Comments on: How I Cured My Cat’s Diarrhea (and Saved His Life) http://gofetchgifts.com/blog/pet-health/how-i-cured-my-cats-diarrhea-and-saved-his-life/ Unique gifts for dog & cat lovers not found in stores. Thu, 02 Feb 2012 01:49:03 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Janis http://gofetchgifts.com/blog/pet-health/how-i-cured-my-cats-diarrhea-and-saved-his-life/#comment-5636 Janis Thu, 26 Jan 2012 02:11:53 +0000 http://gofetchgifts.com/blog/?p=179#comment-5636 Hi Lee, Did you only give your cat the raw food? CoCo's diarrhea is back. She seems to have good weeks and bad weeks. This week is a bad week. Hi Lee,
Did you only give your cat the raw food? CoCo’s diarrhea is back. She seems to have good weeks and bad weeks. This week is a bad week.

]]> By: admin http://gofetchgifts.com/blog/pet-health/how-i-cured-my-cats-diarrhea-and-saved-his-life/#comment-5440 admin Sun, 08 Jan 2012 07:05:32 +0000 http://gofetchgifts.com/blog/?p=179#comment-5440 Oh my gosh Janis, I could cry. Your story sounds so much like Oscar's. Many cats are put on steroids for IBD, which can help but is also pretty scary. I sure hope CoCo keeps eating the raw food. She is so young!!! Good luck to you guys, she is so lucky to have you!! Oh my gosh Janis, I could cry. Your story sounds so much like Oscar’s. Many cats are put on steroids for IBD, which can help but is also pretty scary. I sure hope CoCo keeps eating the raw food. She is so young!!! Good luck to you guys, she is so lucky to have you!!

]]> By: admin http://gofetchgifts.com/blog/pet-health/how-i-cured-my-cats-diarrhea-and-saved-his-life/#comment-5439 admin Sun, 08 Jan 2012 07:01:41 +0000 http://gofetchgifts.com/blog/?p=179#comment-5439 Shauna, according to the website, Nature's Variety is sold in Canadian stores. http://www.naturesvariety.com/locator Good luck! Shauna, according to the website, Nature’s Variety is sold in Canadian stores. http://www.naturesvariety.com/locator Good luck!

]]> By: Janis http://gofetchgifts.com/blog/pet-health/how-i-cured-my-cats-diarrhea-and-saved-his-life/#comment-5438 Janis Sat, 07 Jan 2012 14:27:50 +0000 http://gofetchgifts.com/blog/?p=179#comment-5438 Hi Leigh. I had the worst scare with my 4 year old cat, CoCo this week. I adopted her from a shelter when she was a kitten and has developed chronic diarrhea over the last year and began vomiting more frequently. She is incredibly finicky and I couldn't seem to find a food that she could keep down. I took her to the vet over the summer and they ran tests and did x-rays and $500 later, they couldn't find anything wrong with her. I continued to play with her diet and she was ok eating canned cat food, but still wasn't 100%. This week her diarrhea became more severe and I found blood mixed in. She was also vomiting whatever she ate. She had been losing weight and couple w/ the other symptoms, I felt another vet visit was in order. The vet ran the same tests and did the same x-rays, told me that "things don't look good for her" and found nothing. She suggested we do an ultrasound and do other test for cancer, but I told her I would have to think about that. After crying over the potential death of my cat and being a complete wreck, I began researching her symptoms and came across your website and read how your cat suffered from the same thing as CoCo and thought she might have IBS/IBD- something the vet did not even think of. I would always give her raw or boiled chicken if she would have a flare up so I rant to get Nature's Variety raw chicken. I am happy to say that after two days, CoCo hasn't vomited and her poop was solid! I will continue to monitor her, but I truly believe a raw food diet is best for her. She is happy and playful and I have you to thank for it. Thanks for saving her! Hi Leigh. I had the worst scare with my 4 year old cat, CoCo this week. I adopted her from a shelter when she was a kitten and has developed chronic diarrhea over the last year and began vomiting more frequently. She is incredibly finicky and I couldn’t seem to find a food that she could keep down.

I took her to the vet over the summer and they ran tests and did x-rays and $500 later, they couldn’t find anything wrong with her. I continued to play with her diet and she was ok eating canned cat food, but still wasn’t 100%.

This week her diarrhea became more severe and I found blood mixed in. She was also vomiting whatever she ate. She had been losing weight and couple w/ the other symptoms, I felt another vet visit was in order.

The vet ran the same tests and did the same x-rays, told me that “things don’t look good for her” and found nothing. She suggested we do an ultrasound and do other test for cancer, but I told her I would have to think about that.

After crying over the potential death of my cat and being a complete wreck, I began researching her symptoms and came across your website and read how your cat suffered from the same thing as CoCo and thought she might have IBS/IBD- something the vet did not even think of.

I would always give her raw or boiled chicken if she would have a flare up so I rant to get Nature’s Variety raw chicken. I am happy to say that after two days, CoCo hasn’t vomited and her poop was solid!

I will continue to monitor her, but I truly believe a raw food diet is best for her.

She is happy and playful and I have you to thank for it.

Thanks for saving her!

]]> By: Shauna http://gofetchgifts.com/blog/pet-health/how-i-cured-my-cats-diarrhea-and-saved-his-life/#comment-5437 Shauna Sat, 07 Jan 2012 06:40:05 +0000 http://gofetchgifts.com/blog/?p=179#comment-5437 I tried her on grain free a while back. It seemed a little better then but not by much. I just noticed today that her poop looks like it is getting soft again. But there still is a lot less of it. I read some where that a little plain yogurt before meals might also help. Where did you get the food that you tried on your cat? I live in Canada so perhaps it not available here. Thank you for your suggestions! S I tried her on grain free a while back. It seemed a little better then but not by much. I just noticed today that her poop looks like it is getting soft again. But there still is a lot less of it. I read some where that a little plain yogurt before meals might also help.

