So, I took my 12 week old kitten to the vet last night and after carrying out the parasite tests (which were negative) the vet thinks Tom has a bout of colitis. He doesn't seem to think its too serious, he's eating and running around and being totally normal, but he has soft stools with a little blood in and his guts are inflamed.
The vet has given me antibiotics and pro-kolin paste, and giving it to him is a nightmare! The antibiotics aren't too bad, but the pro-kolin he hates and the tube for administering it is so big it's difficult to put it in his mouth- a rather traumatic experience in all!!
Does anyone have any suggestions about how I could possibly administer the paste to him? Could I mix it in with some plain yoghurt maybe??
He's also on Hills I.D dry food for two weeks, as which I can supplement with boiled chicken and rice. Does anyone have any suggestions of food to put him on once he has finished the Hills? I think it was the horrible dry food he was on originally when I brought him home that caused the problem- I read so many reviews that say it has caused wind, soft stools and tummy problems in kittens!!
Any advice would be greatly appreciated!
The vet has given me antibiotics and pro-kolin paste, and giving it to him is a nightmare! The antibiotics aren't too bad, but the pro-kolin he hates and the tube for administering it is so big it's difficult to put it in his mouth- a rather traumatic experience in all!!
Does anyone have any suggestions about how I could possibly administer the paste to him? Could I mix it in with some plain yoghurt maybe??
He's also on Hills I.D dry food for two weeks, as which I can supplement with boiled chicken and rice. Does anyone have any suggestions of food to put him on once he has finished the Hills? I think it was the horrible dry food he was on originally when I brought him home that caused the problem- I read so many reviews that say it has caused wind, soft stools and tummy problems in kittens!!
Any advice would be greatly appreciated!