White Clay and Activated Charcoal

lilycurly

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As some of you might remember....*sigh* my kittens are still having diarrhea, vets don't know what to do, so I'm looking into the natural way.
I've looked all around the net about White Clay and Activated Charcoal (both taken orally, mixed with water.) These natural products are suppossed to slow down diarrhea, and some people swear by it...
I'd like to know if some of you ever used one of those with good result. Any had bad experiences with it?
 

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have you tried adding some good bacteria into there little systems>>>??
 
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Yes, with plain yogourt...the kind with the active culture. It is supposed to take some time, I was told. But I wanted to try something like the activated charcoal to help in the "now"...
 

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Umm sings a snong in hopes of someone answering..lmao.. I have used actv. charcoal on me but not the kids
 

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Hey, I don't know about active charcoal, but have you tried pumpkin? I'm told it will add some heft to their business, without constipating them.
 

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I would be hesitant to use anything like that without letting your vet know first. Charcoal is generally used to encourage vomiting. I would call KV Vet Supply and order Kaolin Pectin 1-800-423-8211 before I would try any remedy found on the internet.
 
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