Hello all! My kitten's name is Baechu and she's a lovely ragdoll girl. She was born on 1/5/21 and came home on 3/23/21.
Early March, I was told by the breeder she had coccidia. But she was never really "treated". The breeder gave her small amounts of doxycycline and she was back up and healthy. Gained the weight that she lost all back. So she was "treated".
All good, I got her home (she flew with me from Michigan to New Jersey). She was very playful, ate very well, and so cute! She was not shy when she got home. She roamed (but I kept her in my room for the first few days). She pooped A LOT of poop.. lol it was very stinky but the color was fine although it piled up to a poop shape like this . And at this time she had meat on her so I just assumed kittens poop like that. And went to the vet the next day for her first checkup.
With vet#1:
Went to vet#1 on 3/24/21 and nothing bad. She was healthy and weighed 2.64lbs. But eventually, on 3/26 she started having diarrhea, which she still has. Since then, she is not eating well, lethargic. So I went back to the vet with her stool sample and turns out she had Giardia (Which is negative now after her medications). Also, I was told she had enteritis on 3/26 when vet#1 saw her stool under the microscope (overgrowth of bacteria in the small intestine). She had Panacur for Giardia and Flagyl for enteritis. 2 weeks passed but she did not get better. Vet#1 also gave me some anti-diarrhea gel but it did not work. She seems hungry but she eats too little. So I went to vet#2 for second opinions.
With vet#2: 4/8/21
I tested her for almost everything. Her fecal exam, blood test, urine tests are all -okay. Not fantastic but nothing serious. Panacur was noticed as she had it for Giardia. No FIV/FeLV. A slight elevation in her white blood cells but nothing dramatic. But at this time, she has lost a pound since she came. (2.6lbs to 1.5lbs). The vet prescribed Fortiflora SA and Purina EN wet cat food which worked!!..for 3 days and then she was back with the mess. But it was the BEST stool I've ever seen and it seemed like she loved the food. But... again, she lost interest in the food and she wants her usual kitten kibbles which give her diarrhea (Purina ONE healthy kitten). But I just wanted her to eat at this point so I just gave her what she wanted.
Then on 4/14, at 3 am her diarrhea had slightly pink blood mixed in. And then around 4am, she wanted to eat so I gave her the Purina EN wet and some dry food. And I figured she only eats 3g at a time lol.. Then at 8am, she ate a bit (3g again) and then at 9am she threw up the water she drank. I don't know... I am waiting on her PCR fecal results to come in... but nobody really knows what's wrong with her. And she saw vet#3 yesterday, he gave her some dewormer although nothing was found. Just to see if it will work... He actually said she is very skinny but I did a good job in keeping her to eat? And she's not lacking nutrition...Umm.. I don't know how to feel about that lol. Anyways since then, I tried changing her dry food to with limited ingredients so I'm giving her Instinct LID Turkey flavor. The Purina EN can food didn't have chicken and corn stuff so just in case, I'm trying out food without those two. Her next stool was okay. It wasn't great but no water at least, it was skinny and piled up.
So in summary, All 3 vets said she's SKINNY but nothing majorly wrong. All are recommending to see an internist/get ultrasound. I have a friend who's a vet who also told me it seems she's in a bad condition but since she is still eating, she seems okay. Just... losing weight is not okay. And if things go wrong, again go see an internist. I'm also talking to the breeder who keeps recommending doxy, 3 drops a day for 10 days. Vets don't recommend it, but so far, it was the only thing that got her back up (back in early March) and had her gain weight. I'm thinking maybe that's why she's sick now.. since she did not get the parasite fixed completely back then. Or, she just needs it. Breeder's other kittens are doing perfectly fine. She had another kitten who had the runs which she fixed with the doxy. And he's big and cute.