Where did you get the food that you tried on your cat? I live in Canada so perhaps it not available here.

Thank you for your suggestions!
S

]]> By: admin http://gofetchgifts.com/blog/pet-health/how-i-cured-my-cats-diarrhea-and-saved-his-life/#comment-5436 admin Sat, 07 Jan 2012 06:11:53 +0000 http://gofetchgifts.com/blog/?p=179#comment-5436 Well, she's eating less carbs so seeming hungry is to be expected. Can you get the actual raw? What about some grain-free cat food? Good news about the poopers!!!! Well, she’s eating less carbs so seeming hungry is to be expected. Can you get the actual raw? What about some grain-free cat food? Good news about the poopers!!!!

]]> By: admin http://gofetchgifts.com/blog/pet-health/how-i-cured-my-cats-diarrhea-and-saved-his-life/#comment-5435 admin Sat, 07 Jan 2012 06:09:23 +0000 http://gofetchgifts.com/blog/?p=179#comment-5435 Poor Buddy! Don't be surprised if he doesn't like it right away. You can mix in some grain free cat food if you need to. I also wouldn't be surprised if he ate it right up too. Has he been to the vet? Poor guy :-( Poor Buddy! Don’t be surprised if he doesn’t like it right away. You can mix in some grain free cat food if you need to. I also wouldn’t be surprised if he ate it right up too. Has he been to the vet? Poor guy :-(

]]> By: scgcaron@rogers.com http://gofetchgifts.com/blog/pet-health/how-i-cured-my-cats-diarrhea-and-saved-his-life/#comment-5433 scgcaron@rogers.com Fri, 06 Jan 2012 03:28:35 +0000 http://gofetchgifts.com/blog/?p=179#comment-5433 The diarrhea has stopped since giving the freeze dried food, however she seems very hungry still. This might be because she was used to having dried kibble available to her all of the time. There is a lot less poop and it looks appears formed which it never has before. Is there anything else that I could give in between her feedings to satisfy her hunger? The diarrhea has stopped since giving the freeze dried food, however she seems very hungry still. This might be because she was used to having dried kibble available to her all of the time.

There is a lot less poop and it looks appears formed which it never has before.

Is there anything else that I could give in between her feedings to satisfy her hunger?

]]> By: admin http://gofetchgifts.com/blog/pet-health/how-i-cured-my-cats-diarrhea-and-saved-his-life/#comment-5430 admin Wed, 04 Jan 2012 01:28:35 +0000 http://gofetchgifts.com/blog/?p=179#comment-5430 Good luck! I would just try raw if I were you, but freeze dried raw might work too. You could even just start with little bits of raw chicken, but you can't feed that for long because it isn't nutritionally balanced. Good luck!!! Good luck! I would just try raw if I were you, but freeze dried raw might work too. You could even just start with little bits of raw chicken, but you can’t feed that for long because it isn’t nutritionally balanced. Good luck!!!

]]> By: scgcaron@rogers.com http://gofetchgifts.com/blog/pet-health/how-i-cured-my-cats-diarrhea-and-saved-his-life/#comment-5429 scgcaron@rogers.com Tue, 03 Jan 2012 00:29:04 +0000 http://gofetchgifts.com/blog/?p=179#comment-5429 Hello I am hoping for a miracle!! Harley was found under a car with her eyes sealed shut from the mucus. She quite literally had three paws in the grave. The fellow who initially rescued her took her to the vet where she was given drops for her eyes and she was dewormed. Unfortunately the fellow gave her crème and I was told that was when the severe diarrhea started. He was going to put her down so I took her as I thought with my heart rather than my head. When I met Harley she was tiny and her back end was covered with her poop; she was a very stinky kitty! I took her to our vet who kept her for a couple of nights for some intensive treatment. Unfortunately while she was not as stinky the results were not what the vet had hoped for. Since then she has been on three antibiotics and resonantly something for IBS. Nothing seems to be working. I have also been giving her probiotics. The vet thought she was about six weeks old and that was at the end of October. She is also on a vet diet of Royal Canine for digestive issues I am getting close to the point of giving up. However she has a huge appetite and loves to eat she is growing and besides the stinky back end which I have to bath regularly she is a mystery. I just read your posts and I am really hoping that switching her to raw freeze dried food will be the answer or the next step will be to put her to sleep. I feel very badly about this and I honestly don’t know if I will be able to follow through. Hoping for miracle, Shauna Hello I am hoping for a miracle!!
Harley was found under a car with her eyes sealed shut from the mucus. She quite literally had three paws in the grave. The fellow who initially rescued her took her to the vet where she was given drops for her eyes and she was dewormed. Unfortunately the fellow gave her crème and I was told that was when the severe diarrhea started. He was going to put her down so I took her as I thought with my heart rather than my head.
When I met Harley she was tiny and her back end was covered with her poop; she was a very stinky kitty! I took her to our vet who kept her for a couple of nights for some intensive treatment. Unfortunately while she was not as stinky the results were not what the vet had hoped for. Since then she has been on three antibiotics and resonantly something for IBS. Nothing seems to be working. I have also been giving her probiotics. The vet thought she was about six weeks old and that was at the end of October. She is also on a vet diet of Royal Canine for digestive issues
I am getting close to the point of giving up. However she has a huge appetite and loves to eat she is growing and besides the stinky back end which I have to bath regularly she is a mystery. I just read your posts and I am really hoping that switching her to raw freeze dried food will be the answer or the next step will be to put her to sleep. I feel very badly about this and I honestly don’t know if I will be able to follow through.
Hoping for miracle,
Shauna

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