Long-time chronic diarrhea problem...

In ,
Cheryl being of bellicose mind posted:
In ,
Karen composed with style:
in article , Hank at
wrote on 9/28/03 12:20 PM:

I give him filtered water using a high quality system that
filters out 99% of chlorine. I've been giving him this since
before his diarrhea. Also, he has been on dry food the whole
time.
Hank

Maybe he needs to be on wet food. Will he eat chicken? Maybe a
bland diet of boiled pureed chicken and rice will help clear it
up, then you can find a good canned catfood. Ground up chicken
and rice is often advised for a few days to help clear up
diarrhea.

Karen

Also, if it's a new thing, fasting for 24 hours is often
recommended to clear the system of anything it can't handle before
going to a bland diet short term.

I agree. I've used short term fasting to let their irritated little
bowels settle down.

The great thing about run of the mill mut cats is they have a lot
less of these intestinal tantrums. LOL
--

~~Philip

"Never let school interfere
with your education - Mark Twain"

In ,
Cheryl being of bellicose mind posted:
In ,
Karen composed with style:
in article , Hank at
wrote on 9/28/03 12:20 PM:

I give him filtered water using a high quality system that
filters out 99% of chlorine. I've been giving him this since
before his diarrhea. Also, he has been on dry food the whole
time.
Hank

Maybe he needs to be on wet food. Will he eat chicken? Maybe a
bland diet of boiled pureed chicken and rice will help clear it
up, then you can find a good canned catfood. Ground up chicken
and rice is often advised for a few days to help clear up
diarrhea.

Karen

Also, if it's a new thing, fasting for 24 hours is often
recommended to clear the system of anything it can't handle before
going to a bland diet short term.

I agree. I've used short term fasting to let their irritated little
bowels settle down.

The great thing about run of the mill mut cats is they have a lot
less of these intestinal tantrums. LOL
--

~~Philip

"Never let school interfere
with your education - Mark Twain"

"Hank" wrote in message ...
I give him filtered water using a high quality system that filters out 99%
of chlorine. I've been giving him this since before his diarrhea. Also, he
has been on dry food the whole time.
Hank

WD is weight diet for overweight cats - not for urinary tract
problems. Science Diet foods are crap - get your cat to a different
vet and change to a normal food - one that won't exascerbate his
urinary tract or intestines/colon. If the vets push Science Diet just
tell them you won't feed it. Vets push it because they get huge
bennies from Hill's.

I would start off with a bland canned food that is easy on the
digestive tract - the one my feline specialist recommended was Purina
diabetic diet - it is high in protein and easy to digest.
Alternatively, you can feed him cooked chicken or turkey with rice.
If his intestines are irritated, a wet food is easier on him.

best of luck,
-L.

"Hank" wrote in message ...
I give him filtered water using a high quality system that filters out 99%
of chlorine. I've been giving him this since before his diarrhea. Also, he
has been on dry food the whole time.
Hank

WD is weight diet for overweight cats - not for urinary tract
problems. Science Diet foods are crap - get your cat to a different
vet and change to a normal food - one that won't exascerbate his
urinary tract or intestines/colon. If the vets push Science Diet just
tell them you won't feed it. Vets push it because they get huge
bennies from Hill's.

I would start off with a bland canned food that is easy on the
digestive tract - the one my feline specialist recommended was Purina
diabetic diet - it is high in protein and easy to digest.
Alternatively, you can feed him cooked chicken or turkey with rice.
If his intestines are irritated, a wet food is easier on him.

best of luck,
-L.

"Hank" wrote in message ...
I give him filtered water using a high quality system that filters out 99%
of chlorine. I've been giving him this since before his diarrhea. Also, he
has been on dry food the whole time.
Hank

WD is weight diet for overweight cats - not for urinary tract
problems. Science Diet foods are crap - get your cat to a different
vet and change to a normal food - one that won't exascerbate his
urinary tract or intestines/colon. If the vets push Science Diet just
tell them you won't feed it. Vets push it because they get huge
bennies from Hill's.

I would start off with a bland canned food that is easy on the
digestive tract - the one my feline specialist recommended was Purina
diabetic diet - it is high in protein and easy to digest.
Alternatively, you can feed him cooked chicken or turkey with rice.
If his intestines are irritated, a wet food is easier on him.

best of luck,
-L.

