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A month after losing our 21 year old to renal failure, my husband and I adopted these 3 beautiful kitties from a no kill shelter in Palm City FL. Two are 6 month old litter mates, and the 3rd cat is a 1 1/2 years. Promptly took them to vet for check up (as we inherited 3 cases of cow pie like stool). No parasites in fecal float, but treated with Albon suspension and Proviable probiotic. Appeared to get better, then quickly relapsed once off meds. Back to vet, treated with Panacur for 5 days. No help, stools were sometimes looking like they might be getting better, then they would go from cow pie to liquid. CBC was then done, but nothing. Tried Diet changes, grain free, pumpkin, you name it....nothing worked. After more reading, and reading, and reading....we brought them back to the vet again and asked them to do a PCR on all three looking specifically for tritrichomonas since they had not been treated for that. After 5 weeks we finally had an answer. Results came in and they ALL TESTED POSITIVE FOR GIARDIA AND CRYPTOSPORIDIUM. A week into our treatment and I am afraid this is getting much worse :-(
Today is the last day for Panacur.
ProBiostatin is to continue, but not a problem administering that.
They are also on Mentronidazole 2X per daythrough today.
Lastly they are on Tylan suspension 2X per day for 14 to 21 days for the Cryptosporidium.
I have no idea how to get these poor babies normal. The diarrhea is more chronic than ever before. Is this due to the treatment? Should I expect this? Do chronic symptoms get worse before it gets better normally? Their boxes are cleaned after every use, if they make it there. The areas are sanitized (floors, litter boxes, etc.) We are fanny washing after they use the box, but carefully since they are so sore at this point. This has become a 24/7 ordeal, and my lungs hurt from breathing in cleaners. In 24 years of being a cat mom, I never experienced anything so horrible. I am sorry for the gross content, but they are literally diarrhea is actually leaking from them now and it seems as though it is getting drastically worse. I have them quarantined, the kittens together and the older girl separate, but this is difficult as I don't have crates or anything. The oldest seems the worst off....as if she does not even try to get to the box. It is also now becoming very cost prohibitive.
I am so worried for their health. They are all so sweet. I notified the shelter to advise them (in a very diplomatic way, just so they could help their kitties), they have an issue they should really attend to, but they were defensive and said they don't have any problems at all there and if I want I can bring them back. That was not why I called them. Seriously, bring them back to those deplorable conditions. And they are trying to tell me we picked the only 3 cats out of 150 of them that have this condition! So, in trying to do the right thing, they insult me! I am heartsick after getting attached to my sweet girls.
Has anyone experienced this reaction from these medications? It seems like a lot of horrible meds to put into their tiny bodies.
Should I stop treatment? Is this an allergic reaction? They all are still alert, breathing ok, and playful in between their "explosions".
Can cats ever get cured? This is like a plague and just does not seem to want to be eradicated.
Since we don't know how long they had chronic symptoms prior to moving to our home, could there be permanent, irreparable damage done to their intestinal tract?
I am not sure what to do....we cannot share our home with these girls if this does not stop soon. We are not set up to quarantine animals, as our previous kitties never had issues like this.
How long does this chronic or worsening diarrhea last before we see improvement?
I emailed my vet yesterday to see about boarding them during the medication cycle since they can separate them in cages and watch for any negative reactions, but I have not heard back from them. I don't think they want my parasitic kitties in their clinic for a lengthy stay.
Please help with any advice. I am doing everything possible to make these babies healthy. I have no idea what they may have been treated for prior to our adopting them, and I have no idea how long they suffered with these symptoms before moving to our home. Thank you all in advance for any help you can offer.
Today is the last day for Panacur.
ProBiostatin is to continue, but not a problem administering that.
They are also on Mentronidazole 2X per daythrough today.
Lastly they are on Tylan suspension 2X per day for 14 to 21 days for the Cryptosporidium.
I have no idea how to get these poor babies normal. The diarrhea is more chronic than ever before. Is this due to the treatment? Should I expect this? Do chronic symptoms get worse before it gets better normally? Their boxes are cleaned after every use, if they make it there. The areas are sanitized (floors, litter boxes, etc.) We are fanny washing after they use the box, but carefully since they are so sore at this point. This has become a 24/7 ordeal, and my lungs hurt from breathing in cleaners. In 24 years of being a cat mom, I never experienced anything so horrible. I am sorry for the gross content, but they are literally diarrhea is actually leaking from them now and it seems as though it is getting drastically worse. I have them quarantined, the kittens together and the older girl separate, but this is difficult as I don't have crates or anything. The oldest seems the worst off....as if she does not even try to get to the box. It is also now becoming very cost prohibitive.
I am so worried for their health. They are all so sweet. I notified the shelter to advise them (in a very diplomatic way, just so they could help their kitties), they have an issue they should really attend to, but they were defensive and said they don't have any problems at all there and if I want I can bring them back. That was not why I called them. Seriously, bring them back to those deplorable conditions. And they are trying to tell me we picked the only 3 cats out of 150 of them that have this condition! So, in trying to do the right thing, they insult me! I am heartsick after getting attached to my sweet girls.
Has anyone experienced this reaction from these medications? It seems like a lot of horrible meds to put into their tiny bodies.
Should I stop treatment? Is this an allergic reaction? They all are still alert, breathing ok, and playful in between their "explosions".
Can cats ever get cured? This is like a plague and just does not seem to want to be eradicated.
Since we don't know how long they had chronic symptoms prior to moving to our home, could there be permanent, irreparable damage done to their intestinal tract?
I am not sure what to do....we cannot share our home with these girls if this does not stop soon. We are not set up to quarantine animals, as our previous kitties never had issues like this.
How long does this chronic or worsening diarrhea last before we see improvement?
I emailed my vet yesterday to see about boarding them during the medication cycle since they can separate them in cages and watch for any negative reactions, but I have not heard back from them. I don't think they want my parasitic kitties in their clinic for a lengthy stay.
Please help with any advice. I am doing everything possible to make these babies healthy. I have no idea what they may have been treated for prior to our adopting them, and I have no idea how long they suffered with these symptoms before moving to our home. Thank you all in advance for any help you can offer.