Cole to the whitecoats on Tuesday Update #11

[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.

[Catty1]

First, Cole weighs 20 lbs, so a diet is definitely in order. He has some muscle atrophy in his hind legs, so arthritis may be indicated.

Sadly, he has 3 teeth that indicate FORL, so here we go again...could be more if the x-rays show more resorption symptoms. $1200....

One side of his mouth is good, and I hope to have my disability approved and the back pay in the next couple of weeks.

His poop problem has resolved after feeding him the pumpkin, and not feeding him the wet food I was giving him.

They gave Cole a good butt shave...the really glued fur was stuck right to the skin on his man parts! But he is feeling much more comfy.

Thanks for all the good thoughts.

[Karen]

Glad to hear he's more comfy at least! And I won't tell him the d-word if you don't! Still it is up to us! At least the pumpkin is relatively low-calorie!

[krazyaboutkatz]

I hope that Cole's new diet will go well. I'm sorry to hear about his teeth, I know how expensive it is to have a cat's teeth cleaned and extracted. I'm glad that he's much more comfortable now and I hope he'll continue to do well.