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    Dry cracked toe beans

    I haven’t posted on here in some time. My almost 1-year-old, Loki, has some pretty dry toe beans. He is an indoor kitty. I live in the Houston, TX area, so with this high humidity I don’t know that it would be caused by the air. My 3-year-old does not have this problem. Does anyone have...
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    Flagyl…ugh

    Thank you all. I will have to look into that pharmacy and ask my vet about it on Monday, the tiny pill or chewable could be promising. My kitten is going to have to go on meds too, so I need a better way that doesn’t wind up with me in tears and the cats hiding for 12 hours. I just tried tuna...
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    Flagyl…ugh

    Does anyone have any tricks for disguising the taste of flagyl somehow? Giving it to my cat has been a traumatic experience. My husband can hold him down while I administer it (although some of it always gets spit out), but he hates it so much that he hides under the bed so there’s no chance of...
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    Diarrhea PCR cost?

    Thank you all for your input! I ended up calling around and my current vet had the best price at $310. Today I woke up to my older cat having a very leaky butt all over our house and I took that as my sign to bite the bullet and pay for the PCR 😵‍ The vet prescribed flagyl for some immediate...
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    Diarrhea PCR cost?

    Thank you both for chiming in. Good to know! I will make some calls today. Vets tend to be pretty pricey in my area, so I’m hoping to find a more reasonably priced one to run tests.
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    Another Diarrhea Thread -- I have tried everything

    I know this is an old post, but have you found any relief for your kitties? I am in the same exact situation with my two cats and at my wits end.
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    Diarrhea PCR cost?

    I’ve been battling chronic diarrhea in my now 9 month old and now my 2 year old cat has it too after we introduced them 2 months ago. Sigh. We’ve had multiple fecal tests, tried fortiflora, S. Boulardii, elimination diet (on a rabbit protein only diet right now), and nothing is helping! The...
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    Swollen lymph nodes after neuter

    My little problem child, 7 month old Loki, got neutered on Monday (5 days ago). I say problem child because he’s FeLV+ (although, a presumed regressive infection) and he already racked up many vet bills in his short life. I noticed today that the lymph nodes in his neck are swollen. He’s also...
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    Cat poop doesn't look normal in both cats (photos attached)

    I don’t have any advice, but I just want to say that I am having the same exact problem! The vet ran fecal tests on both cats, and they are coming up negative for everything. They are now on hydrolyzed protein dry food & rabbit wet food to see if it could be food allergy related (I really don’t...
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    Faint ELISA FeLV+ kitten, PCR negative

    My 7 month old kitten had 2 positive ELISA’s when he was younger and was deemed a true positive. I went to another vet and she ran a PCR which came out negative & then ran another ELISA last week which is still coming out positive. With this combo she believes he has a regressive infection...
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    Possible food allergy

    @lisahe Sorry for the delayed reply! Thank you for your insightful input. That does make sense, I have often raised an eyebrow at the interesting fillers in cat foods we’ve used, but naïvely figured the manufacturer knew best. I personally stray away from legumes and gums myself, so I can...
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    Possible food allergy

    @Lazy Orange House Cat - Thank you for making it so simplified! This does makes sense and I understand where I can start now. I highly appreciate it!
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    Possible food allergy

    I have a 6-month-old male kitten with some tummy troubles. He battled giardia for the first few months of life. He is now stuck with loose stools (not full on diarrhea, but definitely not firm enough) and very smelly gas. The litter box is a constant stench, now matter how much I clean it. We’ve...
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    FeLV kitten update - conflicted

    I’m not sure if anyone remembers me, but I rescued a kitten, Loki, who was diagnosed with FeLV back in August. I am back with an update! We had 2 ELISA tests, 8 weeks apart. Both came out as a strong positive. So from there, the vet deemed him a true positive and that was that. Since our...
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    About to lose my mind over chronic giardia

    Perfect! Thank you much!
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