Quote Originally Posted by WhiteFlower
Please help

I'm in South Africa and there is almost no information here on TF. Even my vet didn't know anything about it and resorted to the internet.

I am adopting an 8 year old male Devon Rex with a TF infection and chronic, persistant diarreah. If I don't, he'll be sent to a shelter and probably put down.

I can hardly find any information on how to live with a incontinent pet anywhere on the web. I found a website on pet diapers but I'm not sure whether they are for real. Besides, he is a tiny cat and I doubt whether they would fit him.

The owner suggested keeping him confined to one bedroom but I think that's really cruel towards the kitty. Apparently it's so bad that sometimes he can't make it anywhere near his litter box.

He has already had the TF for 18 months now and RDZ is not available anywhere in South Africa.

How do I make him comfortable and at the same time allow him to be part of the family? Unfortunately we have these beechwood laminated floors at home and my husband is worried they'll be stained by 'messes' everywhere.

I hope you can give me some advice.
Whiteflower, my cat had TF for 18 months before he was diagnosed. While you are working on getting the test kits and treatment, you might want to try switching to a raw food diet. If you don't want to go raw and you have grainless canned foods available to you in South Africa you could try those instead. My TF boy managed three months without diarrhea on grainless canned cat food before his symptoms returned. The symptoms will often return with diet change or stress.

After finding Dave's (Highgait Paws Cattery)wonderful site I decided to create my own to try and help owners with TF cats, or owners who suspect their cats may have TF find the information they need a little more quickly.

www.tffelines.com the links are there for Biomed Diagnostics and for Dr. Gookin's articles along with some more info on the test kits. Hope this helps.