Sunny's Doing Well & Pearl's Now Doing Much Better!!!:Latest SKY Update 6-17-09

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Originally Posted by ChrisH

Oh,no. :( Prayers continuing.

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Thanks Chris.:)

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Originally Posted by Medusa

Would sprinkling Forti Flora on Pearl's food help w/the diarrhea? That's what I would use for my Puddy and it kept her regular and firm.

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I have a similar product called Primal Defense that I've been giving to Starr. Unfortunately I need to nix it with canned food or baby food to get my cats to eat it. I tried this on Pearl and it made her worse instead of better. Sky also doesn't do well on it but I'm now giving it to all of my other cats.

Last night Pearl not only had liquid diarrhea again but she also had blood in it.:( I e-mailed both my regular vet and holistic vet about this but I haven't heard anything back yet. My regular doesn't work again until tomorrow. I'm at my wits end and I don't know what to do next. Please keep the prayers and positive vibes coming. Thanks.

Oh, Tracey, I can fully understand you being worried. I just wish could suggest something that could help. :( Prayers continuing.

Prayers for KAK's kitties

Thanks again everyone.:) I just read my vets e-mail response and she wants me to fast Pearl for 24 hours and to also try to bring in another stool sample. She also wants to see Pearl tomorrow. Since I did have a 9am appointment I think that's when I'll be seeing her. I'll continue to keep you updated. I think that she may need a longer course on antibiotics or a different kind this time. She seemed to be doing much better while on them the last time.

I took Pearl back to my vet this morning at 10am. She gave her a vitamin B-12 shot and also told me to start giving her Metamucil and Forti Flora for the next 7 days. I took in another stool sample and it's normal so the antibiotics that she had been on must have taken her good bacteria away from her in her intestinal area and then it became irritated which caused her to have blood in her stool. She said it's a form of colitis that will go away when her good bacteria is restored. I just wish that we had tried the Metamucil and Forti Flora after I took her in on Wed. instead of trying the Peptobismol thing first because then she'd probably be almost back to normal by now. I'll let you know how it goes.

I hope she feels better.

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Originally Posted by Sphynx_Luver

I hope she feels better.

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Thanks. Me too.:)

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Originally Posted by krazyaboutkatz

I just wish that we had tried the Metamucil and Forti Flora after I took her in on Wed. instead of trying the Peptobismol thing first because then she'd probably be almost back to normal by now.

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That is more than annoying, could have saved Pearl more than a few days of suffering and you of worrying. Anyhow, here's hoping all goes well from now and Pearl is feeling better very soon.
Prayers continuing.

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I just wish that we had tried the Metamucil and Forti Flora after I took her in on Wed. instead of trying the Peptobismol thing first

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Yes Tracey, that would have been a good idea, but at least Pearl is now getting better, it seems. :) I hope she'll be back to normal very soon and you can stop worrying.

Lots of positive throghts. :love:

Thanks Chris and Randi.:) So far I haven't seen any more pancakes in the boxes but I'll know more in the next day or two.

Hopefully, the Forti Flora will start working right away. It sure did the trick w/Puddy. Keep the faythe. :love:

I hope, as well, things are improving! Prayers continue...

Thanks Mary and Pinot's Mom.:) So far so good. When I cleaned the litter boxes tonight I didn't find any pancakes. I only found formed stools.:) Since Pearl was fasted for 24 hours she may not poop until tomorrow though. I guess I shouldn't get too excited just yet. I feel very confident that the combo of the Mutamucil and the Forti Flora will do the trick.:)

Excellent! The Forti Flora must taste good, too, because Puddy was very picky, wouldn't eat canned food at all and I was concerned about her turning up her nose at it but I sprinkled it right on her dry food and she loved it and didn't have any more problems in that area. I sure hope it all stabilizes for Pearl now. :love:

I have been away for some days and so I did not really read this up to now.
I am glad to hear that you had Pearl fasting for 24 hrs (I am sure- SHE is not glad ;)) - this did the trick with Filou when he had bad diarrhea last year. With Tigris most of the time 12 hrs were enough *phew*.

Sending all my best wishes to the little girl.

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Prayers continuing.

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Originally Posted by krazyaboutkatz

Thanks Mary and Pinot's Mom.:) So far so good. When I cleaned the litter boxes tonight I didn't find any pancakes. I only found formed stools.:) Since Pearl was fasted for 24 hours she may not poop until tomorrow though. I guess I shouldn't get too excited just yet. I feel very confident that the combo of the Mutamucil and the Forti Flora will do the trick.:)

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Fingers and paws crossed,
Elyse

did Pearl's vet get back back to you yet? how is Pearl now?

Tracey, I sure hope that Pearl is much better. We worry ourselves sick over these babies of ours.

