Re: loose stools (Ember)

2006-12-27 Thread Lernermichelle
Lucy responded to prednisone, and gets worse with processed foods, so we concluded ibd without further testing, which I did not want to put her through. I would actually try flagyl (metronidazole) before centrine. Lucy has been on a low dose of it for almost 2 months now and has been way

Re: loose stools (Ember)

2006-12-26 Thread Jennifer Phaewryn O'Gwynn
Maybe an electrolyte imbalance of some kind? Just a thought, I really don't know. My first thought was stress, but if you are sure it's not stress, I don't know. Phaewryn Donations Needed for Whitey's emergency Vet Care! http://ucat.us/Whitey.html DONATE VIA PAYPAL: https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bi

Re: loose stools (Ember)

2006-12-26 Thread Lance
a lot of things can cause loose stool, but hair balls are probably not one of them. they tend to cause constipation. I've only found a few references to diarrhea accompanying hairballs, but one of the places was the Anitra Frazier book. I would think she would be over it by now, if it was

Re: loose stools (Ember)

2006-12-26 Thread Lernermichelle
a lot of things can cause loose stool, but hair balls are probably not one of them. they tend to cause constipation. are you sure she has hair balls? cats with ibd (inflammatory bowel disease), which my Lucy has, can vomit in a way that looks like they are hacking up hair balls, and can als

loose stools (Ember)

2006-12-25 Thread Lance
Last week, Ember went to the vet for a check-up. She's doing well, has gained weight, and her CBC looked good. About two days after the visit, she threw up a large hairball. Not long after, she had a really runny bowel movement, and then a very bizarre, watery stool. I took her off food for