No improvement diahrea is worse :(

goldeye

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I was having problems with my cat having bad diarrhea for a while now and feeding her different food doesnt help at all. I've also taken her to the vet they've given me antibiotics and a dewormer for her but it didnt help. The diahrea is a grayish color. I'm not sure but I think I may have seen little speks of red in one of her bowel movements when i changed the box. She also seems to be losing weight and not eating as much as she usually does. I'm really worried about her now I am low on funds right now so i don't know if i'm gonna be able to take her to vet now :(
 

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Really, another trip to the vet is in order, probably as quickly as you can manage.  In the meantime, it shouldn't hurt to try a small amount of plain goat milk yogurt.  Not flavored/sweetened, not yogurt made from cow milk, but plain goat milk yogurt.  My kitten had diarrhea recently and I knew it was from eating too much rich food (Wellness Core) too fast, and about a half tablespoon (meaning a measuring spoon, not the spoons you eat with) three times a day (followed by her regular meals) seemed to help her clear it up faster than she otherwise would've.  But really, if it's not getting more solid within a day or so, I'd urge you to figure out a way to get to the vet.
 

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It's alarming that she is losing weight and that there is blood in her stool. She also is at risk to dehydrate. You really should take her to a vet.
 

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It IS alarming that she is losing weight, and I am going to refer you back to your original thread about this issue, here:  http://www.thecatsite.com/t/266938/wet-food-and-diarrhea  Did you ever have her checked for the things referenced in that thread?  Did you start her on probiotics?  What different kinds of foods have you tried with her?  If foods with grains, and IF she has IBD, that could still be her problem. 

Again, if she wasn't checked for ALL the things mentioned in the link in your first thread, that should be done first, as some of those can cause continuing diarrhea, and  if ALL those results can back negative, including T Foetus, then it could still be IBD.  Was that discussed with your Vet?

BTW, T-Foetus requires a special test which needs to be sent out of most Vet offices. 
 
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It IS alarming that she is losing weight, and I am going to refer you back to your original thread about this issue, here:  http://www.thecatsite.com/t/266938/wet-food-and-diarrhea  Did you ever have her checked for the things referenced in that thread?  Did you start her on probiotics?  What different kinds of foods have you tried with her?  If foods with grains, and IF she has IBD, that could still be her problem. 

Again, if she wasn't checked for ALL the things mentioned in the link in your first thread, that should be done first, as some of those can cause continuing diarrhea, and  if ALL those results can back negative, including T Foetus, then it could still be IBD.  Was that discussed with your Vet?

BTW, T-Foetus requires a special test which needs to be sent out of most Vet offices. 
Yea I have had her checked in fact she's been to the vet twice because of it the second time they gave me the dewormer for her because nothing showed in the fecal test but wanted to be sure it wasnt the problem anyway. I've been giving her probiotics with no improvement. :(
 

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 Did the vet also check  for bacterial overgrowth (e.coli etc) ?  And IBD?  It sounds likely to be IBD, in my opinion. 
 

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Gray colored stool is usually an indication of a digestion problem, as is the diarrhea. If all other things have been ruled out, then IBD is a very likely cause. At this point you may want to try a novel protein limited ingredient diet. Basically, you want to try to eliminate as many possible culprits as you can, including all grains and starchy vegetables, fish and artificial colors and flavors. Try a 95%+ meat canned food in lamb, venison, duck, etc. Something she hasn't had before in her food.

The other option to eliminate possible food irritants is to prepare her food yourself. If that is something you are interested in, there's help here: http://www.thecatsite.com/t/263955/helpful-resources-raw-home-cooked-cat-food-forum
 

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Gray colored stool is usually an indication of a digestion problem, as is the diarrhea. If all other things have been ruled out, then IBD is a very likely cause. At this point you may want to try a novel protein limited ingredient diet. Basically, you want to try to eliminate as many possible culprits as you can, including all grains and starchy vegetables, fish and artificial colors and flavors. Try a 95%+ meat canned food in lamb, venison, duck, etc. Something she hasn't had before in her food.

The other option to eliminate possible food irritants is to prepare her food yourself. If that is something you are interested in, there's help here: http://www.thecatsite.com/t/263955/helpful-resources-raw-home-cooked-cat-food-forum
  You didn't mention WHAT you are feeding, but I'm guessing it's definitely the food, at this point.  I think there are a couple of people right now trying out a novel protein....rabbit, if I'm not mistaken.  I know Wysong has a canned rabbit that is 100% rabbit and nothing else. 
 
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