poopy cat

[ratchet22]

[QUOTE= The poo is a caramel-y color, about the consistency of pudding. It usually has virtually no shape at all, but it's not completely liquid either. [/QUOTE]





Is there a bad smell to this Pudding carmel poop?

[Hellojosie]

Oh heck yeah...we can always smell it right away as soon as we hit the staircase, and the poo is all the way across the room. My gag reflexes are in full force when cleaning it up too.

[ratchet22]

Yes that is VERY familiar in the rescue world, tee hee, can you tell me if it looks more yellow than carmel? Maybe peanut butter color?

[Hellojosie]

I'd say the color of peanut butter is about accurate. Sure wish it smelled like peanut butter!!

[ratchet22]

I'd say the color of peanut butter is about accurate. Sure wish it smelled like peanut butter!!

It sure sounds like giardia to me, and with that said the metronidizole is the answer normally, but they are showing more and more different strands that are hard to kill, and sometimes it works and sometimes it wont, I had some that it didnt so therefore we used albendazole and it did help, read up on giardia a bit and see if this is what you might be experianceing, I would bet my bottom dollar on it, as I have see this over and over this year, its really bad this year, Im not exactly sure how your cat got it, but thats a cat for ya, fecals done on cats its very rarely seen giardia in the sample, there are only a few times it can be seen, and you get lucky if it is. What does your cat weigh, how much metronidizole did you give him per day? How long?
Did it ever help at all, was there any other thing you were doing while you were also giving him the metronidizole? There is another one that is used besides albendazole and thats panacur, I have not used it yet, but I hear it too helps, but I dont think it has been approved for cats in the us, again read up on it. And think about another vet, or ask if she would consider albendazole......print off the different meds used to kill the different strands of giardia,,,,,,read,,,,,,,,,,, research,,,,,,,,,,,,,, and,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, ask, and then read somemore, research it yourself in this area and see what you think

[Hellojosie]

Stewie was on the Metronidazole for about a week, he got a quarter pill every 12 hours. It seemed to help for the first 3 days, and then the messes downstairs started up again. He weighs a healthy 11 pounds.

Thanks so much for your insight on this, I'm definitely going to research giardia and see if that matches Stewie's symptons before I call the vet today. I feel sorta weird suggesting things to her...after all, SHE'S the expert here. But, I guess I see Stewie on a daily basis and know his behavior better than she does. It's definitely strange- I have no clue where he might've picked anything up from. He stays indoors and wants nothing to do with the outside world at all (I think because he was an abandoned kitten, he was found in a soccer field). And my other cat is very healthy, has no problems whatsoever.

[ratchet22]

Alot of rescuers have taught their vets ALOT and they are exccellant vets for it, I would never change my vet for the world, he is awsom!

But yes research for yourself, and look back at what has been done to him, from semi bad to worse, what helped, ect. It sounds like he may not have had time on the metronidizole, who knows, but take a short breath and look back and see what has and has not been done, what worked what hasnt and becareful doing to much at one time,

good luck and let us know

carrie