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Hello fellow cat lovers,
I'm new to TheCatSite but I've been lurking around for quite some time looking for a possible explanation for my kitten's problem.
Penelope is a (probably) 6 months old rescue cat who's been with me for about 5 weeks now. For the first week her stools were normal in consistency but very smelly and she was going to the litter box up to 3 times a day so when it was time for the second dosage of her vaccination (16th Nov) I had the vet run a fecal test for worms. She came up positive to Ascaris and she has been successfully treated for those.
The day after the vaccination she started having very liquid diarrhea around 5 times a day but the vet blamed it on the worm treatment + bad reaction to the vaccination. Seeing that after a week the diarrhea wouldn't stop we ran another test for worms (Giardia and Cocciditis) and it came out negative to everything.
The vet suggested to put her on antibiotics (Stomorgyl) and pro-biotics for 10 days to rule out any possibility of a gastroenteritis but it didn't make any difference. She was still going to the litter box 4 to 5 times a day with loose stool.
On Dec 2nd we started giving her Normix, an antibiotic specific for intestinal issues, and continued with pro-biotics + feeding her a mono protein diet (boiled chicken for 4 days, boiled fish for another 4 days and so on) to rule out any food intolerance. Around the second day of treatment we started seeing an improvement: 2 firmer and less smelly bowel movements a day. Now, for the past couple days, Penelope is back to an average of 4 litter box visits a day with smelly loose stools and flatulence.
All this time she's always been her playful self, she grooms herself, isn't lethargic by any means and has a very very good appetite. She has never thrown up and pees normally (so she isn't dehydrated, right?). Before trying the mono protein diet, I've been feeding her Schesir wet food (i know it isn't complete but she won't eat anything else) and Hill's kitten dry food.
I really don't know what to do!
It's worth knowing that Penelope is an ex-feral and has a trauma connected to human hands so she doesn't allow anyone to touch her (not even me) without becoming aggressive. This makes the visits to the vet incredibly difficult and frustrating because the doctor is not able to "have a feel" of her or even just check her temperature. I asked the vet if it was possible to sedate her so that he could perform a full visit, an echography and take a blood sample, but he is reluctant to sedate her. I would go to another vet but he's the only one in my town with the equipment needed for an echography.
Do you have any suggestion on what could be causing my lil nugget's belly to be so upset? I'm open to literally anything.
Thank you for taking the time to read my post. All your suggestion are greatly appreciated.
I'm new to TheCatSite but I've been lurking around for quite some time looking for a possible explanation for my kitten's problem.
Penelope is a (probably) 6 months old rescue cat who's been with me for about 5 weeks now. For the first week her stools were normal in consistency but very smelly and she was going to the litter box up to 3 times a day so when it was time for the second dosage of her vaccination (16th Nov) I had the vet run a fecal test for worms. She came up positive to Ascaris and she has been successfully treated for those.
The day after the vaccination she started having very liquid diarrhea around 5 times a day but the vet blamed it on the worm treatment + bad reaction to the vaccination. Seeing that after a week the diarrhea wouldn't stop we ran another test for worms (Giardia and Cocciditis) and it came out negative to everything.
The vet suggested to put her on antibiotics (Stomorgyl) and pro-biotics for 10 days to rule out any possibility of a gastroenteritis but it didn't make any difference. She was still going to the litter box 4 to 5 times a day with loose stool.
On Dec 2nd we started giving her Normix, an antibiotic specific for intestinal issues, and continued with pro-biotics + feeding her a mono protein diet (boiled chicken for 4 days, boiled fish for another 4 days and so on) to rule out any food intolerance. Around the second day of treatment we started seeing an improvement: 2 firmer and less smelly bowel movements a day. Now, for the past couple days, Penelope is back to an average of 4 litter box visits a day with smelly loose stools and flatulence.
All this time she's always been her playful self, she grooms herself, isn't lethargic by any means and has a very very good appetite. She has never thrown up and pees normally (so she isn't dehydrated, right?). Before trying the mono protein diet, I've been feeding her Schesir wet food (i know it isn't complete but she won't eat anything else) and Hill's kitten dry food.
I really don't know what to do!
It's worth knowing that Penelope is an ex-feral and has a trauma connected to human hands so she doesn't allow anyone to touch her (not even me) without becoming aggressive. This makes the visits to the vet incredibly difficult and frustrating because the doctor is not able to "have a feel" of her or even just check her temperature. I asked the vet if it was possible to sedate her so that he could perform a full visit, an echography and take a blood sample, but he is reluctant to sedate her. I would go to another vet but he's the only one in my town with the equipment needed for an echography.
Do you have any suggestion on what could be causing my lil nugget's belly to be so upset? I'm open to literally anything.
Thank you for taking the time to read my post. All your suggestion are greatly appreciated.