coccidia also has a distinctly 'foul' smell...
Jennifer Phaewryn O'Gwynn [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: How does the poo smell
(fouler than usual diarrhea)? Is it greenish at all? Is it a
pattie-like consistency, similar to cow patties? Trich is usually greenish cow
pattie
like poo with a
How long have they been on Albon and metronidazole? And how old are they?
Good appetites, playful? Kittens often have diarrhea. I wouldn't be too
worried at this point.
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
The three kittens I am fostering, whose mom tested a faint positive
12/24, have ongoing
Try Apple Pectin and/or Metamucil in small amounts. Also try
probiotics/yogurt with active ingredients.
If you have men who will
exclude any of God's creatures
from the shelter of
compassion
FELV doesn't usually cause diarrhea (not in itself, though I believe lymphoma
can,
and FELV does cause lymphoma). However, bad food is the #1 cause. Purina is
crap,
throw it away, feed it to the raccoons, just get rid of it. Feed a high quality
kitten food, like Innova, Wellness, or Chicken Soup
My first impulse is to not suspect felv. It would be highly unusual for
them all, esp at the same time, to display the same symptom, (diarrhea)
as an indication of felv compromising their immune systems. It is much
more likely a product of immature gi's dealing with your smorgasborg
feeding
I got to doing some digging, and came upwith this...
Purina ONE feline growth ingredients:
Chicken, chicken by-product meal, soy flour, corn gluten meal, brewers rice,
beef tallow preserved with mix d-tocopherols (source of Vitamin E), corn
meal, fish meal, poultry by-product meal, natural
I would try just evo, and if it continues, I would ask the vet to try a week
course of metronidazole (flagyl) to clear up whatever is causing it.
Michelle
oops-- sorry, I had not read the original post. I see they are already on
metronidazole. Yes, then I would focus on diet.
Michelle
if diet does not fix it, I would get a fecal test sent out. Some parasites
and other things need specific treatment.
Michelle
Keep in mind that a lot of times giardia does not show up on fecal. How long
have they been on metronidazole? Have they been dewormed, preferably with
Drontal?
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: if diet does not fix it, I would get a fecal test
sent out. Some parasites and other things need
That may be the case. I do find it bizarre that all of a sudden I'm getting
so many positives for trich... but then, there wasn't a test before, so that
explains why I just began to find them. Err DUH! If you don't test for it,
you don't KNOW about it. I just am glad it's finally becoming known,
info if your vet needs to know where to get the kits or needs more info)
http://www.fabcats.org/tritrichomonas.html (this is a link that has more abou
t trich)
Now that I read this article, I realize that our rescue group vet
mentioned this in connection with an adult with persisent diarrhea
Try Apple Pectin and/or Metamucil in small amounts. Also try
probiotics/yogurt with active ingredients.
We are using Purina veterinary diets fortiflora mixed into IVD/Royal
Canin limited ingredient wet food at night. I don't know whether to
continue this, with the stop the smorgasboard plan
Keep in mind that a lot of times giardia does not show up on fecal. How long
have they been on metronidazole? Have they been dewormed, preferably with D
rontal?
They were on met for 10 days (off now). They've been dewormed twice
with Drontal.
Lynette
will deal likewise with
their fellow man.
St.
Francis
- Original Message -
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org
Sent: Monday, January 01, 2007 5:50 PM
Subject: Re: kittens have diarrhea
Try
Oh yeah, I completely understand! I don't do raw or homemade myself for JUST
that
reason, too much effort (and money)! It might be ok to just feed him the
chicken and
turkey you are plus a bit of a general supplement, like say Feline Missing
Link, or
Vita-tabs, or anything just as a general
probiotics are good, no matter what you feed, I would continue to add the
probiotics!
I'm currently using the Purina fortiflora packs myself, as my vet sent my cat
home
from the hospital with an opened box, and I think it's a good product, he seems
improved already. Normally I wouldn't buy
How does the poo smell (fouler than usual diarrhea)? Is it greenish at all? Is
it a
pattie-like consistency, similar to cow patties? Trich is usually greenish cow
pattie
like poo with a TERRIBLE smell, very odorific.
Phaewryn
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How does the poo smell (fouler than usual diarrhea)? Is it greenish at all? I
s it a
pattie-like consistency, similar to cow patties? Trich is usually greenish co
w pattie
like poo with a TERRIBLE smell, very odorific.
It's quite odorific. However, it is brown, not green. Just darker than
Oh yeah, I completely understand! I don't do raw or homemade myself for JUST
that
reason, too much effort (and money)! It might be ok to just feed him the chic
ken and
turkey you are plus a bit of a general supplement, like say Feline Missing Li
nk, or
Vita-tabs, or anything just as a
so it's light in color? It could still be trich though, even if it's not the
right
color, I would do the testing and see what comes up. Maybe take in a mixed poo
sample from the box, a dab from each kitten. How long ago were they weaned? I
missed
their age I think? Is it patty-like, it holds
Mine get occasional fancy feast too, it's not too bad if it's limited to a
snack, and
not the primary food source. I use it to hide medicine in all the time, it's a
great
kitty junk food. Just remember that's what it is, and use it accordingly. You
wouldn't eat a big mac and a large fry for all
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