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Hi everyone, I’m new here and confused. I found this forum and figured maybe someone could help me. I have two 10 month old kittens named Mani (M/Gray DSH) and Melody (F/Torbico DSH). They’re brother and sister. I adopted them from an animal shelter and they were rescued from out of state, thought to be outdoor cats before being rescued. Not much is known about their history.
My husband and I adopted them in August at 4.5 months old. We got their paperwork and were told they were healthy/up to date on everything. We were naive and accepted this at face value. When we first adopted them they had what we called “Hershey squirts” - loud poops that were all liquid. We thought this was just them getting used to a new home and eating more food (they were bullied by other cats at the shelter and didn’t eat much, were bone racks!) Fast forward to the end of September, and Melody had bloody stool and started vomiting bile. I brought her to the ER vet and was told she had roundworm, hookworm, and Coccidia. We took Mani the next day and they found roundworm eggs, but treated him almost the same.
Melody was given Panacur, Albon and Ponazuril paste/powder pill. Mani was just given the panacur and Albon. They were given one treatment each. Melody was back to normal, no more bloody stools! They had two separate fecal floats, 2 weeks apart - both were negative for parasites. Mani was back to normal for awhile, but then started having Hershey squirts again. We told the vet and they prescribed Mani metronidazole. Ironically before we gave him the first dose he had a normal stool, but gave him the med for 7 days. It helped a bit but then he went back to Hershey squirts.
Told the vet that Mani still had diarrhea on and off. Vet prescribed FortiFlora SA. We’ve sprinkled it on their dinner every day for about 2 months now. It’s helped them overall but they’re still not back to normal, and it’s January. They had parasites in September!
Then I got to thinking - what if it’s something else? I thought more about the food and realized I may not be feeding them correctly. I’m giving them EACH 1/2 a 2.9oz can of wet (so 1.45oz) in the morning as well as 1/3 cup of dry food, 1.45oz of wet and 1/3 cup of dry mixed with 1/2 the FortiFlora SA packet each, and 1/3 cup of dry each at bed time to get them till the morning.
I read the bag and can and it says the following: Mani should eat 7/8 cup of dry per day and 2 cans of wet, and Melody should eat 3/4 cup of dry per day and 2 cans of wet. I think I interpreted it correctly. I’m not sure if I even am based on their weights: Mani is 12.4lbs and Mel is about 10.5lbs.
Mani is a bit of a hoover and always munches on food, even eating Melody’s food. Melody eats less food than Mani, she eats what she needs. Mani has always had more gastro issues than Melody, especially after the treatment.
I don’t believe it’s a food allergy - they’re not licking their hair off, vomiting or showing signs of allergies. They’re lively, playing, eating, drinking and growing. Mani is 12.4lbs and Melody is about 10.5lbs.
Could Mani’s issues be due to eating too much dry and not enough wet??
My husband and I adopted them in August at 4.5 months old. We got their paperwork and were told they were healthy/up to date on everything. We were naive and accepted this at face value. When we first adopted them they had what we called “Hershey squirts” - loud poops that were all liquid. We thought this was just them getting used to a new home and eating more food (they were bullied by other cats at the shelter and didn’t eat much, were bone racks!) Fast forward to the end of September, and Melody had bloody stool and started vomiting bile. I brought her to the ER vet and was told she had roundworm, hookworm, and Coccidia. We took Mani the next day and they found roundworm eggs, but treated him almost the same.
Melody was given Panacur, Albon and Ponazuril paste/powder pill. Mani was just given the panacur and Albon. They were given one treatment each. Melody was back to normal, no more bloody stools! They had two separate fecal floats, 2 weeks apart - both were negative for parasites. Mani was back to normal for awhile, but then started having Hershey squirts again. We told the vet and they prescribed Mani metronidazole. Ironically before we gave him the first dose he had a normal stool, but gave him the med for 7 days. It helped a bit but then he went back to Hershey squirts.
Told the vet that Mani still had diarrhea on and off. Vet prescribed FortiFlora SA. We’ve sprinkled it on their dinner every day for about 2 months now. It’s helped them overall but they’re still not back to normal, and it’s January. They had parasites in September!
Then I got to thinking - what if it’s something else? I thought more about the food and realized I may not be feeding them correctly. I’m giving them EACH 1/2 a 2.9oz can of wet (so 1.45oz) in the morning as well as 1/3 cup of dry food, 1.45oz of wet and 1/3 cup of dry mixed with 1/2 the FortiFlora SA packet each, and 1/3 cup of dry each at bed time to get them till the morning.
I read the bag and can and it says the following: Mani should eat 7/8 cup of dry per day and 2 cans of wet, and Melody should eat 3/4 cup of dry per day and 2 cans of wet. I think I interpreted it correctly. I’m not sure if I even am based on their weights: Mani is 12.4lbs and Mel is about 10.5lbs.
Mani is a bit of a hoover and always munches on food, even eating Melody’s food. Melody eats less food than Mani, she eats what she needs. Mani has always had more gastro issues than Melody, especially after the treatment.
I don’t believe it’s a food allergy - they’re not licking their hair off, vomiting or showing signs of allergies. They’re lively, playing, eating, drinking and growing. Mani is 12.4lbs and Melody is about 10.5lbs.
Could Mani’s issues be due to eating too much dry and not enough wet??
. I don't think it's the amount you are feeding though. They would either be getting too fat, or losing weight. And typically if they are eating too much too quickly, you will see vomiting (regurgitation actually), rather than "squirts". 
