Lucas and diarrhea.

[jenluckenbach]

Well, sadly the 2nd steroid shot did nothing to help his loose stools.

My vet is out of ideas. All the normal anti diarrhea medications have not work.

I tried slippery elm bark powder and adding rice to the diet. No luck. (does anyone know how long it should take to actually SEE results from such things?)

I am going to try pumpkin. He LOVES it. Licked it right off the spoon. It can't hurt him, anyway.

He is still seemingly healthy except for the LIQUID poops. At least 3 times a day now, and never in the box. He is however, hitting the plastic tarps I have laid down 80% of the time.

does ANYONE know of any food/suppliment/miracle to firm up diarrhea??

[AbbyMom]

Jen,

I'm sorry that I can't remember all Lucas's previous vet visits..but did the vet test him for several different parasites?

Trichomoniosas
Spirochaetes
Tritrichomonas Foetus (see Sasvermont's post earlier in this forum)

My little RB Quasar had diarrhea for years and then it cleared up by itself.

Good luck.

[jenluckenbach]

He has had fecal tests (probably not the TF as per SAS's post) but since his cancer (in pancreas, lymph nodes AND small intestine) has been found, the thoughts are THIS is the main cause. He has actually taken rounds of almost ALL the known medications for various parasites even though none were seen.

[Lizzie]

It sounds like the tumor in his small intestine is causing a lot of fluid to be released in that area, just as the cat I had with lung cancer had to have his chest tapped frequently. My vet recommended pumpkin pie filling in the past for cats with diarrhoea. Have you tried Metamucil? Also, I think cats can take some human medicines for diarrhoea as long as they don't contain tylenol - but I could be wrong.

I know what you mean about spreading tarps around. The isolation rooms for my kitten with C.H. (pretty much confirmed by my vet tonight) have most of the floor covered with plastic, though she still finds the small areas of carpet to pee on. I don't blame her, I think the carpet makes her feel more secure because she gets better traction on it. I'm so sorry about what you and Miles are going through.

[Catty1]

If he loves the pumpkin, keep it up...it might help, and get to the trouble spot in a way a hard pill can't!

Hugs and prayers to you and Lucas!

Catty1

[emily_the_spoiled]

Hi Jen,

I am in the same position as you. Tanner was diagnosed with IBD last week. He had a shot of Depo-Medrol that didn't even last a week. The vet has recommended prescription food for me (I know that won't do it for Lucas). But I have also decided to investigate the use of a raw diet and see if that would have any effect...