Hi guys, this is my first time posting here. So here is the problem I am facing:
Cat profile:
- Izu
- 5.4 kg
~7 years-old
-Indoor only
- Feed with Royal Canin fit32 for about 3~4 years
- No changes in energy or appetite
- Vomits at least twice a month
- As we have another cat, they both lick each other very often
August 2015
- I realized there was some blood in his stool then I took him to a new vet
- Diagnosed with colitis (no tests, besides a blood test, were made. The vet simple told me it was colitis ).
- Prescribed Sulfasalazine for 10 days
- After that, I saw no more blood, although I was no very rigid in tracking it...
January begin of month 2016
- I saw blood again in his stool
- Took him to his regular vet who said the blood could be due to giardia.
- He was prescribed Giardicid 500mb for 5 days.
January end of month- 2016
- He is still having blood in his stool
- His regular vet asked for a ultrasound
- Ultrasound came fine, we just found some urine sediments in his bladder and we was prescribed enroflaxacin for it
- Vet suggested to change diet. She recommended Hills w/d
March 2016
- We used Hills w/d for 1 month, but no changes to the blood stool
- 2 weeks ago I switched to farmina natural & delicious, hoping that some grain-free diet would improve his situation, but I can still he blood in his stool
- His stools are softer than before and he is really not into wet food
- **Usually the blood will be only in the last stool*
Now:
I´m taking him to the vet this week, so we can have a urine test and check if everything is ok.
Last time, his vet told me we would maybe need to do a colonoscopy, if the changes in diet did not work...
I really would not like to do the colonoscopy, I´m a little affraid of it since it involves anesthesia and it seems a very invasive procedure for a cat.
Do you guys could give me any advice regarding this situation? What else should I try/do?
Btw, I live in Brazil. Thx!
Here are some pictures:
19/01
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19/01
06/02
14/02
01/03
20/03
Cat profile:
- Izu
- 5.4 kg
~7 years-old
-Indoor only
- Feed with Royal Canin fit32 for about 3~4 years
- No changes in energy or appetite
- Vomits at least twice a month
- As we have another cat, they both lick each other very often
August 2015
- I realized there was some blood in his stool then I took him to a new vet
- Diagnosed with colitis (no tests, besides a blood test, were made. The vet simple told me it was colitis ).
- Prescribed Sulfasalazine for 10 days
- After that, I saw no more blood, although I was no very rigid in tracking it...
January begin of month 2016
- I saw blood again in his stool
- Took him to his regular vet who said the blood could be due to giardia.
- He was prescribed Giardicid 500mb for 5 days.
January end of month- 2016
- He is still having blood in his stool
- His regular vet asked for a ultrasound
- Ultrasound came fine, we just found some urine sediments in his bladder and we was prescribed enroflaxacin for it
- Vet suggested to change diet. She recommended Hills w/d
March 2016
- We used Hills w/d for 1 month, but no changes to the blood stool
- 2 weeks ago I switched to farmina natural & delicious, hoping that some grain-free diet would improve his situation, but I can still he blood in his stool
- His stools are softer than before and he is really not into wet food
- **Usually the blood will be only in the last stool*
Now:
I´m taking him to the vet this week, so we can have a urine test and check if everything is ok.
Last time, his vet told me we would maybe need to do a colonoscopy, if the changes in diet did not work...
I really would not like to do the colonoscopy, I´m a little affraid of it since it involves anesthesia and it seems a very invasive procedure for a cat.
Do you guys could give me any advice regarding this situation? What else should I try/do?
Btw, I live in Brazil. Thx!
Here are some pictures:
19/01
*
19/01
06/02
14/02
01/03
20/03