Cole to the whitecoats on Tuesday Update #11

[Pinot's Mom]

Good thoughts and prayers, hon, but I have no advice. Keep us posted.

[phesina]

Prayers and good thoughts and healing energies are being sent for dear Cole.

[cassiesmom]

Prayers and good thoughts and healing energies are being sent for dear Cole.

From here too!

[moosmom]

Canned pumpkin is for constipation. Try giving him boiled chicken or cooked rice mixed in with the canned food.

The smell sounds like he could have some kind intestinal parasite. Good luck at the vet! Please keep us posted.

[Queen of Poop]

So sorry about your tummy troubles Cole. I hope the vet can come up with a solution. Soft, stinky poop is no fun for anyone!

[Catty1]

Donna, I had read that about pumpkin on PT - but thought I had read it about helping diarrhea also! Maybe that was Metamucil....

In any case, he did get a bit in his system last night, and some more this morning - and it sure seems to have made a difference! I can breathe the air in here, and the poor boy is not leaving mushy clumps on the floor, or meowing after having a bm.

He's otherwise eating, drinking, playing, being himself - so I hope it is as simple as a parasite. When he first came to live with me he had a bit of diarrhea with some blood. I took a sample in and the result was coccidia. (He'd been dumped on an acreage in the country). However, it was so low that it was barely detectable, and they asked if I still wanted the meds. I did, and 5 days later he was fine.

Thanks so much for all your good thoughts!

[krazyaboutkatz]

I'm sorry to hear that Cole is having loose stool problems. I've read and heard that canned pumpkin is supposed to help both constipation and diarrhea. I'm glad to hear that he's starting to do better now and I hope he'll continue to do well. I know that if cats eat a high protein diet then their stools will be very stinky. Both of my boys Alani & Blaze have very sensitive tummies so I found that by feeding them a diet with a high fiber content seems to help them. Unfortunately canned food seems to make them worse so they're on an all dry diet with some chicken both in the evenings. Good luck.