[Felvtalk] Bloody Stool
dlgegg at windstream.net
dlgegg at windstream.net
Sun Aug 14 18:06:48 CDT 2016
I LIKE THE YOGURT AND PUMPKIN FOR UPSET TUMMIES.
Sandy <swacht1946 at comcast.net> wrote:
> 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 -----
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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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> > Date: Sat, 13 Aug 2016 17:03:28 -0400
> > From: Lorrie To: felvtalk at felineleukemia.org
> > Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Blood in Stool
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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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> > Message: 2
> > 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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