Yay!! May have a cause for Chay's Diarrhea!

I went by the vet today to drop of a fecal sample for Chay, who, if some of you may remember, is having intermittent diarrhea. They tried to do some tests on Tuesday, but he didn't have any poop in him to do the float test, and his smear came back negative. We were pretty sure it was just food allergies until yesterday, when his diarrhea came back with none of the suspected food.

Soooo, I took the sample in today, and the float test was negative. But I asked them to do the smear again since I knew the first vet didn't get much of a sample, and this time the vet (my favorite one at the place, he's great!) found some Clostridium bacteria that might be the culprit! I've got some medication for him now, so hopefully we can clear it all up! I was at my wit's end when they said both tests were negative at first, so I'm glad they found something!

Yay! I hope poor Chay feels better soon!

Thanks!! He doesn't act like it bothers him at all - I think he's most annoyed that I keep cleaning his dirty little butt off because he gets it all in his fur! And he'll hate the medicating, of course. But he'll be in tip-top shape in a few days, hopefully!

You learn something new every day! That one is a new one on me.

get well soon Chay

Thanks guys! He's being a big lazy bum right now, following me from the couch to the bed so he can take a nap. He'll need all that rest so he can fight me tonight for his first dose of medication!

That's great that you know what's causing his problems!
Good luck on the medicating - fun, fun, fun.