Kitten with blood in stool--complex

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I adopted a three-month-old kitten from the shelter last week, and she has had soft, bloody stool since I brought her home. She is FELV/FIV negative, energetic, eats (the same food as at the shelter) and drinks well. On day 2, I gave a sample of her stool to the vet, and they could detect no parasites. She had been dewormed x3 at the shelter with Pyrantel. I suspected coccidia, and the vet agreed and prescribed Albon for 7 days. When there was no symptomatic improvement after 3 days of Albon, I took her to the vet. He palpated her stomach, and she showed no signs of discomfort to suggest a foreign object (and she really hasn't had a chance to eat anything unusual). The vet prescribed Panacur for 3 days while continuing the Albon. She had her last dose of Panacur today and will have the last dose of Albon tomorrow, but she still has soft, bloody stool. Does anyone know what the time from treatment with these meds to symptomatic relief is supposed to be? Does it take multiple courses to treat the harder bugs like coccidia/giardia/trich? At what point does it make sense to stop treating as if it is zoonotic, and is it possible that the courses of meds, themselves are upsetting her GI tract? Has anybody had a similar experience?
 

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My 6month old kitten Buster was treated in the shelter for coccidia when he was only a few weeks old. By the time I adopted him at 3 1/2 months, he was certified free of parasites, but still had the smelliest poop(it would make our eyes water it was so bad!) and it was runny, but no blood.  I took him to my own vet twice to check again for and he tested clean. He had an xray as well to check for blockage. Our vet said he could have had an irritated system from all the antibiotics and deworming, recommended 1/2 package of Fortaflora at mealtime. It took several weeks, but he finally started to have normal poop.
 
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My 6month old kitten Buster was treated in the shelter for coccidia when he was only a few weeks old. By the time I adopted him at 3 1/2 months, he was certified free of parasites, but still had the smelliest poop(it would make our eyes water it was so bad!) and it was runny, but no blood.  I took him to my own vet twice to check again for and he tested clean. He had an xray as well to check for blockage. Our vet said he could have had an irritated system from all the antibiotics and deworming, recommended 1/2 package of Fortaflora at mealtime. It took several weeks, but he finally started to have normal poop.
Thank you, Ruth. It's pretty smelly over here right now, indeed. I was thinking about a probiotic, too. I'm going to check with the vet to see if I can get some tomorrow. Glad Buster finally felt better!
 

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If all else fails, have your Vet run a PCR test, it tests for more parasites than a normal fecal float.  It's more expensive, but sometimes it's worth it.  we've had more than one kitten/cat here that actually HAD one of the "baddies" detected with the PCR.
 

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I agree with trying a probiotic. It helped with my IBD cat's bloody poop last summer. There's also the possibility of something in the food irritating its digestion.
 
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