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Well, this really isn't an SOS but there doesn't seem to be a general forum and this is related to a shelter. We picked up two littermates from our local Humane Society to adopt this past month. They had not been spayed yet so they said we could take them home and actually adopt them once that was done. However, they had explosive diarrhea the entire time we have had them. They went to the vet twice and after the second visit I got a hold of her and she told me that they had run a full PCR test on them and there were no signs of parasites or other bacterial infection, however they did test positive for feline coronavirus. She said there really is no treatment, they are otherwise healthy, and would have to see if they can grow out of their symptoms. She suggested we try probiotics and some anti-inflammatory but not drugs as that can upset the balance. But she also told me that she would not operate (spay) them while they have this issue and that we might need to rethink the adoption. So I did buy some s. boulardii that I had read about on this site (thank you for that) and also several items off of Vitality Science, an anti-inflammatory, gut restore-immunity and some bentonite clay solution to help detox. The plan is to give that a try for a few weeks or so but I also think we may not be able to get them well enough to get fixed and now we are just fostering them for a while? That seems to be what the HS thinks anyways because anytime anyone does contact us (vet or HS) they refer to us as the foster parents. Really wasn't what our intention was so not sure how we are going to move forward. I guess the kittens have put on good weight and the vet said they really grew in the past month so they are at least doing good. But looks like we might not be able to adopt.