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Hi there. I’ll get right to it.
I have 2 cats ages 3 & 4. Both rescued from different shelters at different times. I got Kazie first. He had diarrhea & rectal bleeding from the start. Fecal test was negative. I got Fitz a couple months later & pretty soon they both have chronic, unholy smelling diarrhea. More fecal tests. Kazie’s is positive for Giardiasis. Basically, $200 in fecal tests, 3 rounds of Panacur & 1 round of Metronidazole later I think we beat it back in 2021-ish.
Well, all the symptoms are back. Both cats. I wonder if I got a batch of infected Fancy Feast. I open a can a few weeks ago & there’s a perfect paw print pressed into the pate. Maybe a raccoon or possum? Pic below. Obviously, a dirty cat food factory.
Got Kazie’s poop tested. NEGATIVE.
I know giardia sheds intermittently. Is there a trick to knowing when to test? I can’t afford to spend hundreds more $$$ on fecal tests. I’m utilizing a cheaper clinic opposed to my regular vet & was told they can’t (won’t) medicate both cats unless both test positive.
Any advice on how to navigate this system? I am very low-income. Like, on disability, under $1,000/mo low-income.
Or any suggestions on what could give 2 young, healthy cats hellish diarrhea? They eat fairly high-quality food (aside from the Fancy Feast).
I’ve been wiping cat butts & sterilizing my home’s surfaces for over a month now. I’m pretty beat.
Oh, and they are not vomiting or losing weight. It’s just the eye-watering, gaggingly awful smelling diarrhea.
I find it unlikely that 2 unrelated cats would have the exact same reaction to some food ingredient but I’m in the process of eliminating food items just to be safe.
Whew! That was a lot. Thanks for reading
Photos:
1. Paw print in freshly opened can of Fancy Feast Chopped Grill Pate (Jan. 2023)
2. Kazie’s paw
3. Fitz’s paw
You can clearly see that print was not caused by my cats. It’s not even cat shaped.
I have 2 cats ages 3 & 4. Both rescued from different shelters at different times. I got Kazie first. He had diarrhea & rectal bleeding from the start. Fecal test was negative. I got Fitz a couple months later & pretty soon they both have chronic, unholy smelling diarrhea. More fecal tests. Kazie’s is positive for Giardiasis. Basically, $200 in fecal tests, 3 rounds of Panacur & 1 round of Metronidazole later I think we beat it back in 2021-ish.
Well, all the symptoms are back. Both cats. I wonder if I got a batch of infected Fancy Feast. I open a can a few weeks ago & there’s a perfect paw print pressed into the pate. Maybe a raccoon or possum? Pic below. Obviously, a dirty cat food factory.
Got Kazie’s poop tested. NEGATIVE.
I know giardia sheds intermittently. Is there a trick to knowing when to test? I can’t afford to spend hundreds more $$$ on fecal tests. I’m utilizing a cheaper clinic opposed to my regular vet & was told they can’t (won’t) medicate both cats unless both test positive.
Any advice on how to navigate this system? I am very low-income. Like, on disability, under $1,000/mo low-income.
Or any suggestions on what could give 2 young, healthy cats hellish diarrhea? They eat fairly high-quality food (aside from the Fancy Feast).
I’ve been wiping cat butts & sterilizing my home’s surfaces for over a month now. I’m pretty beat.
Oh, and they are not vomiting or losing weight. It’s just the eye-watering, gaggingly awful smelling diarrhea.
I find it unlikely that 2 unrelated cats would have the exact same reaction to some food ingredient but I’m in the process of eliminating food items just to be safe.
Whew! That was a lot. Thanks for reading
Photos:
1. Paw print in freshly opened can of Fancy Feast Chopped Grill Pate (Jan. 2023)
2. Kazie’s paw
3. Fitz’s paw
You can clearly see that print was not caused by my cats. It’s not even cat shaped.
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