Robert, I understand and sympathize your dilemma - as do the others I'm sure. I am on a limited income also - so I really understand. Is the stool realllllly bloody? Hopefully not. You might try some organic canned pumpkin mixed in the wet food or use a syringe to get it down - pumpkin is good - I know others who use organic yogurt - each is good for any kitty cat.
Don't give up yet Sandy W ----- Original Message ----- From: "ROBERT CHAPEL" <bcha...@optonline.net> To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Sent: Sunday, August 14, 2016 3:11:29 PM Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Bloody Stool Thank you all for your responses..... I have a bit of a dilemna as this issued didn't crop up until he had BEEN on Prednisolone oral and ocular for a couple of months.... Didn't go for the 50 dollar fecal test this time because his house mate ( who shares the litter box) is symptom free.... Both are indoor cats and exposed to no food other than what is given them. Still, I doubtless will have his stool tested just need a couple of weeks to recover from a rash of expenses... He is currently on weekly B12 injections and we are looking to see if it helps his Hct ( which is a little low).... This poor little guy has just one thing after another and ,to be frank, I don't know how much longer I can afford the various chronic maladies.... If his buddy ( my other Felv+ cat) goes south soon I'm going to face a REAL dilemna..... Retirement on limited funds and sick animals are not ideal bedfellows..... Gotta keep on Tryin.... On Sun, Aug 14, 2016 at 01:00 PM, felvtalk-requ...@felineleukemia.org wrote: > Send Felvtalk mailing list submissions to > felvtalk@felineleukemia.org > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > > http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org > > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > felvtalk-requ...@felineleukemia.org > > You can reach the person managing the list at > felvtalk-ow...@felineleukemia.org > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of Felvtalk digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Re: Blood in Stool (Lorrie) > 2. Re: Blood in Stool (Shelley Theye) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Sat, 13 Aug 2016 17:03:28 -0400 > From: Lorrie To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org > Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Blood in Stool > Message-ID: <20160813210328.GA910@lnx12> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii > > Bob, I assume you've checked Yogi for parasites. The fact that he > is losing weight and having soft bloody mucus could indicate IBD > Inflammatory Bowel Disease, I have a cat with this. My cat, Sooty, > was on Metronidazole for two weeks, and now has to take prednisolone > every other day (transdermally) to keep this under control. He also > gets B-12 shots once a week. I hope Yogi does not have this, as it > is not curable, only managable. Sooty still enjoys life, but cannot > gain weight no matter how much he eats. > > Lorrie > > assume you've > had him checked for paras > > On 08-12, ROBERT CHAPEL wrote: >> My 1 yr old ( Yogi) whose life has been one problem after another >> is >> now showing bloody mucus in his stool which is now becoming soft >> as >> well.... Had him to the Vet and he just completed a 10 day round >> of >> Flagyl... >> I'm already spending a fair amount with the Prednisolone Acetate >> he >> needs to keep his Uveitis at bay and 300 bucks later ( with an >> Xray) it >> does not look at though he has any blockages... Anyone have any >> experience with this ?? Any relatively benign possible reasons ( >> really hoping it is not severe autoimmune bowel disorder).... >> This >> poor little guy has a lot going on for a young cat.... also losing >> weight.... BUT...acting energetic, appetite is good and he's even >> playing a bit despite being half blind.. >> thanks, >> Bob in Warwick NY > >> _______________________________________________ >> Felvtalk mailing list >> Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org >> >> http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org > > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 2 > Date: Sun, 14 Aug 2016 08:49:09 -0400 > From: Shelley Theye To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org > Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Blood in Stool > Message-ID: Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 > > Bob, in case this might help Yogi? > My non-FeLV positive cat Frodo, had terrible, liquid, smelly stools > with mucous for a number of years. > Started at about 1.5 years of age. Tried metronidazole, all of the > dewormers and treated for coccidia too, was sure he must have had IBD > or colitis, etc. > Finally what helped him was a restricted protein diet, to rule out a > food sensitivity. We had to stick with the diet for months, longer > than the recommended time, with a few metronidazole weeks > interspersed, almost gave up when he got a mild bout of loose stool > again, gave metronidazole one last time, a few days past when I was > supposed to stop it, and glad I did, because his stools firmed up and > became normal, and have been normal ever since! > I have read that cats have food sensitivities more than actual food > allergies. I am not sure to what ingredient he is sensitive to, and > hesitate to try to figure it out, because after so many years of > terrible stools, now > he is symptom free and has been for a number of years. He eats Royal > Canin rabbit and green pea. Not what I would like to feed, but > in his case it was the answer. > In case this might help. > Shelley > > Shelley Theye > ve...@bellsouth.net > > > >> On Aug 13, 2016, at 5:03 PM, Lorrie wrote: >> >> Bob, I assume you've checked Yogi for parasites. The fact that he >> is losing weight and having soft bloody mucus could indicate IBD >> Inflammatory Bowel Disease, I have a cat with this. My cat, Sooty, >> was on Metronidazole for two weeks, and now has to take prednisolone >> every other day (transdermally) to keep this under control. He also >> gets B-12 shots once a week. I hope Yogi does not have this, as it >> is not curable, only managable. Sooty still enjoys life, but cannot >> gain weight no matter how much he eats. >> >> Lorrie >> >> assume you've >> had him checked for paras >> >> On 08-12, ROBERT CHAPEL wrote: >>> My 1 yr old ( Yogi) whose life has been one problem after another >>> is >>> now showing bloody mucus in his stool which is now becoming soft >>> as >>> well.... Had him to the Vet and he just completed a 10 day round >>> of >>> Flagyl... >>> I'm already spending a fair amount with the Prednisolone Acetate >>> he >>> needs to keep his Uveitis at bay and 300 bucks later ( with an >>> Xray) it >>> does not look at though he has any blockages... Anyone have any >>> experience with this ?? Any relatively benign possible reasons ( >>> really hoping it is not severe autoimmune bowel disorder).... >>> This >>> poor little guy has a lot going on for a young cat.... also losing >>> weight.... BUT...acting energetic, appetite is good and he's even >>> playing a bit despite being half blind.. >>> thanks, >>> Bob in Warwick NY >> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> 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 > > > > > ------------------------------ > > Subject: Digest Footer > > _______________________________________________ > Felvtalk mailing list > Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org > http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org > > > ------------------------------ > > End of Felvtalk Digest, Vol 28, Issue 4 > *************************************** > _______________________________________________ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org
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