I had sent you a pm last week but now I'm not sure that you received it. Did your vet send off for the PCR test to check for tritrich? If not, then your vet can't rule out that your cat is negative for all parasites. You should definitely have this checked, especially since you got your kitty from a breeder.Originally Posted by angelrn08
Hello,
just to give you an update. Keegan went back to the vet today. He had his boosters and rabies vaccination. He also gained 2 ounces.The vet is concerned about the soft poo, and ran tests but everything is negative. He was dewormed just to be safe, and switched to hills science diet kitten food.
there are actually MANY sites written by vets ONLINE... Please do some researchOriginally Posted by chowchow
Please go to www.catinfo.org immediately, this is the only website written by a vet that I've ever come across, and she talks about her own cat who had severe diarrhea problems and only one thing solved it: raw meat without grains nor vegetables. She adds supplements because even though cats are carnivores they cannot survive on meat alone. This vet did extensive research in cat nutrition and has offered a truckload of free information on her website, which is very generous of her. Please read it asap for your cat's health!
As Sharky stated in another thread, please do not use on-line information to treat your pet. Even if that site is written by a vet, no vet worth their salt would even consider diagnosing and recommending treatment of an animal via internet. If they did so, then they are not practicing true veterinary medicine. We also don't know how often that site is updated - it could just as easily been there for years and the information is as old as the dinosaurs - I for sure don't know. Please folks, read, take down information and list questions to ask your OWN vet when you take your pet for diagnosis.Originally Posted by chowchow
Please go to www.catinfo.org immediately, this is the only website written by a vet that I've ever come across, and she talks about her own cat who had severe diarrhea problems and only one thing solved it: raw meat without grains nor vegetables. She adds supplements because even though cats are carnivores they cannot survive on meat alone. This vet did extensive research in cat nutrition and has offered a truckload of free information on her website, which is very generous of her. Please read it asap for your cat's health!
The catinfo.org is indeed the property/work of a well-respected Veterinarian, Dr. Lisa A. Pierson DVM, who practices in Lomita, California...and who can even be reached by telephone at 1-310-375-2467. Dr. Pierson also provides telephone consultations and can be reached by email at [email protected] ...and, she last updated her site in February 2008.Originally Posted by Yosemite
As Sharky stated in another thread, please do not use on-line information to treat your pet. Even if that site is written by a vet, no vet worth their salt would even consider diagnosing and recommending treatment of an animal via internet. If they did so, then they are not practicing true veterinary medicine. We also don't know how often that site is updated - it could just as easily been there for years and the information is as old as the dinosaurs - I for sure don't know. Please folks, read, take down information and list questions to ask your OWN vet when you take your pet for diagnosis.
I will politely state a phone consult is of little use, unless there is a Known diagnosis.. I would use a phone consult with a vet who has no records of and has not seen the animal in question with a grain of salt .. this is my opinion only ... I have had a human version of this with near death resultingOriginally Posted by BLAISE
The catinfo.org is indeed the property/work of a well-respected Veterinarian, Dr. Lisa A. Pierson DVM, who practices in Lomita, California...and who can even be reached by telephone at 1-310-375-2467. Dr. Pierson also provides telephone consultations and can be reached by email at [email protected] ...and, she last updated her site in February 2008.