Hi all,
I got my new kitten (Puff) when she was 8 weeks old in November, and since that time she has had diarrhea constantly. It is smelly, occasionally with mucus and/or blood, and soft serve ice cream consistency. The most inconvenient aspect is that it's liquidy enough that it stays on her butt, and if I don't wipe her butt for her after every time that she goes, it gets all over everything. She has had completely normal kitten-like activity level and weight gain throughout this, so really the only symptom is the diarrhea. She had all her routine kitten check-ups without anything abnormal.
I took her to the vet as soon as I got her at 8 weeks. Stool testing was negative and she was given a de-wormer. I started her on purina pro plan for kittens, which is likely different than what she was on before, so we attributed her diarrhea to an abrupt change in food. Plus, her and I were traveling a bit at the time which probably caused stress. When it didn't clear up, though, our vet put her on 2 weeks of metronidazole and probiotic. This resolved the symptoms completely, but as soon as she finished her course they immediately recurred. So, we did another 2 weeks of metronidazole and probiotic. Same thing. She was then given a 1 time dose medication for tapeworm I think? We tried switching to Purina Pro Plan sensitive stomach diet with no change. The vet kept her overnight and re-tested her stool, which was again negative. She is now eating Hills z/d for elimination diet and she is currently taking Panacur to cover for whipworm. I honestly feel like the diarrhea has worsened since we started Hills z/d, which was 1 week ago. She's also been taking probiotic all of this time, basically everyday since I got her.
I'm really at a loss for what to do. I've spent so much money and I feel like we've gotten nowhere. I'm worried that we will keep ordering tests and spending money with no results, so I'm hoping that by posting here maybe someone will be able to recognize what this could be, and help point me in the right direction. Any advice is appreciated.
I got my new kitten (Puff) when she was 8 weeks old in November, and since that time she has had diarrhea constantly. It is smelly, occasionally with mucus and/or blood, and soft serve ice cream consistency. The most inconvenient aspect is that it's liquidy enough that it stays on her butt, and if I don't wipe her butt for her after every time that she goes, it gets all over everything. She has had completely normal kitten-like activity level and weight gain throughout this, so really the only symptom is the diarrhea. She had all her routine kitten check-ups without anything abnormal.
I took her to the vet as soon as I got her at 8 weeks. Stool testing was negative and she was given a de-wormer. I started her on purina pro plan for kittens, which is likely different than what she was on before, so we attributed her diarrhea to an abrupt change in food. Plus, her and I were traveling a bit at the time which probably caused stress. When it didn't clear up, though, our vet put her on 2 weeks of metronidazole and probiotic. This resolved the symptoms completely, but as soon as she finished her course they immediately recurred. So, we did another 2 weeks of metronidazole and probiotic. Same thing. She was then given a 1 time dose medication for tapeworm I think? We tried switching to Purina Pro Plan sensitive stomach diet with no change. The vet kept her overnight and re-tested her stool, which was again negative. She is now eating Hills z/d for elimination diet and she is currently taking Panacur to cover for whipworm. I honestly feel like the diarrhea has worsened since we started Hills z/d, which was 1 week ago. She's also been taking probiotic all of this time, basically everyday since I got her.
I'm really at a loss for what to do. I've spent so much money and I feel like we've gotten nowhere. I'm worried that we will keep ordering tests and spending money with no results, so I'm hoping that by posting here maybe someone will be able to recognize what this could be, and help point me in the right direction. Any advice is appreciated.