Okay, thanks. We are not desperate yet, but it is definitely affecting my ability to adopt him. He's getting bigger and bigger every day and he's now a juvenile and past that adorable teeny kitten stage that all the people seem to want. And I sometimes hold off taking him to cat adoption because want to get the diarrhea solved, rather than dump the problem on someone else. But then the agency people are like "why didn't you bring Yoda?" and "well Dr. so and so didn't find anything, so we really need to get him in here and adopted out..." (these people drive me crazy!) and I feel sometimes like I am going crazy. Like people think I'm making it up b/c I just want to keep Yoda or something. Which I wouldn't make up some random diarrhea excuse if that was the case...I'd just keep him and tell everyone to go to H*ll! I need to at least try another vet. That's what we are going to do next week. I'll let you know what happens. Caroline
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Re: OT: diarrhea in 6 month old kittenDate: Wed, 19 Dec 2007 17:04:52 -0500To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] I've been battling diarrhea for months. It began as giardia and we used everything beginning with Panacur on down and nothing has worked. We used a remedy, Thullium met which worked for several months but it is back again and we in the same state that you are. Nina has a cat (Gypsy) who eats a home prepared 'turkey mush' recipe that cured her chronic diarrhea which was the result of IBD. You might check with her. I use both a homeopath and an allopathic vet and neither of them have been able to get rid of it. Her stools are negative too, and her diet (Whole Foods/PetGuard) is unchanged. She is Felv, and one of the vets indicated that it could be a result of FeLV, which I do not believe to be true. I'm in the process of consulting another vet. If I learn anything new, I'll let you know. Please keep us posted on Yoda. We are desperate. It is really awful. Jane On Dec 19, 2007, at 3:32 PM, Caroline Kaufmann wrote: I have a 6 month old non-felv kitten named Yoda that has had diarrhea pretty much off and on ever since I've had him (Labor Day). Some of you may remember me asking you about Yoda's diarrhea back then (at first I thought it was just the antibiotic for his URI, but he hasn't been on an antibiotic since the first weeks of Sept., so that is out). The vet ran a fecal back in Oct.- nothing. We treated with metro...zole (can't remember the name)-- no difference really. And I have treated him with probiotics just for H of it- I used a whole can up of the Eagle Pack Holistic Remedy for Diarreah (added to his food)- it seemed to make no difference with Yoda, so when it ran out, I stopped using it. I've been adding benebac (sp?) to his wet food at night lately- again, no difference. Don't ask about food and diet changes-- I'm so TIRED of answering those friggin questions-- I mean, this isn't my first time up to bat-- I'm not an idiot. I'm tired of the adoption agency people (those that have to "approve" Yoda going to the vet) asking me every friggin week about diet changes (um, none!) and the vet's office asking the same. If anyone asks this on Sat. at Cat Adoption Day, I'm going to say: "Yeah, I'm trying this new thing were I feed Yoda something different for every meal...and tons of table scraps! Why? Do you think that could be it?!" What else? Oh, I took him back to the vet this Monday so they had the Yoda butt to really test for giardia- which I knew it wasn't b/c Yoda is mingled with other fosters and personal cats and they would all have it by now and they don't, but just in case...They did another fecal-- nothing. And I know he's healthy-- he looks like a little greyhound he's so healthy- he's all muscle and lean and just doing wonderful. He never feels bad, but he'll go in the litter box and I will hear these horrible diarrhea, squirty sounds (sorry!) and then he just comes out like nothing happened! But it smells horrible and sometimes he can't help but getting it on him and we're all just really tired of it! The Vet said he looked "great"- which I already knew- and his hydration was great, his temp was fine, etc. But I'm not crazy! He's having this diarrhea! He had a whole puddle of it last night in the litter box! Sometimes it more "cow pie"-like, so that is why I say it comes and goes. It's obviously not sustained diarrhea or else he would have hydration issues, which he doesn't. But I really want to solve this problem and I feel like I'm at a loss. Yoda also seems to pass gas a lot- especially when he is nervous- like when we go to the cat adoption day-- he kind of "smells" and it's not his fur b/c I kitty wet wipe him before each adoption day- it's him sitting there nervously passing gas like he has IBS or something? I've been feeding Yoda kitten food- the Eagle Pack Holistic Chicken flavor that is for "adult cats and kittens" (whatever the H that means?) in the day. In the evening, he gets half a can of the small can of Wellness kitten with Brewer's Yeast and Lysine added. The vet said that kitten food can be "richer" and to try switching him to adult cat food- maybe all dry b/c he thinks the wet, with the extra moisture can contribute to diarrhea. He recommended Purina (no, I'm not kidding-- my mom and I would have laughed, but we're tired of the runny poo, so it's not as funny as it should be), so I kind of think this vet's a quack at this point (for this an other reasons) and with all the premium brands on the market, why in the world would I feed him Purina? (plus that means I'd have to switch over two other cats who eat with Yoda- one who is underweight that I am rehabbing and needs the best of the best brands of food). Has anyone heard anything like this? Has anyone had any problems with the newer premium foods with their cats? I just wonder if Yoda has a gastrointestinal problem like IBS, UC or even Crohns or something-- something that isn't life threatening, but still a problem that can be managed by diet. I just wonder if the newer premium foods- with the emphasis being on the high protein content- maybe that is harder to digest for some cats? I switched him on Monday to adult, regular wellness wet at night and he's now only getting 1/4 of a can. I haven't changed the dry food yet b/c I haven't decided what to do about that? We're status quo with the runny poo. I just don't know what to do/try and I'm so frustrated! Someone help!Caroline The best games are on Xbox 360. Click here for a special offer on an Xbox 360 Console. Get it now! _________________________________________________________________ Get the power of Windows + Web with the new Windows Live. http://www.windowslive.com?ocid=TXT_TAGHM_Wave2_powerofwindows_122007
