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Hi,
I wrote a few weeks ago about my cat's problem with diarrhea and gas. I finally got her to the low-cost vet associated with her shelter. They saw her for about three minutes, took her temperature, and then gave me five doses of Albon (I thought it was strange that they didn't want a stool sample). They said the Albon could address several issues- he mentioned coccidia (sp?) as one of them.
The vet told me to not give her anything by mouth for 24 hours. Then for 3 or four days, give her boiled skim milk, beef bouillon broth, or chicken rice soup. And no water. And then for 2 days after that, he told me to give her a "pre-digested" food (he gave me two cans of it- hills prescription diet a/d canine feline). And then phase back in her regular food (taste of the wild).
I've always heard that milk will give cats diarrhea- should I really give her boiled skim milk when we're treating her for diarrhea in the first place?
I just gave her a dose of her medicine and then made her some chicken rice soup, and she won't eat it. I know she's really hungry because she's been going crazy for the last 24 hours. And she's quite thin, so I'm worried that going without food for much longer won't be good for her. I doubt she'd eat the beef bouillon either, but she might possibly drink the milk. I'm not sure though.
So, what should I do? Should I give her some of the pre-digested food? What if she won't eat it? I can't call the vet- they don't staff receptionists. If you have any question at all, you have to go all the way up there, and they close soon. It's very irritating.
Thank you for your help!
-Brea (and Scarlett)
I wrote a few weeks ago about my cat's problem with diarrhea and gas. I finally got her to the low-cost vet associated with her shelter. They saw her for about three minutes, took her temperature, and then gave me five doses of Albon (I thought it was strange that they didn't want a stool sample). They said the Albon could address several issues- he mentioned coccidia (sp?) as one of them.
The vet told me to not give her anything by mouth for 24 hours. Then for 3 or four days, give her boiled skim milk, beef bouillon broth, or chicken rice soup. And no water. And then for 2 days after that, he told me to give her a "pre-digested" food (he gave me two cans of it- hills prescription diet a/d canine feline). And then phase back in her regular food (taste of the wild).
I've always heard that milk will give cats diarrhea- should I really give her boiled skim milk when we're treating her for diarrhea in the first place?
I just gave her a dose of her medicine and then made her some chicken rice soup, and she won't eat it. I know she's really hungry because she's been going crazy for the last 24 hours. And she's quite thin, so I'm worried that going without food for much longer won't be good for her. I doubt she'd eat the beef bouillon either, but she might possibly drink the milk. I'm not sure though.
So, what should I do? Should I give her some of the pre-digested food? What if she won't eat it? I can't call the vet- they don't staff receptionists. If you have any question at all, you have to go all the way up there, and they close soon. It's very irritating.
Thank you for your help!
-Brea (and Scarlett)