrote:


Hello everyone, so far it has been all good news for Kit.  Blood work perfect.  
About
4 days ago, she developed diarrhea.  While she is not running to the litterbox 
all
the time, when she does go (maybe twice daily or 3), it is watery.  I know FeLV
cats could develop IBD.  Could this be it?  How and what would you all suggest?
I have probiotics (Complete for Pets by Dr. Mercola) and I also have Digestive
Enzymes which also contains probiotics.  Would either of these (or both) help?


Would appreciate your opinions.  I also sent an email to the vet.


Thank you!


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Re: [Felvtalk] Kit has Diarrhea

2016-02-10 Thread Lance
Hi Nancy,

I used to give Ember plain (not spiced for pies) canned pumpkin when she had 
diarrhea. She would eat it on its own out of a bowl, though I think most people 
mix it with wet food. Pumpkin is gentle and can firm up things a bit. 

Ember periodically had diarrhea, though it was only two or three times a year. 
Along with pumpkin, I would also fast her for 12-18 hours, and that would give 
her system time to get back on track. Just be very careful with the fasting. 18 
hours might have been a bit too long, though neither Ember (nor her liver) ever 
showed any signs for the worse from it.

Best to you and Kit,

Lance

> On Feb 10, 2016, at 7:11 AM, gidge...@aol.com wrote:
> 
> Hello everyone, so far it has been all good news for Kit.  Blood work 
> perfect.  About
> 4 days ago, she developed diarrhea.  While she is not running to the 
> litterbox all
> the time, when she does go (maybe twice daily or 3), it is watery.  I know 
> FeLV
> cats could develop IBD.  Could this be it?  How and what would you all 
> suggest?
> I have probiotics (Complete for Pets by Dr. Mercola) and I also have Digestive
> Enzymes which also contains probiotics.  Would either of these (or both) help?
> 
> Would appreciate your opinions.  I also sent an email to the vet.
> 
> Thank you!
> 
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Re: [Felvtalk] Kit has Diarrhea

2016-02-10 Thread Lance
Could Kit have pumpkin and a probiotic at the same time? Ultimately up to your 
vet, but I would think they would be fine together. Plain pumpkin is just fiber 
that should help slow things down. The only catch is that Kit may not like it, 
but it’s cheap and widely available, so maybe worth a shot.

Lance

> On Feb 10, 2016, at 9:36 AM, gidge...@aol.com wrote:
> 
> Thank you Lance.  Being new at this, I'm not sure what is good for a cat with 
> FeLV and what is not.
> I did contact the vet and she asked me to start a probiotic, which I have 
> Mercola's "Complete Probiotics for Pets."
> Can I safely use both?
> 
> Nancy & Kit
> 
> 
> -Original Message-
> From: Lance <lini...@fastmail.fm>
> To: felvtalk <felvtalk@felineleukemia.org>
> Sent: Wed, Feb 10, 2016 9:13 am
> Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Kit has Diarrhea
> 
> Hi Nancy,
> 
> I used to give Ember plain (not spiced for pies) canned pumpkin when she had 
> diarrhea. She would eat it on its own out of a bowl, though I think most 
> people mix it with wet food. Pumpkin is gentle and can firm up things a bit. 
> 
> Ember periodically had diarrhea, though it was only two or three times a 
> year. Along with pumpkin, I would also fast her for 12-18 hours, and that 
> would give her system time to get back on track. Just be very careful with 
> the fasting. 18 hours might have been a bit too long, though neither Ember 
> (nor her liver) ever showed any signs for the worse from it.
> 
> Best to you and Kit,
> 
> Lance
> 
> On Feb 10, 2016, at 7:11 AM, gidge...@aol.com <mailto:gidge...@aol.com> wrote:
> 
> Hello everyone, so far it has been all good news for Kit.  Blood work 
> perfect.  About
> 4 days ago, she developed diarrhea.  While she is not running to the 
> litterbox all
> the time, when she does go (maybe twice daily or 3), it is watery.  I know 
> FeLV
> cats could develop IBD.  Could this be it?  How and what would you all 
> suggest?
> I have probiotics (Complete for Pets by Dr. Mercola) and I also have Digestive
> Enzymes which also contains probiotics.  Would either of these (or both) help?
> 
> Would appreciate your opinions.  I also sent an email to the vet.
> 
> Thank you!
> 
> Nancy & Kit
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Re: [Felvtalk] Kit has Diarrhea

2016-02-10 Thread Lance
That makes sense. I had a good working relationship with Ember’s vet, and I 
almost always deferred to her on any changes I made. It’s a good thing to have 
everyone on the same page. Keep us posted!

