[Felvtalk] Bloody Stool

Sandy swacht1946 at comcast.net
Sun Aug 14 15:31:08 CDT 2016 

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 

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From: "ROBERT CHAPEL" <bchapel at optonline.net> 
To: felvtalk at 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.... 

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> 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 
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> Date: Sun, 14 Aug 2016 08:49:09 -0400 
> From: Shelley Theye To: felvtalk at felineleukemia.org 
> Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Blood in Stool 
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> 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 
> veery at 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 
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