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    Kitten with IBD

    I just wanted to give an update as it’s been almost a year since Auggie was diagnosed with IBD. She completed the course of prednisolone with flying colors and has been med free for months now. We did get her on Rawz rabbit wet food along with some raw food and she’s been taking supplements of...
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    Kitten with IBD

    Auggie is doing really well. :hearthrob: She has a checkup with vet on Monday and hoping we can reduce the prednisolon - fingers crossed. I have a weird question that I think is related to IBD but might just be a because of one of her supplements. Her breath is really terrible, is this a symptom...
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    Kitten with IBD

    Auggie has been transitioning to the Rawz rabbit pate with no issues, yay. But that might be because she’s still on pred. So how do I know that this food is the one for her. I feel like I won’t know for sure until she’s off the pred, but wondering if there are any small signs I should look for...
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    GI issues 4 month old kitten

    She is doing pretty great. Thanks for checking up on us! The inflammation is going down, but slowly. So we have a ways to go still, but we were able to stop the zofran and mirataz. The prednisolone has made her appetite crazy, so she’s eating like a horse! We have gotten a lot of great info and...
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    Kitten with IBD

    Just got a case of Rawz rabbit pate delivered today! Will start the slooooooow transition tomorrow. We are doing a small meal every 3-4 hours. So she’s getting 5-6 meals a day. Was researching the feeders will probs try the one you linked daftcat75. I’m hoping I can insert glass or ceramic bowls...
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    Kitten with IBD

    Thanks so much - Looking into Rawz now! The pates appear to quite popular and out of stock in a lot of places. Is the pate texture easier on their tummies vs the shreds? I don’t want to give her dry food at all but don’t want her to go all night with nothing either. Trying to feed her as early...
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    Kitten with IBD

    I have been looking into fresh food vs raw food: smalls.com balancedblends.com Any opinions on these Brands? I worry about straight up raw food with the recalls, bacteria, and having to deworm her regularly. If I go full raw, it’ll be the freeze dried variety. Have been reading a lot on the...
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    GI issues 4 month old kitten

    She had several fecal tests including GI PCR Panel that all came back negative. They did so many tests, I’m sure that was in the mix and ruled out. She’s also on amoxicillin for 30 days now so if there is anything like that, hopefully that’ll kill it. She is doing great btw, was able to stop...
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    Kitten with IBD

    Our 5 month old kitten, Auggie, was just diagnosed with IBD after 2 months of tests, labs, scans and finally biopsy. I‘m very happy it is not lymphoma but find it strange since she is so young. Symptoms started after her 12 week vaccinations, so wondering if it’s an immune response or truly IBD...
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    GI issues 4 month old kitten

    Just got biopsy results - not FIP! Not lymphoma! And not histoplasmosis either! Diagnosis is IBD. I asked if it was 100% definitive that it was not the above three and answer is yes. Biopsies from four areas, pathologist, 2 vets and 1 internal medicine specialist all agree. We start...
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    GI issues 4 month old kitten

    Still no results from biopsy, but thought I’d give an update. Auggie has gotten better every day, honestly by Wednesday she seemed to be mostly back to herself. She is still on the zofran and mirataz and has also been on amoxicillin again 2x/day. No more pain meds. was worried the amoxicillin...
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    GI issues 4 month old kitten

    I have been up for nearly 36 hours. Husband taking night shift tonight, thank goodness. she’s doing better in the onesie, that cone was awful she barely slept last night and only starting sleeping this afternoon. Got her outta the cone and into the onesie which she did not like but then she laid...
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    FIP

    Thanks you! I joined the FIP Warriors FB group and they have been extremely helpful. Know what to do now if we get a FIP diagnosis.
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    GI issues 4 month old kitten

    She had surgery this morning, biopsy and spaying. It went well but was a bit more involved due to her intestines being so inflamed so her incision is larger. But she woke up feisty which vet says is a good sign. They biopsied 4 areas and will take 7-10 days for results - ARG!!! We brought her...
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    GI issues 4 month old kitten

    Have been talking with FIP warriors group and now wondering if we should NOT do surgery tomorrow and try the FIP treatment first. If she gets better in a week, it was FIP. Otherwise the treatment won’t do any harm. The surgery on sick cat with FIP, might be risky. Ugh!!! Going to text vet today...
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    FIP

    I have a kitten almost 5 months old with possible FIP. I’ve been reading about GS and it gives me a lot of hope. if you don’t mind, which one did you buy and where? Mutian looks like the most expensive and looking at FIPtreatment.com,on the dose calculator there seem to be many brands now.she...
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    GI issues 4 month old kitten

    I did tell vets my vaccine theory. They said it would be uncommon, but not out of the realm of possibilitits. They also said nothing is common about her case tho As she’s not presenting with any of the top three culprits like they typically see. Symptoms, blood work, tests, scans don’t align...
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    GI issues 4 month old kitten

    Auggie is from a different breeder and I have kept this new breeder in the loop on everything that’s been happening. She says none of her other cats or kittens have had any similar symptoms. And she said the swollen/distended belly was not present when she had her 12 week vaccines on 11/10. I...
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    GI issues 4 month old kitten

    So I was googling about cure for FIP and that certainly gives me hope!! :crossfingers: The fungal Infection is called Histoplasmosis and vet said it’s manageable, but not curable. and then lymphoma, I’ve read is manageable but not curable of course just not sure about prognosis for such a young...
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    GI issues 4 month old kitten

    Internal Medicine Specialist did exam and ultrasound today. He is very, very concerned and wants to do a biopsy. Based on his experience with seeing other cats with same degree of inflammation of intestinal walls, he thinks it's probably one of three things (none curable): Lymphoma FIP Fungal...
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