I'm really beginning to worry if Luna is seriously ill

[Kirsten]

She still has diarrhea, no matter what I try, she's not getting rid of it! Sometimes it's better for a couple of days, but it never lasts long.

She has been diagnosed with clostridia in her colon last fall, a very resistant bacteria that settles down deep in the colon tissue. Most likely she got these bacteria from contaminated food during the last summer when we had very high temperatures, at least this was when her problems started.

She had treatments with two different antibiotics since, the ones that seemed to be most promising according to the resistance test. She has also been on i/d diet for a long time and got these kind of bacteria that helps the colon tissue to recover - it didn't help! Right now, it's really bad again, and she's back on i/d diet. She's doesn't use her box mroe than once or twice a day, but the stool is soft and - sorry Luna but I have to say that - very smelly.

According to the vet, it may take a long time till her intestines recover, but they have to. So she probably has to eat the i/d for a while now. This causes even more problems because she actually has to eat Hill's Indoors to get the right balance for her pH-value in her bladder (she has a tendency to an alcalic ph-value and developed struvite crystals last year). But there's no way she can eat Hill's Indoors at the moment, the fibres in it are making her problems even worse. Now I got a paste from the vet instead called Uri-Vet. She doesn't like it very much, and today, she has thrown up - slime and some hair... Poor baby! Usually she doesn't throw up very often.

I'm beginning to wonder if there might be some serious disease behind all these problems. It started soon after I got Lily last summer. In Germany, the vets usually don't test kittens for virus diseases, unless there is a certain suspect. Lily has been dewormed and vaccinated before I got her, and so was Luna. BTW, Lily doesn't have any health problems at all.

Apart from the diarrhea, Luna seems to be fine. She has a good appetite, her fur is shiny and her eyes are clear. She has gained a lot of weight lately but I found out that she must have eaten Lily's food also when they still ate together in the same room. She seemed to have lost a bit since I feed them seperated from each other, and now she's always hungry! LOL

I'm sorry, this is long, but I really wish my Luni-girl would finally be back to normal! I love her so much!

Kirsten

[slick]

Kirsten I'm so sorry to hear this. Diarrhea is bad enough for us humans to deal with; I can imagine how it must bother Luna. Prayers on way that things will clear up soon. Please keep us posted.

[Karen]

Poor you, poor Lunakitty. You'll be in our prayers.

Big skritches to you, Luna and Lily, too - Happy Valentines Day!

[krazyaboutkatz]

Kirsten, I'm so sorry to hear about poor Luna. I sure hope that the i/d diet will finally help her. Prayers and positive thoughts are on the way for both of you. Please take care and keep us updated.

[Craftlady]

Have you tried pumpkin pie filling mix comes in a can. 100% pumpkin no other addivites. At least tablespoon size 1x a day. It helps bind potty.

[kimlovescats]

Ask your vet about getting her some Diarsenal ... it is a dark colored paste that comes in a pump type tube. It helped stopped the diarrhea really well in my kittens who had Coccidia!!!

GOOD LUCK and hugs to sweet Luna!

[CatDad]

It sounds like you got some good advice here. Hopefully some of it will help.

Prayers for poor Luna.

Joey sends a special prayer for her, she really undertands.

[PayItForward]

You might remember reading about my Bramble who had the same problem for months.

But crossed fingers seems to have stablised at the moment.

My vet also started her on Hills ID food and antibiotics to clear up the poo.

My vet decided Bramble was reacting to byproducts (that are in Hills food and many other popular food)

So we are now feeding Burns dry food (Thanks Ebby's Chris for the suggestion) and Yarrah organic 50% human grade wet meat as a treat and fingers crossed she is doing well.

[Kirsten]

Thanks everyone for your advice and positive thoughts for my little girl!

I will ask my vet about that Diarsenal.
About these canned pumpkins... I'm afraid they are not available here, at least I have never seen them.

Kirsten

[slick]

Still keeping you and Luna in my thoughts and prayers!

[Kirsten]

Thank you very much!

Kirsten

[Craftlady]

Bummer on the canned pumpkin. Libby's (well known can food maker) makes the pumpkin filling. Always out in full force around Thanksgiving but available year round.

How do you make homemade pumpkin pies? The filling for these pies (if you don't make them from scratch) is what you can give kittys for binding potty.

[Barbara]

I hope Luna will be fine. However I think it is a good sign if she acts healthy and looks good!

I have no experience with soft stool but a lot with throwing up hair and slime which happens twice per week and cat here. It looks yucky but it is completely ok.

Regarding pumpkin pie -I am afraid nobody here makes this dish -not from scratch and not with bought filling.

[Kirsten]

Regarding pumpkin pie -I am afraid nobody here makes this dish -not from scratch and not with bought filling.

So true... We don't have it here, so there are no canned pumpkins available in Germany.

Kirsten

[Craftlady]

WOW.. I thought pumpkin pie (dessert assocated with Thanskgiving) would be world wide favorite. I'll have to do some research to see if their is an alternative to pumpkin. First thing that comes to mind is squash. How is grows is similiar to pumpkin on vines above ground.