Has anyone used infacol for cats, a Google search brought me back here where Hunny bunny said she'd used it.
My 13 yo cat has bad vomiting and diarrhea. Tests, days on a drip, ranatadine haven't helped or found a cause. I'm syringing her AD food to try and stop her weight loss but she's now 2.78kg, still going down.
I'm just defrosting her some raw food and I've been to the 24hr vet to get a probiotic.
At my wits end, she seemed to be getting better earlier in the week. I feel she may have ibd. It's like she wants to eat, she comes to the kitchen to ask for food then doesn't eat, i imagine she must be hungry so i syringe her but now I'm wondering if the AD food is too rich.
Any ideas welcomed, I'm scared of losing her...
The vet did blood and urine, she has high protein and white blood cells but bloods ok.
Gave her convenia which I'm sceptical of being able to help the vast array of ailments they hand it out for.
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Kay
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I wonder if an anti-inflammatory would help - it might at least give her digestive system a chance to rest
Metacam did wonders for my Bridge boy in his last months, after years of vomiting and blood in his poo, which the vet couldn't pin down
Metacam did wonders for my Bridge boy in his last months, after years of vomiting and blood in his poo, which the vet couldn't pin down
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Thanks Kay, funnily enough I saw you had written that on another thread but when i mentioned it to my vet he said they don't recommend it where there are stomach issues.
We've been to the emergency vet today, she's had anti nausea and appetite stimulant and going to try the id pate, I've been giving her ad but suspect it might have been too rich.
She's a proper waif now at 2.75kg.
They wanted to keep her in, on drip, force feed, do bloods (all been done twice already at my regular vet) and recommended an ultrasound £500.
Not really sure where we go from here. I can pay the bills but don't want her in the vet again, it's a band aid, and the ultrasound sounds extremely stressful plus being shaved, she already cold all the time, heating is always on for her. X
We've been to the emergency vet today, she's had anti nausea and appetite stimulant and going to try the id pate, I've been giving her ad but suspect it might have been too rich.
She's a proper waif now at 2.75kg.
They wanted to keep her in, on drip, force feed, do bloods (all been done twice already at my regular vet) and recommended an ultrasound £500.
Not really sure where we go from here. I can pay the bills but don't want her in the vet again, it's a band aid, and the ultrasound sounds extremely stressful plus being shaved, she already cold all the time, heating is always on for her. X
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Personally and not being a vet but over 30 years cat rescue experience I would suspect coronavirus and a partial but poor immune response in which case a vet will struggle to give any help however many tests you have I would certainly stop the ad food and go for fresh easily digested food,white fish with a little butter added if she prefers it,chicken and egg a little tuna in water or sunflower oil often goes down well but don't give too much the prognosis would depend on her immune response and keeping her strength up as much as possible in the meantime there is no test for coronavirus and it is often little understood by vets especially if they are not feline specialists,I wish you all the luck in the world with your dear friend they're very precious
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Just to add you can buy a small handheld liquidiser at many supermarkets and make your own liquid diet to syringe feed I found mine invaluable on several occasions you can also add a small amount of glucose powder to your home made liquid meals
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Sniper thank you for the advice, still have my little girl, thank goodness.
The emergency vet wanted to bring her in for drip, force feeding, ultrasound etc but we declined and instead took home ID food, probiotic, and some appetite stimulant tabs. Oh and an anti nausea injection. And Zantac as she will be sick if her stomach gets empty (and unfortunately I do have to go back to work at some point!) She was feeling better as soon as we got home, was all over whatever I was doing that day, very interested and alert but after 12 hours that seemed to start to wear off. I'm syringe feeding her but she is also starting to show some interest in food. I'm really not sure what to feed her now, she won't touch the special prescription biscuits the vet said 'every cat loves' - sure enough the others love it, but she's starting to eat Felix pouches, not ideal but Butchers Classic seem to have changed their recipe and my lot won't touch it.
One of the vet nurses was very helpful, she also advised me to blend the food (ID does NOT syringe in the same way as AD, it gets stuck in the nossle, must have tiny lumps in it - which in hindsight I think was too rich for her.) I've been doing this and mixing in/blending chicken, then for good measure, putting it through a sieve - lots of fun.
I'm not sure about the glucose powder with a bad stomach though - is that ok if she turns out to have IBS which I suspect as one possibility or even complication on top of anything else. her sister has calici but she's never showed any signs of it. Always been a bit sensitive in her eating.
She is very sensitive to fish but I will try a little white fish as I suspect that won't be as rich as tuna, etc. If she doesn't eat it, there's always someone that will in this house. The other cats are a good test - if my poorly cat won't eat it and they do, I know it's an issue, but if the others turn up their nose, I know I need to try something else!
The emergency vet wanted to bring her in for drip, force feeding, ultrasound etc but we declined and instead took home ID food, probiotic, and some appetite stimulant tabs. Oh and an anti nausea injection. And Zantac as she will be sick if her stomach gets empty (and unfortunately I do have to go back to work at some point!) She was feeling better as soon as we got home, was all over whatever I was doing that day, very interested and alert but after 12 hours that seemed to start to wear off. I'm syringe feeding her but she is also starting to show some interest in food. I'm really not sure what to feed her now, she won't touch the special prescription biscuits the vet said 'every cat loves' - sure enough the others love it, but she's starting to eat Felix pouches, not ideal but Butchers Classic seem to have changed their recipe and my lot won't touch it.
One of the vet nurses was very helpful, she also advised me to blend the food (ID does NOT syringe in the same way as AD, it gets stuck in the nossle, must have tiny lumps in it - which in hindsight I think was too rich for her.) I've been doing this and mixing in/blending chicken, then for good measure, putting it through a sieve - lots of fun.
I'm not sure about the glucose powder with a bad stomach though - is that ok if she turns out to have IBS which I suspect as one possibility or even complication on top of anything else. her sister has calici but she's never showed any signs of it. Always been a bit sensitive in her eating.
She is very sensitive to fish but I will try a little white fish as I suspect that won't be as rich as tuna, etc. If she doesn't eat it, there's always someone that will in this house. The other cats are a good test - if my poorly cat won't eat it and they do, I know it's an issue, but if the others turn up their nose, I know I need to try something else!