Does anyone have similar situations or experiences? Please help me and the poor kitty. She's a beautiful cat and she's really all of my life. Thank you for reading this long long post. I hope there is something that can be done!! The photo is my cute girl when she was happy and "healthy"
Early March, I was told by the breeder she had coccidia. But she was never really "treated". The breeder gave her small amounts of doxycycline and she was back up and healthy. Gained the weight that she lost all back. So she was "treated".
All good, I got her home (she flew with me from Michigan to New Jersey). She was very playful, ate very well, and so cute! She was not shy when she got home. She roamed (but I kept her in my room for the first few days). She pooped A LOT of poop.. lol it was very stinky but the color was fine although it piled up to a poop shape like this . And at this time she had meat on her so I just assumed kittens poop like that. And went to the vet the next day for her first checkup.
With vet#1:
Went to vet#1 on 3/24/21 and nothing bad. She was healthy and weighed 2.64lbs. But eventually, on 3/26 she started having diarrhea, which she still has. Since then, she is not eating well, lethargic. So I went back to the vet with her stool sample and turns out she had Giardia (Which is negative now after her medications). Also, I was told she had enteritis on 3/26 when vet#1 saw her stool under the microscope (overgrowth of bacteria in the small intestine). She had Panacur for Giardia and Flagyl for enteritis. 2 weeks passed but she did not get better. Vet#1 also gave me some anti-diarrhea gel but it did not work. She seems hungry but she eats too little. So I went to vet#2 for second opinions.
With vet#2: 4/8/21
I tested her for almost everything. Her fecal exam, blood test, urine tests are all -okay. Not fantastic but nothing serious. Panacur was noticed as she had it for Giardia. No FIV/FeLV. A slight elevation in her white blood cells but nothing dramatic. But at this time, she has lost a pound since she came. (2.6lbs to 1.5lbs). The vet prescribed Fortiflora SA and Purina EN wet cat food which worked!!..for 3 days and then she was back with the mess. But it was the BEST stool I've ever seen and it seemed like she loved the food. But... again, she lost interest in the food and she wants her usual kitten kibbles which give her diarrhea (Purina ONE healthy kitten). But I just wanted her to eat at this point so I just gave her what she wanted.
Then on 4/14, at 3 am her diarrhea had slightly pink blood mixed in. And then around 4am, she wanted to eat so I gave her the Purina EN wet and some dry food. And I figured she only eats 3g at a time lol.. Then at 8am, she ate a bit (3g again) and then at 9am she threw up the water she drank. I don't know... I am waiting on her PCR fecal results to come in... but nobody really knows what's wrong with her. And she saw vet#3 yesterday, he gave her some dewormer although nothing was found. Just to see if it will work... He actually said she is very skinny but I did a good job in keeping her to eat? And she's not lacking nutrition...Umm.. I don't know how to feel about that lol. Anyways since then, I tried changing her dry food to with limited ingredients so I'm giving her Instinct LID Turkey flavor. The Purina EN can food didn't have chicken and corn stuff so just in case, I'm trying out food without those two. Her next stool was okay. It wasn't great but no water at least, it was skinny and piled up.
So in summary, All 3 vets said she's SKINNY but nothing majorly wrong. All are recommending to see an internist/get ultrasound. I have a friend who's a vet who also told me it seems she's in a bad condition but since she is still eating, she seems okay. Just... losing weight is not okay. And if things go wrong, again go see an internist. I'm also talking to the breeder who keeps recommending doxy, 3 drops a day for 10 days. Vets don't recommend it, but so far, it was the only thing that got her back up (back in early March) and had her gain weight. I'm thinking maybe that's why she's sick now.. since she did not get the parasite fixed completely back then. Or, she just needs it. Breeder's other kittens are doing perfectly fine. She had another kitten who had the runs which she fixed with the doxy. And he's big and cute.
Does anyone have similar situations or experiences? Please help me and the poor kitty. She's a beautiful cat and she's really all of my life. Thank you for reading this long long post. I hope there is something that can be done!! The photo is my cute girl when she was happy and "healthy"
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