I Need Some Advice: Runny Stool & Diarrhea Problems

[Craftlady]

Try giving just plain cooked rice that we humans eat this will calm the tummy down & bind the potty.

Also, there is rice that is cooked in a bag w/holes (cant remember the brand name, sorry), cooks in about 10 minutes. When it's done you drain the rice while it's still in the bag and the water it cooked in is left in the pan. Give him that water to drink.

[krazyaboutkatz]

Try giving just plain cooked rice that we humans eat this will calm the tummy down & bind the potty.

Also, there is rice that is cooked in a bag w/holes (cant remember the brand name, sorry), cooks in about 10 minutes. When it's done you drain the rice while it's still in the bag and the water it cooked in is left in the pan. Give him that water to drink.

Thanks but I have a feeling that Starr is allergic to rice. I made an appointment for him to have blood taken so they can send it off for an allergy test. It's this Sat. at 9:40am and he has to fast for at least 12 hours. It takes about 3 weeks for the results. Hopefully he'll be on a good food that his tummy will tolerate by late Jan. or early Feb. Thanks again.

[jazzcat]

When I was going through the diarrhea mess with Moxie and Decker I had to leave them at the vet for a couple of days to let her get it under control. My vet fed them nothing but yogurt (she went to a health food store to get one with several active cultures) for the first day and she saw a big improvement from that. She continued with the yogurt but started adding some prescription canned dog food the second day.

I wonder if Starr might need to let his intestines heal a bit, that was what the vet said the kittens needed when she fed them only yogurt. It did seem to work.

Poor Starr, I hope you and the vet can get to the bottom of it soon.

[columbine]

That's a drag that it takes so long to get the results back! I know that you can get the hypoallergenic foods through Southern Agriculture (anyone for Green Peas and Duck?) if you live someplace where ordering through the vet is time-consuming or outright impossible. I get my kitty's Dissolution Formula Chunks in Gravy through them because my vet's supplier insists that she buy a truckload before it's worth her while.