From: "Cheryl"

PawsForThought composed with style:
From: "Hank"

This whole thing started with the diet change. Diarrhea was never
a problem before the diet change. Maybe it's a food alergy, I
don't know.

So your cat didn't have a problem until you started feeding him the
urinary formula of Science Diet

That's the weird thing here, Lauren. Hill Prescription WD isn't for
urinary problems, it is high fiber.

Maybe all the fiber iritated the cat's colon?
________
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From: "Cheryl"

PawsForThought composed with style:
From: "Hank"

This whole thing started with the diet change. Diarrhea was never
a problem before the diet change. Maybe it's a food alergy, I
don't know.

So your cat didn't have a problem until you started feeding him the
urinary formula of Science Diet

That's the weird thing here, Lauren. Hill Prescription WD isn't for
urinary problems, it is high fiber.

Maybe all the fiber iritated the cat's colon?
________
See my cats: http://community.webshots.com/album/56955940rWhxAe
Raw Diet Info: http://www.holisticat.com/drjletter.html
http://www.geocities.com/rawfeeders/ForCatsOnly.html
Declawing Info: http://www.wholecat.com/articles/claws.htm

From: "Cheryl"

PawsForThought composed with style:
From: "Hank"

This whole thing started with the diet change. Diarrhea was never
a problem before the diet change. Maybe it's a food alergy, I
don't know.

So your cat didn't have a problem until you started feeding him the
urinary formula of Science Diet

That's the weird thing here, Lauren. Hill Prescription WD isn't for
urinary problems, it is high fiber.

Maybe all the fiber iritated the cat's colon?
________
See my cats: http://community.webshots.com/album/56955940rWhxAe
Raw Diet Info: http://www.holisticat.com/drjletter.html
http://www.geocities.com/rawfeeders/ForCatsOnly.html
Declawing Info: http://www.wholecat.com/articles/claws.htm

From: (-L.)

"Hank" wrote in message
...
I give him filtered water using a high quality system that filters out 99%
of chlorine. I've been giving him this since before his diarrhea. Also, he
has been on dry food the whole time.
Hank

WD is weight diet for overweight cats - not for urinary tract
problems. Science Diet foods are crap - get your cat to a different
vet and change to a normal food - one that won't exascerbate his
urinary tract or intestines/colon. If the vets push Science Diet just
tell them you won't feed it. Vets push it because they get huge
bennies from Hill's.

It seems to me, from reading posts the past couple of years, that cats that are
given Science Diet/Hill's prescription foods for one problem often develop
anorther problem. Also, what happens when the vet misdiagnoses a condition and
recommends one of these "prescription" foods. What does it in turn do to the
cat's health? Nothing good, I'm sure.

Lauren
________
See my cats: http://community.webshots.com/album/56955940rWhxAe
Raw Diet Info: http://www.holisticat.com/drjletter.html
http://www.geocities.com/rawfeeders/ForCatsOnly.html
Declawing Info: http://www.wholecat.com/articles/claws.htm

From: (-L.)

"Hank" wrote in message
...
I give him filtered water using a high quality system that filters out 99%
of chlorine. I've been giving him this since before his diarrhea. Also, he
has been on dry food the whole time.
Hank

WD is weight diet for overweight cats - not for urinary tract
problems. Science Diet foods are crap - get your cat to a different
vet and change to a normal food - one that won't exascerbate his
urinary tract or intestines/colon. If the vets push Science Diet just
tell them you won't feed it. Vets push it because they get huge
bennies from Hill's.

It seems to me, from reading posts the past couple of years, that cats that are
given Science Diet/Hill's prescription foods for one problem often develop
anorther problem. Also, what happens when the vet misdiagnoses a condition and
recommends one of these "prescription" foods. What does it in turn do to the
cat's health? Nothing good, I'm sure.

Lauren
________
See my cats: http://community.webshots.com/album/56955940rWhxAe
Raw Diet Info: http://www.holisticat.com/drjletter.html
http://www.geocities.com/rawfeeders/ForCatsOnly.html
Declawing Info: http://www.wholecat.com/articles/claws.htm