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So, since this post, the vet got all the test results back from her panel.
She came back positive for Clostridium and Coronavirus. The vet is going to give me metronidazole and diarsonyl gel (which did seem to help the last week).
I'll back up.
Since her last visit, she relapsed, even when I switched foots to Instinct and used Natural Factors Acidophilus & Bifidus Double Strength with Goat Milk (someone recommended that over Forta-Flora/Bene Bac). She had a few accidents and I started seeing bright red blood in her diarrhea. I panicked and called the vet, even though the results weren't fully back yet. She put her on the diarsonyl gel, which DID seem to help--still diarrhea, but not as much, and I don't THINK there was any blood. No accidents.
The dose ended of the diarsonyl two days ago, and with its end, came the accidents. She pooped ON THE BED. Before, it was always near the box, like, she just didn't quite make it, but now it's ON THE BED. I'm at my rope's END at this point. So, I called the vet and she returned the call today, and now that's where we're at -- the Clostridium and Coronavirus, the metro and diarsonyl again.
Does ANYONE have anything to share about this?
If no improvement in a week, I have to call, and we might be seeing a specialist.
HOWEVER. I just feel in my gut (bad pun) that it's IBS. I want to start feeding her homecooked/raw, but we have no kitchen. HOPEFULLY we will have appliances and the kitchen back up in a week so we can try that, but this remodel isn't helping things. And the vet does agree that it certainly could be, but she doesn't want to put a one-year cat on steroids without seeing a specialist first.
She came back positive for Clostridium and Coronavirus. The vet is going to give me metronidazole and diarsonyl gel (which did seem to help the last week).
I'll back up.
Since her last visit, she relapsed, even when I switched foots to Instinct and used Natural Factors Acidophilus & Bifidus Double Strength with Goat Milk (someone recommended that over Forta-Flora/Bene Bac). She had a few accidents and I started seeing bright red blood in her diarrhea. I panicked and called the vet, even though the results weren't fully back yet. She put her on the diarsonyl gel, which DID seem to help--still diarrhea, but not as much, and I don't THINK there was any blood. No accidents.
The dose ended of the diarsonyl two days ago, and with its end, came the accidents. She pooped ON THE BED. Before, it was always near the box, like, she just didn't quite make it, but now it's ON THE BED. I'm at my rope's END at this point. So, I called the vet and she returned the call today, and now that's where we're at -- the Clostridium and Coronavirus, the metro and diarsonyl again.
Does ANYONE have anything to share about this?
If no improvement in a week, I have to call, and we might be seeing a specialist.
HOWEVER. I just feel in my gut (bad pun) that it's IBS. I want to start feeding her homecooked/raw, but we have no kitchen. HOPEFULLY we will have appliances and the kitchen back up in a week so we can try that, but this remodel isn't helping things. And the vet does agree that it certainly could be, but she doesn't want to put a one-year cat on steroids without seeing a specialist first.