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I am at my wits end with Zena. He had giardia and hookworm and bloody runs when he was trapped. He has been treated 2. X panacur and on metro for nearly the whole time as well although we missed a few doses. His poop keeps going back and forth now between normal, normal and a bit mushy to complete liquid. Past 2 days was complete liquid and he got all it over his paws And all over the place.
Fortunately he let me clean his paws etc. I scruffed him and he rolled on his side for a paw bath. After the bath he washed himself up better too and seemed happier. It took me an hour or so each day to clean everything up, poopy paw prints everywhere, spatters on the wall etc.
2nd time I pushed litter on it as he was going but somehow he managed to get it in his paws again.
So I called dvm, who had failed to tell me his pcr result, it was neg, and I asked for the doc to call, but they did not. I called er dvm, who said try boiled chicken and rice. I spent hours making it and he would not eat it so far, lol. Maybe it is the rice.
They said bring him in if he seems dehydrated, he is drinking and seems ok, playing etc. they said maybe a steroid but repeat a normal stool test first as it could be a false negative.
I am not sure what is causing it. MaybeTritrichomonas foetus which is hard to test for. I treated Merlin for that, he took months to get better, he had c difficile confirmed on the pcr test. Eventually I put him on the home cooked and stopped the steroids etc. and one day his poop just went back to normal. He also had possible ibd on us.
I hope Zena will heal soon. He is also on mirtaz and gabapentin. I am stopping all meds for now to see if it may help. Gaba reducing slowly. I gave him some propectalin but it didn’t help at all. That stuff smells really awful, but he ate it in wet food with dry mixed in.
What else can I do for his runs? He also has a matt on one side of his ruff and I wonder what oil is safe to help break it up… it has been so long since I had a floofy cat.
Fortunately he let me clean his paws etc. I scruffed him and he rolled on his side for a paw bath. After the bath he washed himself up better too and seemed happier. It took me an hour or so each day to clean everything up, poopy paw prints everywhere, spatters on the wall etc.
2nd time I pushed litter on it as he was going but somehow he managed to get it in his paws again.
So I called dvm, who had failed to tell me his pcr result, it was neg, and I asked for the doc to call, but they did not. I called er dvm, who said try boiled chicken and rice. I spent hours making it and he would not eat it so far, lol. Maybe it is the rice.
They said bring him in if he seems dehydrated, he is drinking and seems ok, playing etc. they said maybe a steroid but repeat a normal stool test first as it could be a false negative.
I am not sure what is causing it. MaybeTritrichomonas foetus which is hard to test for. I treated Merlin for that, he took months to get better, he had c difficile confirmed on the pcr test. Eventually I put him on the home cooked and stopped the steroids etc. and one day his poop just went back to normal. He also had possible ibd on us.
I hope Zena will heal soon. He is also on mirtaz and gabapentin. I am stopping all meds for now to see if it may help. Gaba reducing slowly. I gave him some propectalin but it didn’t help at all. That stuff smells really awful, but he ate it in wet food with dry mixed in.
What else can I do for his runs? He also has a matt on one side of his ruff and I wonder what oil is safe to help break it up… it has been so long since I had a floofy cat.
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