Hi,
This is Rita, my first cat. Sorry about the other
photo, but I thought it might be helpful. We bought Rita from a private party that was permitted to sell her at a local pet store. She had already been neutered and had 2 rounds of shots, and de-worming. But no mention about the fact she was a feral, and also sick. We found that out later after taking her to the vet, when she was diagnosed with feline herpes and giardia. The vet told us the stickers placed on the paperwork we were given, indicated she had problems, but was not something that would have been evident to a lay person. And the lady who sold her to us never said a word. When we contacted her later, she was very apologetic, but that was it.
Rita is about 9 months now. Her stool was very loose from the beginning. Vet put her on an antibiotic, but didn't seem to do any good. Then another called Metronidazole. Had her on this one for about 10-12 days. Still no change. Then I spoke with someone at another pet store who told us we needed to replace the "Good" bacteria destroyed by the Antibiotics. Sold me some Bene-Bac Plus in the small tubes, which I placed in her food. Gave her a couple of tubes in her food over the course of about 3 days. Then in about a day she had a normal stool...I thought we were finally out of the woods! Unfortunately this lasted only a day or two, and now we're back to what you see in the picture...although it's not always bloody. Well, I'm assuming that's blood?
I've also been giving her L-lysine in powder form for the herpes. About 1/4 tsp. mixed into food daily. Also mixed the antibiotics and Bene Bac Plus into her food, as opposed to trying to force it down her throat. we've been living with these messy and frequent stools that often don't make it to the cat box. I know it can't be very pleasant for her either. Poor thing probably has frequent stomach aches, though she never complains!
Any help would sure be appreciated. Thank you for your time.
Sincerely,
Jeff
This is Rita, my first cat. Sorry about the other
photo, but I thought it might be helpful. We bought Rita from a private party that was permitted to sell her at a local pet store. She had already been neutered and had 2 rounds of shots, and de-worming. But no mention about the fact she was a feral, and also sick. We found that out later after taking her to the vet, when she was diagnosed with feline herpes and giardia. The vet told us the stickers placed on the paperwork we were given, indicated she had problems, but was not something that would have been evident to a lay person. And the lady who sold her to us never said a word. When we contacted her later, she was very apologetic, but that was it.
Rita is about 9 months now. Her stool was very loose from the beginning. Vet put her on an antibiotic, but didn't seem to do any good. Then another called Metronidazole. Had her on this one for about 10-12 days. Still no change. Then I spoke with someone at another pet store who told us we needed to replace the "Good" bacteria destroyed by the Antibiotics. Sold me some Bene-Bac Plus in the small tubes, which I placed in her food. Gave her a couple of tubes in her food over the course of about 3 days. Then in about a day she had a normal stool...I thought we were finally out of the woods! Unfortunately this lasted only a day or two, and now we're back to what you see in the picture...although it's not always bloody. Well, I'm assuming that's blood?
I've also been giving her L-lysine in powder form for the herpes. About 1/4 tsp. mixed into food daily. Also mixed the antibiotics and Bene Bac Plus into her food, as opposed to trying to force it down her throat. we've been living with these messy and frequent stools that often don't make it to the cat box. I know it can't be very pleasant for her either. Poor thing probably has frequent stomach aches, though she never complains!
Any help would sure be appreciated. Thank you for your time.
Sincerely,
Jeff