Lance

> On Feb 10, 2016, at 10:44 AM, gidge...@aol.com wrote:
> 
> Lance, I just spoke to Kit's vet and she would like to just start off with 
> the probiotics first.
> Just add one thing in to see Kit's reaction.  So we will begin with that.
> 
> I had one cat who loved pumpkin and licked it off the spoon.  She never had a 
> BM problem!  :-)
> 
> Thx again!
> Nancy
> 
> 
> -Original Message-
> From: Lance <lini...@fastmail.fm>
> To: felvtalk <felvtalk@felineleukemia.org>
> Sent: Wed, Feb 10, 2016 11:34 am
> Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Kit has Diarrhea
> 
> Could Kit have pumpkin and a probiotic at the same time? Ultimately up to 
> your vet, but I would think they would be fine together. Plain pumpkin is 
> just fiber that should help slow things down. The only catch is that Kit may 
> not like it, but it’s cheap and widely available, so maybe worth a shot.
> 
> Lance
> 
> On Feb 10, 2016, at 9:36 AM, gidge...@aol.com <mailto:gidge...@aol.com> wrote:
> 
> Thank you Lance.  Being new at this, I'm not sure what is good for a cat with 
> FeLV and what is not.
> I did contact the vet and she asked me to start a probiotic, which I have 
> Mercola's "Complete Probiotics for Pets."
> Can I safely use both?
> 
> Nancy & Kit
> 
> 
> -Original Message-
> From: Lance <lini...@fastmail.fm <mailto:lini...@fastmail.fm>>
> To: felvtalk <felvtalk@felineleukemia.org 
> <mailto:felvtalk@felineleukemia.org>>
> Sent: Wed, Feb 10, 2016 9:13 am
> Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Kit has Diarrhea
> 
> Hi Nancy,
> 
> I used to give Ember plain (not spiced for pies) canned pumpkin when she had 
> diarrhea. She would eat it on its own out of a bowl, though I think most 
> people mix it with wet food. Pumpkin is gentle and can firm up things a bit. 
> 
> Ember periodically had diarrhea, though it was only two or three times a 
> year. Along with pumpkin, I would also fast her for 12-18 hours, and that 
> would give her system time to get back on track. Just be very careful with 
> the fasting. 18 hours might have been a bit too long, though neither Ember 
> (nor her liver) ever showed any signs for the worse from it.
> 
> Best to you and Kit,
> 
> Lance
> 
> On Feb 10, 2016, at 7:11 AM, gidge...@aol.com <mailto:gidge...@aol.com> wrote:
> 
> Hello everyone, so far it has been all good news for Kit.  Blood work 
> perfect.  About
> 4 days ago, she developed diarrhea.  While she is not running to the 
> litterbox all
> the time, when she does go (maybe twice daily or 3), it is watery.  I know 
> FeLV
> cats could develop IBD.  Could this be it?  How and what would you all 
> suggest?
> I have probiotics (Complete for Pets by Dr. Mercola) and I also have Digestive
> Enzymes which also contains probiotics.  Would either of these (or both) help?
> 
> Would appreciate your opinions.  I also sent an email to the vet.
> 
> Thank you!
> 
> Nancy & Kit
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Re: [Felvtalk] Kit has Diarrhea

2016-02-10 Thread gidget43
Lance, I just spoke to Kit's vet and she would like to just start off with the 
probiotics first.
Just add one thing in to see Kit's reaction.  So we will begin with that.


I had one cat who loved pumpkin and licked it off the spoon.  She never had a 
BM problem!  :-)


Thx again!
Nancy



-Original Message-
From: Lance <lini...@fastmail.fm>
To: felvtalk <felvtalk@felineleukemia.org>
Sent: Wed, Feb 10, 2016 11:34 am
Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Kit has Diarrhea



Could Kit have pumpkin and a probiotic at the same time? Ultimately up to your 
vet, but I would think they would be fine together. Plain pumpkin is just fiber 
that should help slow things down. The only catch is that Kit may not like it, 
but it’s cheap and widely available, so maybe worth a shot.


Lance



On Feb 10, 2016, at 9:36 AM, gidge...@aol.com wrote:


Thank you Lance.  Being new at this, I'm not sure what is good for a cat with 
FeLV and what is not.
I did contact the vet and she asked me to start a probiotic, which I have 
Mercola's "Complete Probiotics for Pets."
Can I safely use both?


Nancy & Kit



-Original Message-
From: Lance <lini...@fastmail.fm>
To: felvtalk <felvtalk@felineleukemia.org>
Sent: Wed, Feb 10, 2016 9:13 am
Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Kit has Diarrhea



Hi Nancy,


I used to give Ember plain (not spiced for pies) canned pumpkin when she had 
diarrhea. She would eat it on its own out of a bowl, though I think most people 
mix it with wet food. Pumpkin is gentle and can firm up things a bit. 


