Hi All,
This will be long. Sorry in advance and thank you to anyone who reads it in its entirety!!
I am really hoping someone has either been through this or knows someone who has. My kitten is now 6 months old and no matter what I do, these symptoms are not going away. I am not happy with my vet because at first he dismissed me and her symptoms. It wasn't until she unleashed a long, smelly fart on him before her spay that he finally took me seriously. I don't like him also because after one of the tests to try and figure this out, he told me she had FIP. I knew nothing about FIP at the time and after initial research I was in tears the whole night thinking I was going to lose my 5 month old. Anyway, I have since learned that FIP is not only rare, but has to be diagnosed with a biopsy. Besides, her symptoms don't match it at all. What she tested positive for was Feline CoronaVirus (the jerk!) Which I know is common.
I feed wet only and will not touch dry. Not grocery store stuff either! I have tried 6 different foods with three different brands and three different proteins total. Now on Natural Balance duck and green pea, so even a novel protein isn't making a difference. I have tried pure pumpkin as well as probiotics.
Anyway, she was originally born into a hoarder house, so she must have had to fight for food because we used to have issues with her eating way too fast. I thought these issues were from that, but they aren't. I even started feeding her 6 times a day. It's down to 4 times a day now and she eats much slower, so she feels better about food. However, symptoms are still there.
They are (and will be followed by what tests have been done):
-Diagnosed with gingivitis (at 5 months old)
-Her breath has been horrible no matter what food she was on
-She bites and gnaws a lot, but not hard. I don't encourage it at all
-Constant black stuff accumulating in her ears and not mites
-Stomach makes noises (gas)
-she farts
-This weird spitting up thing, but it is not vomiting. It's almost like a sneeze or something, but smells like food
-She burps/gags once after every meal. Sometimes it sounds wet, like a bit coming up or reflux or something
-She drinks a lot of water and subsequently pees a lot (She may just like water because she plays with it and likes being wet)
-I noticed she gagged after a freeze dried pure bite treat, but maybe she didn't chew it because it was bigger. I have given them to her before and she did not gag. However, she has also gagged after metronidazole (medication) a couple of times. That stuff is awful though
-She didn't heal properly after her spay and the poor girl had to wear the cone for three weeks. Not sure if that was his mistake, or part of all this, but I think part of all this.
We tested parasites and giardia twice, so common and uncommon parasites, tested liver, kidneys, blood sugar, and bile acids, tested FIV and FeLV. All negative. We did a full diarrhea panel and Feline Corona Virus and Clostridium Perfringens was discovered. So, now she has been on Amoxicillin and Metronidazole for almost two weeks for the bad bacteria infection. Also have her back on probiotics while on meds. She finishes her meds in a day and half and she isn't better. Only thing that is better is her breath and gingivitis is getting better. The rest of the symptoms are still there.
I have spent so much money on this had no real answers. I was unemployed for most of these tests too. Now I have to pay my credit card down. Sometimes I feel like Iw as taken for a ride. The Internal Medicine Specialist at the lab they use also suggested digestive enzymes. I haven't tried those yet because I wanted to see if the meds cleared it up.
I might try and holistic vet and I have debated a raw diet, but at this point I am so scared of making her worse. I would never do the raw diet myself and would likely buy from the pet food store. I don't trust myself preparing it.
Has anyone seen, heard or, or read anything like her story?
Thanks!
This will be long. Sorry in advance and thank you to anyone who reads it in its entirety!!
I am really hoping someone has either been through this or knows someone who has. My kitten is now 6 months old and no matter what I do, these symptoms are not going away. I am not happy with my vet because at first he dismissed me and her symptoms. It wasn't until she unleashed a long, smelly fart on him before her spay that he finally took me seriously. I don't like him also because after one of the tests to try and figure this out, he told me she had FIP. I knew nothing about FIP at the time and after initial research I was in tears the whole night thinking I was going to lose my 5 month old. Anyway, I have since learned that FIP is not only rare, but has to be diagnosed with a biopsy. Besides, her symptoms don't match it at all. What she tested positive for was Feline CoronaVirus (the jerk!) Which I know is common.
I feed wet only and will not touch dry. Not grocery store stuff either! I have tried 6 different foods with three different brands and three different proteins total. Now on Natural Balance duck and green pea, so even a novel protein isn't making a difference. I have tried pure pumpkin as well as probiotics.
Anyway, she was originally born into a hoarder house, so she must have had to fight for food because we used to have issues with her eating way too fast. I thought these issues were from that, but they aren't. I even started feeding her 6 times a day. It's down to 4 times a day now and she eats much slower, so she feels better about food. However, symptoms are still there.
They are (and will be followed by what tests have been done):
-Diagnosed with gingivitis (at 5 months old)
-Her breath has been horrible no matter what food she was on
-She bites and gnaws a lot, but not hard. I don't encourage it at all
-Constant black stuff accumulating in her ears and not mites
-Stomach makes noises (gas)
-she farts
-This weird spitting up thing, but it is not vomiting. It's almost like a sneeze or something, but smells like food
-She burps/gags once after every meal. Sometimes it sounds wet, like a bit coming up or reflux or something
-She drinks a lot of water and subsequently pees a lot (She may just like water because she plays with it and likes being wet)
-I noticed she gagged after a freeze dried pure bite treat, but maybe she didn't chew it because it was bigger. I have given them to her before and she did not gag. However, she has also gagged after metronidazole (medication) a couple of times. That stuff is awful though
-She didn't heal properly after her spay and the poor girl had to wear the cone for three weeks. Not sure if that was his mistake, or part of all this, but I think part of all this.
We tested parasites and giardia twice, so common and uncommon parasites, tested liver, kidneys, blood sugar, and bile acids, tested FIV and FeLV. All negative. We did a full diarrhea panel and Feline Corona Virus and Clostridium Perfringens was discovered. So, now she has been on Amoxicillin and Metronidazole for almost two weeks for the bad bacteria infection. Also have her back on probiotics while on meds. She finishes her meds in a day and half and she isn't better. Only thing that is better is her breath and gingivitis is getting better. The rest of the symptoms are still there.
I have spent so much money on this had no real answers. I was unemployed for most of these tests too. Now I have to pay my credit card down. Sometimes I feel like Iw as taken for a ride. The Internal Medicine Specialist at the lab they use also suggested digestive enzymes. I haven't tried those yet because I wanted to see if the meds cleared it up.
I might try and holistic vet and I have debated a raw diet, but at this point I am so scared of making her worse. I would never do the raw diet myself and would likely buy from the pet food store. I don't trust myself preparing it.
Has anyone seen, heard or, or read anything like her story?
Thanks!