Cat With Bad Diarrhea

RE: Cat With Bad Diarrhea Post By Danielle (Guest Post) (05/12/2007) My 6 cats have had diarrhea off and on for the past couple of months. They were treated with antibiotics with no relief or improvement. I gave them plain pumpkin and it seemed to clear it up right away. After slowly introducing their food back, mixing with the pumpkin, they seemed to not have a problem anymore. It only recently started back up again. You should have a cat box for each cat you have or if not have 1 for every 2. The feces/diarrhea is spread to every other cat when they urinate/deficate and the virus or whatever the other cat has is spread to the next cat. Just a suggestion. Always make sure they have lots of water so they don't get dehydrated. Anyways the pumpkin works really well for our 6 kittens. It is worth a try. Editor's Note: Danielle, make sure their food is not on the recall lists. RE: Cat With Bad Diarrhea Post By 2 Persian Cats (Guest Post) (05/03/2007) To stop the symptoms, (not necessarily the underlying cause), ask your vet for a prescription of FLAGYL. I give it for short periods of time, while treating the underlying cause of the diarrhea. These other diarrhea remedies work for my Persian cat...who has IBD (Inflammatory Bowel Disease), which causes the diarrhea due to colon/ intestinal disorders: - Active Cultures in Plain Yogurt, is a probiotic. Mountain High and Dannon Activia Plain yogurt are good brands with plenty of these active cultures. - Purina FortiFlora 30 day packets are also very good (they have the active cultures found in yogurt and are sometimes easier to administer)....although a bit more expensive, approx $18 - $25. You can buy them from your vet or on eBay - Prozyme for pets is an effective enzymatic "prebiotic" which works well in conjunction with the "probiotic" active cultures found in yogurt. Great for colon health and your cat will absorb more nutrients from his/her food. The price is around $20 and can be bought at Petco as well as online. The powder will last approx. 3 - 4 months. http://www.prozymestore.com/ - As an alternative, AFTER your cat is stablized, (since this also has some fiber in it), you can also try adding a little Inulin powder (1 tsp.) daily to the plain yogurt cultures, or to wet cat food. Inulin is also a "prebiotic" which encourages the growth of healthy intestinal flora. First, you must replace that flora with the "probiotic" active cultures found in the plain yogurt. Inulin can be found in food shops for humans for about $6 - $8, an approximate 4 month supply. RE: Cat With Bad Diarrhea Post By jeo. (Guest Post) (03/26/2007) I wouldn't use pumpkin as I used it as a stool softener for my border collie after she had colon surgery. RE: Cat With Bad Diarrhea Post By (Guest Post) (07/16/2006) DO NOT GIVE YOUR CAT MILK - that causes loose bowels and watery stools. Give her/him dry cat food and water. no people food. RE: Cat With Bad Diarrhea Post By newyorkgirl@mac.com (Guest Post) (02/28/2006) we have a kitten who has had bouts with diarrhea. We tried the yogurt first, and now have him on the science diet ID. that seems to keep him in check. RE: Cat With Bad Diarrhea Post By (Guest Post) (07/30/2005) Regarding the post about giving your cat Pepto Bismol for diarrhea, DON'T EVER GIVE A CAT PEPTO BISMOL!! RE: Cat With Bad Diarrhea Post By suzi homemaker (Guest Post) (06/22/2005) I have posted here before, but I will note again....I have had this as an ongoing problem for over a year with a cat I was given. He takes 1/2 of an immodium every other day and then his diareah will clear up for a few days, sometimes a week and then start again, and I will give him another 1/2 a pill and we start the cycle all over again. I quit seeing the vet about it because the pills he gave were about $10 for a days worth and were not helping and made my cat whoozy. The immodium does not change him at all. I get them cheaper at Dollar General and it's been working for us for a couple of months. RE: Cat With Bad Diarrhea Post By Claudia (Guest Post) (06/21/2005) Find another vet, for sure, but in the meantime you can give a little peptobismol; also feeding the cat rice can help, since this is bland .....the yogurt idea is a good one...it will restore what's called the cat's 'normal flora' ....the good bugs in the cat's intestinal track that help the animal digest. And make sure the cat gets enough to drink- diarrhea and vomiting can quickly cause dehydration. RE: Cat With Bad Diarrhea Post by TC in MO (52) | (06/19/2005) Contact Is there any blood? Have the vet check him for FIP virus. RE: Cat With Bad Diarrhea Post By ROSA (Guest Post) (06/18/2005) FIND ANOTHER VET THAT CARES !!! RE: Cat With Bad Diarrhea Post By Memere (Guest Post) (06/18/2005) The suggestions on diet previously given are a good start. If there is no improvement, find a DIFFERENT Vet. Your other Vet should have been much more helpful and concerned about you pet. RE: Cat With Bad Diarrhea Post by meoowmom (938) | (06/17/2005) Contact I have heard people give dogs with that problem teaspoons of canned pumpkin not the one with the spice for pumpkin pie just plain canned pumpkin. Hope kitty feels better soon. RE: Cat With Bad Diarrhea Post By (Guest Post) (06/17/2005) Please DON'T ever give your cats (or dogs) cow's milk. I've heard that goat's milk isn't bad, but I KNOW that cow's milk will definately cause diarrhea in them. Just a thought. RE: Cat With Bad Diarrhea Post By Annette (Guest Post) (06/17/2005) You can grate a red apple and let it turn brown and feed to the kitty, this should stop the problem. RE: Cat With Bad Diarrhea Post By gazookeeper (Guest Post) (06/17/2005) I have 10 cats & 4 dogs and this works for them...steam or cook down a carrot in a bit of water. Save the water-you can add it(a tsp. or 2) to broth or to canned food. You can mash up a bit of the carrot into some wet fod too. This is a remedy from an herbalist I know. You should also add some acidopholis(from health food store) to the food. This helps balance the good and bad bacteria in the gut and intestine. You can give them a dose (1/2 of whatever it says for a child-or whatever you can get down them) of lomotil to make it stop right away. Then you can work on finding the cause and the best thing for it. Yogurt works some too...mine like vanilla and black cherry! Oh, yes I agree that you should find another vet! RE: Cat With Bad Diarrhea Post By guest (Guest Post) (06/17/2005) Live active culture plain yogurt. The cat will probably like it, but if not, smear a little on the cat's paw or mouth and the cat will lick it off. Also, I took my cat (who is sitting in my lap now) to several vets before a friend who is a vet in another state said "he's allergic to his food". Try Hill's Science Diet. Also, and most important, I would try another vet, because your vet should take serious diarrhea in a cat very seriously. The cat can easily get dehydrated and need emergency care. I would also try a light clear canned chicken broth (preferrably organic) with low or no sodium and withhold food except the yogurt for the rest of the day until the cat seems to feel better. Note: I am not a veterinarian, just have 9 cats who all had diarrhea at the same time and that's the only thing that worked for them. In my opinion, the key would be to find another veterinarian or at least call yours back and insist on a solution and let him/her know the severity of the problem! Good luck.