Ember periodically had diarrhea, though it was only two or three times a year. 
Along with pumpkin, I would also fast her for 12-18 hours, and that would give 
her system time to get back on track. Just be very careful with the fasting. 18 
hours might have been a bit too long, though neither Ember (nor her liver) ever 
showed any signs for the worse from it.


Best to you and Kit,


Lance



On Feb 10, 2016, at 7:11 AM, gidge...@aol.com wrote:


Hello everyone, so far it has been all good news for Kit.  Blood work perfect.  
About
4 days ago, she developed diarrhea.  While she is not running to the litterbox 
all
the time, when she does go (maybe twice daily or 3), it is watery.  I know FeLV
cats could develop IBD.  Could this be it?  How and what would you all suggest?
I have probiotics (Complete for Pets by Dr. Mercola) and I also have Digestive
Enzymes which also contains probiotics.  Would either of these (or both) help?


Would appreciate your opinions.  I also sent an email to the vet.


Thank you!


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Re: [Felvtalk] Kit has Diarrhea

2016-02-10 Thread gidget43
I will Lance.  Thank you! 


Nancy



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Sent: Wed, Feb 10, 2016 12:23 pm
Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Kit has Diarrhea



That makes sense. I had a good working relationship with Ember’s vet, and I 
almost always deferred to her on any changes I made. It’s a good thing to have 
everyone on the same page. Keep us posted!


Lance



On Feb 10, 2016, at 10:44 AM, gidge...@aol.com wrote:


Lance, I just spoke to Kit's vet and she would like to just start off with the 
probiotics first.
Just add one thing in to see Kit's reaction.  So we will begin with that.


I had one cat who loved pumpkin and licked it off the spoon.  She never had a 
BM problem!  :-)


Thx again!
Nancy



-Original Message-
From: Lance <lini...@fastmail.fm>
To: felvtalk <felvtalk@felineleukemia.org>
Sent: Wed, Feb 10, 2016 11:34 am
Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Kit has Diarrhea



Could Kit have pumpkin and a probiotic at the same time? Ultimately up to your 
vet, but I would think they would be fine together. Plain pumpkin is just fiber 
that should help slow things down. The only catch is that Kit may not like it, 
but it’s cheap and widely available, so maybe worth a shot.


Lance



On Feb 10, 2016, at 9:36 AM, gidge...@aol.com wrote:


Thank you Lance.  Being new at this, I'm not sure what is good for a cat with 
FeLV and what is not.
I did contact the vet and she asked me to start a probiotic, which I have 
Mercola's "Complete Probiotics for Pets."
Can I safely use both?


Nancy & Kit



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From: Lance <lini...@fastmail.fm>
To: felvtalk <felvtalk@felineleukemia.org>
Sent: Wed, Feb 10, 2016 9:13 am
Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Kit has Diarrhea



Hi Nancy,


I used to give Ember plain (not spiced for pies) canned pumpkin when she had 
diarrhea. She would eat it on its own out of a bowl, though I think most people 
mix it with wet food. Pumpkin is gentle and can firm up things a bit. 


Ember periodically had diarrhea, though it was only two or three times a year. 
Along with pumpkin, I would also fast her for 12-18 hours, and that would give 
her system time to get back on track. Just be very careful with the fasting. 18 
hours might have been a bit too long, though neither Ember (nor her liver) ever 
showed any signs for the worse from it.


Best to you and Kit,


Lance



On Feb 10, 2016, at 7:11 AM, gidge...@aol.com wrote:


Hello everyone, so far it has been all good news for Kit.  Blood work perfect.  
About
4 days ago, she developed diarrhea.  While she is not running to the litterbox 
all
the time, when she does go (maybe twice daily or 3), it is watery.  I know FeLV
cats could develop IBD.  Could this be it?  How and what would you all suggest?
I have probiotics (Complete for Pets by Dr. Mercola) and I also have Digestive
Enzymes which also contains probiotics.  Would either of these (or both) help?


Would appreciate your opinions.  I also sent an email to the vet.


Thank you!


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[Felvtalk] Kit has Diarrhea

2016-02-10 Thread gidget43
Hello everyone, so far it has been all good news for Kit.  Blood work perfect.  
About
4 days ago, she developed diarrhea.  While she is not running to the litterbox 
all
the time, when she does go (maybe twice daily or 3), it is watery.  I know FeLV
cats could develop IBD.  Could this be it?  How and what would you all suggest?
I have probiotics (Complete for Pets by Dr. Mercola) and I also have Digestive
Enzymes which also contains probiotics.  Would either of these (or both) help?


Would appreciate your opinions.  I also sent an email to the vet.


Thank you!


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