That makes sense. I had a good working relationship with Ember’s vet, and I almost always deferred to her on any changes I made. It’s a good thing to have everyone on the same page. Keep us posted!
Lance > On Feb 10, 2016, at 10:44 AM, gidge...@aol.com wrote: > > Lance, I just spoke to Kit's vet and she would like to just start off with > the probiotics first. > Just add one thing in to see Kit's reaction. So we will begin with that. > > I had one cat who loved pumpkin and licked it off the spoon. She never had a > BM problem! :-) > > Thx again! > Nancy > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Lance <lini...@fastmail.fm> > To: felvtalk <felvtalk@felineleukemia.org> > Sent: Wed, Feb 10, 2016 11:34 am > Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Kit has Diarrhea > > Could Kit have pumpkin and a probiotic at the same time? Ultimately up to > your vet, but I would think they would be fine together. Plain pumpkin is > just fiber that should help slow things down. The only catch is that Kit may > not like it, but it’s cheap and widely available, so maybe worth a shot. > > Lance > > On Feb 10, 2016, at 9:36 AM, gidge...@aol.com <mailto:gidge...@aol.com> wrote: > > Thank you Lance. Being new at this, I'm not sure what is good for a cat with > FeLV and what is not. > I did contact the vet and she asked me to start a probiotic, which I have > Mercola's "Complete Probiotics for Pets." > Can I safely use both? > > Nancy & Kit > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Lance <lini...@fastmail.fm <mailto:lini...@fastmail.fm>> > To: felvtalk <felvtalk@felineleukemia.org > <mailto:felvtalk@felineleukemia.org>> > Sent: Wed, Feb 10, 2016 9:13 am > Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Kit has Diarrhea > > Hi Nancy, > > I used to give Ember plain (not spiced for pies) canned pumpkin when she had > diarrhea. She would eat it on its own out of a bowl, though I think most > people mix it with wet food. Pumpkin is gentle and can firm up things a bit. > > Ember periodically had diarrhea, though it was only two or three times a > year. Along with pumpkin, I would also fast her for 12-18 hours, and that > would give her system time to get back on track. Just be very careful with > the fasting. 18 hours might have been a bit too long, though neither Ember > (nor her liver) ever showed any signs for the worse from it. > > Best to you and Kit, > > Lance > > On Feb 10, 2016, at 7:11 AM, gidge...@aol.com <mailto:gidge...@aol.com> wrote: > > Hello everyone, so far it has been all good news for Kit. Blood work > perfect. About > 4 days ago, she developed diarrhea. While she is not running to the > litterbox all > the time, when she does go (maybe twice daily or 3), it is watery. I know > FeLV > cats could develop IBD. Could this be it? How and what would you all > suggest? > I have probiotics (Complete for Pets by Dr. Mercola) and I also have Digestive > Enzymes which also contains probiotics. Would either of these (or both) help? > > Would appreciate your opinions. I also sent an email to the vet. > > Thank you! > > Nancy & Kit > _______________________________________________ > Felvtalk mailing list > Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org <mailto:Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org> > http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org > <http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org> > > _______________________________________________ > Felvtalk mailing list > Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org <mailto:Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org> > http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org > <http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org> > _______________________________________________ > Felvtalk mailing list > Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org <mailto:Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org> > http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org > <http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org> > > _______________________________________________ > Felvtalk mailing list > Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org <mailto:Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org> > http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/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
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