Need help with my kittens diarrhea

[La Lioness Priyanka]

So here are all the things i have done already

1. Called vet: she recommended switching kitten to only dry food: DONE

2. Called shelter I adopted kitten from, gave me some ALBON: It's day 5 and he still has the worst diarrhea

3. Read on internet to give pumpkin puree: done, did not help, so stopped

4. Dropped off kitten poop to vet in sub zero temperatures. however, they can't give me results due to the snow and the lab not coming in to pick up said poop.

5. Has been dewormed twice

Kitten is active, eating and drinking but the diarrhea is insane. Actually worse than the diarrhea is that the kitten gets poop all over his legs and so I am constantly cleaning legs. Which is making him very upset. I am assuming its irritating his skin too

Any other ideas?

[Arugula Latte]

1. Poor kitty.

I was just reading that withholding food but allowing water for 24 hours (kinda sad, but still...) followed by a bit of Metamucil in bland food might work. They say half a teaspoon for adult cats, so maybe a quarter of a teaspoon for a kitten? Seems counterintuitive, but apparently Metamucil also forms bulk in the bowels. Good luck.

[La Lioness Priyanka]

2. i am very reluctant to withhold food because he is a kitten not an adult cat

i hope the vet has some answers

thanks for your reply though

[Arugula Latte]

4. Yeah, I get that.

The Metamucil without the fasting might be worth a try, though.

[Kali]

3. how long?

if chronic, and kitty is drinking/not dehydrated (that is an emergency and needs vet care right away) you might try a small amount of yogurt, but NO OTHER DAIRY.

hopefully lab results will be of some help

some kittens are just chronic and may outgrow it by about 6 months...

[La Lioness Priyanka]

6. he is drinking plenty of water but its been going on for a while

not dehydrated though

[LiberalEsto]

5. Try oral rehydration solution. Plain water may be too rough on its tummy.

oral rehydration solution using the following recipe.

Ingredients:

Six (6) level teaspoons of Sugar

Half (1/2) level teaspoon of Salt

One Litre of clean drinking or boiled water and then cooled - 5 cupfuls (each cup about 200 ml.)

Preparation Method:

Stir the mixture till the salt and sugar dissolve.

This is for humans, but perhaps giving the kitten a teaspoonful at a time would be helpful.

Another suggestion: Rice tea.

boil some rice in more water than you usually use, say a half cup of rice to two cups of water. When the rice is cooked, give the kitten some of the excess liquid from the pot.

[Jokerman]

7. Has the vet tested for giardia?

An elderly cat of mine had this and the first vet we took her to missed it.


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giardia

[La Lioness Priyanka]

10. not sure, vet just took his poop. still awaiting results

[La Lioness Priyanka]

14. You were right afterall!

he does have giardia

[Jokerman]

15. Good thing is that it is treatable.

My 17 year-old kitty recovered completely and lived to be 21.

Sending good vibes for a complete recovery.

[joeybee12]

8. How old? Is he drinking water still? nt

[La Lioness Priyanka]

9. 3.5 months and yes

[joeybee12]

12. That's good that he's drinking, although I'd be concerned since the kitteh is so young

You don't want the little guy, so undeveloped, go too long...I never ahd any problems like that with my cats...one of the older ones once when I rescued her, but that was dehydration...if it's simply that, the continual drinking should eventually clear it up...any update from the vet?

[La Lioness Priyanka]

13. posting an upate but the guy is growing despite diarrhea!

[joeybee12]

16. That's good since the food is getting through...

Not all of it is just leaving! Poor baby, though.

[kwassa]

11. Our vet told us to stop the dry food, and only feed the cat wet food.

It worked. It has been working for a month now.

This cat is 12 years old, not a kitten.

[dipsydoodle]

17. Pleased to see the cause has at least now been successfully diagnosed.

Hope the kitten is well again soon.