>Shawn,
>
>Jangles' condition sounds exactly like Smoky's. He's an obnoxiously
>healthy ~6 month old kitten with chronic diarrhea. It's very soft
>stools followed by bloody mucous. The stool tests are negative. We've
>had a course of azulfidine - thinking it was colitis - and the blood
>cleared up but the diarrhea didn't. Then we tried Biosol and the blood
>cleared up again and while the diarrhea improved, it didn't go away.
>Now we are trying a new formula of Prescription Diet called i/d. I'm
>slowing switching them over. The blood seems to be clearing up, but
>Smoky has developed some NASTY gas. <sigh> Let's keep each other
>posted on their respective conditions and treatments. Smoky and Bandit
>are going to get snipped next week. It's definitely time. Smoky won't
>leave Bandit alone. Ah, well.
>
>Take care,
>Barb+Smoky+Bandito
I had a real problem with diarrohea in an otherwise perfectly healthy
kitten. I "cured" it eventually, after trying absolutely everything, with
Gastropect which is a human diarrohea remedy made up mainly of Kaolin. It
stopped the diarrohea in its tracks and (touch wood) she has been fine ever
since. It is cheap and harmless and might be worth a try.
Hugs and kittens
MANDY
>
>Barb Moermond
>State of Wisconsin - Higher Educational Aids Board
>Barbara.moermond@heab.state.wi.us
><mailto:Barbara.moermond@heab.state.wi.us> - (608) 266-3091
>
>
>"Balanchine has trained his cat to perform brilliant jetes and tours en
>l'air; he says that at last he has a body worth choreographing for."
> - Bernard Taper
>
>In loving memory of Ninja (1990? - Sep. 9, 1998)
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Fireks *********** [SMTP:fireks@hotmail.com]
> Sent: February 05, 1999 9:23 AM
> To: felvtalk@MailingList.net
> Subject: Re: food
>
> Diana,
> Okay from the start. The lady that found this cat fed him
>chicken noodle
> soup everyday for a yr and because weather was getting cold she
>brought
> him to the shelter.That's where I got involved and he hadn't
>eatten
> anything in 2wks(no can food,no dry.wouldn't touch it) and
>brought him
> home(fed him chicken baby food). The vet put him on Eukanuba Vet
>Diet
> Can(had to force feed),Finally got him to start eatting dry
>food.When he
> was going potty there was no blood in stool.Every thing was
>going fine
> for a month,then finally we decided we were going to keep him
>and took
> him to the vet and had her do a 2nd test and he came out
>positive.She
> dewormed him and that's where our problems started.Ever
>since,when he
> poops there is bright to dark blood in stool.It's not mixed.It's
>like he
> poops then there is blood on it.Not alot just enogh to
>notice.(now it
> seems to be more than usual).And the vet thinks it's
>stress.Doesn't
> think there is a food problem.Cause every food we try he has the
>same
> thing.Even if it's dry or can or baby food.But because he has a
>heart
> murmur she doesn't want to do to much,and doesn't want me to
>shell out a
> bunch of money to find a problem when he could die any time.He's
>a VERY
> healthy cat just has a heart murmur.I don't understand what the
>deal is
> on that one.Cause she didn't give him his yearly shots
>either.She was
> concerned about the other cat more.
> So, I'm going to bring another stool sample in next week and see
>what
> they tell me this time.
> And no he doesn't strain to go.
> So, that's Jangles life all in a nut shell.And that's where we
>stand.
> Shawn(Jangles & Psycho)
>
>
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> >Fireks *********** wrote:
> >>
> >> Thanks Diana.
> >> Our vet said to give flagyl to Jangles for 1 wk and if that
>didn't do
> >> anything she could run some tests as to why there is blood in
>his
> stool.
> >> I did talk to a bunch of people and they told me he could be
>under
> alot
> >> of stress.
> >
> >Okay - this is a *bit* different than my gals. They were
> >not under a great deal of stress - most laid-back cats I've
> >ever known...
> >
> >Also - no sign of blood in the diahrreah - just very thin,
> >very explosive (indicating gas buildup also).
> >
> >Has your vet suggested trying babyfood for a while? It can
> >be expensive, so what I do is get chicken breasts - boneless
> >and skinless - and boil them in distilled water, then blend
> >them into a thin paste like babyfood. It's the mildest thing
> >you can feed them (if they'll eat it). Just don't do that for
> >more than a few days (I set a limit at 4) because the cooking
> >destroys taurine. Don't give them anything else during that
> >time, though - it's sort of the feline equivalent of an all
> >potato diet!
> >
> >Diana
> >
>
>
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