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Chiming in with my experience. Phoebe has Eosinophilic IBD, which is the most severe form of IBD, and we've tried just about everything out there to get her condition under control. For the first time in years she's not only doing OK but actually thriving, and without medication. Her diet...

Sorry, I think I misinterpreted your comment about google as a rebuke for coming here and asking advice as opposed to just looking it up myself. I'm tired and not thinking too straight at the moment. I'm also a little stressed over why the incision would reopen a week post-op; I've never seen...

I know google is generally a fount of info, but this day has been chaotic to say the least and I don't really have time to research. I have health problems that make it extremely hard to concentrate sometimes and am pretty much braindead at the moment. I was really hoping some kind...

Hi everyone. My cat was spayed last Tuesday and her incision (dissolving stitches) seemed to healing fine, then I checked it this AM and found it gaping open and leaking clear fluid. I took her back to the vet's and they used glue to reseal it and put a plastic ecollar on her to prevent her...

I was wondering if anyone here knows of a site where people rate/review local vets? The kitties are in the market for a new vet and I haven't the slightest clue where to go. I'd love to find a vet knowledgeable about G.I. disorders, but how do you even begin searching for someone like that...

Thanks for the advice, LDG They couldn't find evidence of worms in the stool samples yet again but they did say that the worm segment looks like roundworm. I gave a Drontal to both kitties and my IBD kitty, Phoebe, vomited it back up shortly after...I don't want to put her through that...

If your kitty has IBD, steroids are an absolute must for treating a flare-up. I keep prednisolone on hand for my IBD kitty since intestinal inflammation can be easily triggered by just about anything in her case (most recently by dewormer meds). The lymph glands in the intestines swell and...

That's reassuring. Our vet is the best in the area (very small town) and I had my fingers crossed that it wasn't an issue of competency, otherwise we'd have to travel about 40 miles to the next closest vet. Ah ha, that could be the problem right there. Both cats are strictly indoor kitties...

Thanks for the response, Ondine. The worm segment is actually long, white and contracts and expands, kind of like what I think a tapeworm would resemble (as a personal disclaimer, I've never seen one). It's pretty thick, too. I saved it in a ziploc and will take it into the vet today for ID'ing.

Hi everyone! I've had my 7 months-ish rescue kitty (Vivi) for nearly three months now and have had her stool tested for worms on two separate occasions; both times the test came back negative. Well, last night I found a worm segment on her bottom I'm wondering whether or not I should...