Re: [Felvtalk] Blood in Tweezers stool
My Romeo would get that occasionally. Because he was pos, I really worried the first time. Rushed him to vet (no easy trick-LOL) & it turned out that it was just a bit of bleeding from being constipated and straining so hard. Romeo would get constipated pretty quickly so I always made sure to give him xtra water in his food, etc. This was early on after I brought him in from outside & he was still pretty easily spooked & would hold off on staying in litter box if he heard a noise, saw a bright light, etc. -Original Message- From: felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org [mailto:felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org] On Behalf Of Frank & Sue Koren Sent: Tuesday, December 07, 2010 7:38 AM To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Subject: [Felvtalk] Blood in Tweezers stool My 4 year old FeLV+ kitty, Tweezer has always had some digestive problems. Nothing more then gas and a rumbly tummy though. This morning he had a runny stool with blood in it and it seemed painful for him to go. Is this still another thing that positive cats deal with? Tweezer was just at the vets a couple of weeks ago for a check up. The vet said he looks healthy and the CBC came back normal. When their office opens today I will be calling but I wanted to ask the people on this list because you are the ones that know the troubles of FeLV+ cats. Any advice? ___ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org ___ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org
Re: [Felvtalk] Blood in Tweezers stool
It could be due to several things but since you mentioned that he was straining a bit it's probably just from that. The redder the blood is the lower in the intestinal tract it originated. If it's really dark, almost brown blood then that usually indicates a bleed in the stomach or upper portions of the GI tract. But bright red blood comes from pretty far down and can come from things like straining. The fact that it was runny with some blood in it may just mean that his GI tract is irritated. If it continues then your vet will probably want to put Tweezer on some medication. It could be a GI bug of some kind. Good luck and I hope it turns out to be nothing too serious for Tweezer. Brenda > From: fs...@roadrunner.com > To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org > Date: Tue, 7 Dec 2010 07:37:50 -0500 > Subject: [Felvtalk] Blood in Tweezers stool > > My 4 year old FeLV+ kitty, Tweezer has always had some digestive problems. > Nothing more then gas and a rumbly tummy though. This morning he had a > runny stool with blood in it and it seemed painful for him to go. Is this > still another thing that positive cats deal with? Tweezer was just at the > vets a couple of weeks ago for a check up. The vet said he looks healthy > and the CBC came back normal. When their office opens today I will be > calling but I wanted to ask the people on this list because you are the ones > that know the troubles of FeLV+ cats. Any advice? > > ___ > Felvtalk mailing list > Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org > http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org ___ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org
Re: [Felvtalk] Blood in Tweezers stool
This happens to healthy cats, too - I found that many of ours react to some food; I started putting probiotics into their food and it seems to help a lot. I don't think it's specific to FeLV+ cats.we have only 2 very healthy FeLV+ cats...5 FIV+ very healthy cats Using probiotics might just help with all the rumblings in the tummy! Does he like yogurt? Many of our cats love Stonyfield or Brown Cow yogurt; they don't like any of the others... Natalie -Original Message- From: felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org [mailto:felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org] On Behalf Of Frank & Sue Koren Sent: Tuesday, December 07, 2010 7:38 AM To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Subject: [Felvtalk] Blood in Tweezers stool My 4 year old FeLV+ kitty, Tweezer has always had some digestive problems. Nothing more then gas and a rumbly tummy though. This morning he had a runny stool with blood in it and it seemed painful for him to go. Is this still another thing that positive cats deal with? Tweezer was just at the vets a couple of weeks ago for a check up. The vet said he looks healthy and the CBC came back normal. When their office opens today I will be calling but I wanted to ask the people on this list because you are the ones that know the troubles of FeLV+ cats. Any advice? ___ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org ___ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org