Thanks everyone.:) Well now I'm still seeing some mushy poos in pancake form again.:( I'm assuming that it's Pearl even though I haven't seen her using the litter box. The poops don't look as bad as before because they're a little more formed. I think that the Metamucil may be too much fiber for her system so tomorrow I'm going to try just giving her the Forti Flora. I know that if I eat too much fiber then I'll also get diarrhea. I'm trying not to panic just yet and I sure don't want to have to bring her back to my vet again. I'm just going to sit back and be patient because she's acting normally. Please continue to with prayers and positive thoughts. Thanks.:)

Pearl's still having diarrhea and I've now seen her doing this at least 2 times now.:( My vet said that maybe we should change her diet to a more highly digestable one. Since she has Eosinophilic Granuloma Complex,I'm afraid that a new diet will make her break out on her lips again. I want to wait several more days to see if the Forti Flora will kick in and help her. Please continue to send prayers and positive vibes her way. Thanks.:)

I'm sorry to hear that, Tracey. :( Prayers and positive thoughts continuing.

I am so sorry- hope the little girl will be better soon. We keep the paws crossed.

Prayers continue for poor little Pearl; I hope something kicks in as a curative. I'm sorry I don't have any suggestions...:(

Maggie

Thanks again everyone.:) I heard back from my vet again and the plan is to give Pearl the Forti Flora for 2 weeks and hopefully by then we'll see some improvement. If not then I guess I'll be forced to change her diet.:( I'm still very glad and thankful that she's using the box like a good girl.:)

I sure hope that it works for Pearl. Once I started Puddy on it, I never took her off. She really liked it, too, so that was a good thing. Keep the faythe. :love:

Thinking good thoughts for Pearly girl.

Thanks everyone.:) I'm still finding some pancakes in the litter boxes but I don't think it's as much as before so hopefully in a few days Pearl's tummy will settle down.

here's hoping the best for Pearl! I know you :love: your kitty.

I just wanted to let everyone know that Pearl is finally doing much better.:) Sky was also starting to have mushy runny stools and he had been on the same antibiotics that Pearl had been on. I also started him on the Forti Flora and so far so good.:) I just wish that my vet had thought of this a long time ago. I'm going to continue it for a while and hopefully they'll both continue to do well without it but if not then I'll just continue to give it to them. Thanks again for all of the prayers and concerns.:)

Forti Flora is even ok to sprinkle on their food even if they don't have mushy stools. It sure was great for Puddy. I'm glad that it's working out for you. :)

Promising news. :D

oh I'm so glad they are doing better. :)what is forti flora? where do you get it?

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Originally Posted by allmycats

oh I'm so glad they are doing better. :)what is forti flora? where do you get it?

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Thanks.:) Fortiflora is a probiotic powder that you can get through your vet. Since the antibiotics were so strong they also killed off their good bacteria so now I'm trying to replinish it with the Fortiflora. Sky's thrown up a few times after taking it though and I saw some more blood in his stool last night.:( I hope he'll clear up soon.

I'm sorry to hear you've been having so many troubles. I'm glad things are starting to look up, I hope they will continue to get better. :)

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Originally Posted by wolf_Q

I'm sorry to hear you've been having so many troubles. I'm glad things are starting to look up, I hope they will continue to get better. :)

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Thanks Amy.:) So far so good. Sky's stools looked a lot better and Pearl's continue to look good too.:) I just never knew that diarrhea would be so hard to treat and get under control since it's not an IBD problem. Thanks again everyone for putting up with all of my constant problems and updates.:)

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Originally Posted by krazyaboutkatz

I just wanted to let everyone know that Pearl is finally doing much better.:) Sky was also starting to have mushy runny stools and he had been on the same antibiotics that Pearl had been on. I also started him on the Forti Flora and so far so good.:) I just wish that my vet had thought of this a long time ago. I'm going to continue it for a while and hopefully they'll both continue to do well without it but if not then I'll just continue to give it to them. Thanks again for all of the prayers and concerns.:)

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Yea, this is good news! Keep it up, KAK Kitties!

I'm sorry to hear you are still having trouble with the kitties. hope they are well soon. keep posting updates.

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Originally Posted by allmycats

I'm sorry to hear you are still having trouble with the kitties. hope they are well soon. keep posting updates.

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Thanks. As far as the stools go, they're looking good these days. Sky threw up a lot this morning after I gave him the Fortiflora.:( I've decided to stop giving this to him because his tummy is very sensitive any way and this must be causing him more problems. I'll continue to give it to Pearl for a few more days and then I'll stop and hope that both of them will continue to do well. Thanks again everyone.:)

how are they now? I saw your post on the 18th, have you posted since then?