Tritrichomonas Foetus - "TF" in cats

[AbbyMom]

Oh, thank you. We have a Siamese in our shelter with chronic diarrhea. He is such a sweet cat, but not really adoptable as he often fails to make it to the litter box in time.

I will pass on this info to our health coordinator and hope for the best!

Thanks!

[moosmom]

SAS,

Thanks for the info. I have a friend who breeds abys. I'm going to send this along.

[Barbara]

Sallyanne that is very good to know. It may be not just in Abys but sometimes I think Abys are not the most healthy of cats.
My friend Angie's Xeline had to be PTS last week. That poor girl had stomach cancer and was only about 6. She always had gas problems and smell problems so I wonder now.....

[ClassicTabbiesRok]

Hi all,

New member here.

We have a 1 year old Maine Coon neuter who has been diagnosed with TF. We obtained our medication from a compounding pharmacy in Arizona. It is about 1/2 the price of other pharmacies. The name of the pharmacy is Roadrunner pharmacy in Phoenix. We just began treatment tonight, so it is reassuring to read some of the other success stories.

Best,
Kristi

[ClassicTabbiesRok]

By the way, can any of you experienced TF treaters tell me how long it takes for the cat to start showing improvement? I gave our "Lance" a bath yesterday. That seemed to make him feel a bit better. But today (treatment day #2) he seemed very energetic.

Thanks!
Kristi

[sasvermont]

Hi Kristi,

Sorry to hear you are having the problem. I am in the early stages of checking Miley girl for TF. I just sent for the kit to diagnose it - or not!

I am going to purchase a full text document about this topic and will get back to you when it arrives.

You may want to re-read the post at my breeders web site www.highgait.com They have been testing for it for months now.

SAS

[Cataholic]

Interesting, SAS. Very interesting. I wonder how common this is in non-abys. And, like Debbie, I wonder if this could be the cause of Georgie's chronic diahrrea. Might have to ask the 'ole White Coat about this.