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September 10th 03, 03:49 PM
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However, she is experiencing diarrhea and she vomits nearly all cat
food -- and she is on prescription Science Diet! At this time, the only food she is able to keep down is baby food, but this is not a good long-term diet for a cat. http://www.purinaone.com/catcare_con...ICDB_Session=1 If she is able to keep something down, I would temporarily rule out internal problems and focus on the food. Have you tried other brands of cat food? If so, which? Do you feed her dry or wet? 
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However, she is experiencing diarrhea and she vomits nearly all cat
food -- and she is on prescription Science Diet! At this time, the only food she is able to keep down is baby food, but this is not a good long-term diet for a cat. http://www.purinaone.com/catcare_con...ICDB_Session=1 If she is able to keep something down, I would temporarily rule out internal problems and focus on the food. Have you tried other brands of cat food? If so, which? Do you feed her dry or wet?
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However, she is experiencing diarrhea and she vomits nearly all cat
food -- and she is on prescription Science Diet! At this time, the only food she is able to keep down is baby food, but this is not a good long-term diet for a cat. http://www.purinaone.com/catcare_con...ICDB_Session=1 If she is able to keep something down, I would temporarily rule out internal problems and focus on the food. Have you tried other brands of cat food? If so, which? Do you feed her dry or wet?
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September 10th 03, 10:24 PM
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Post in alt.med.veterinary
If not accessible on your newsreader, you can access it via http://groups.google.com (Debabe) wrote in message . com... I would greatly appreciate input from this group on an ongoing problem with my 10-year-old cat. She has always had a vomiting problem (yes, she is given Petromalt for hairballs), but it seems to have worsened in the last few months. She is also experiencing diarrhea. I have made more than half a dozen trips to the vet and we have tried nearly everything: restricting her diet in an attempt to eliminate food allergies, medication for diarrhea, etc. Many times, if her stomach is empty, she vomits bile. We have tried 1/4 of a Zantac tablet, but she seems to vomit even more. She has had a full blood panel, which has ruled out chronic renal failure or diabetes. Two month ago, the vet found a lump in her abdomen. Not certain what it was, and with a dim prognosis, they went in for exploratory/removal surgery. His educated guess was cancer and he felt perhaps she should be allowed to expire quietly on the operating table. Fortunately, and surprisingly, the lump was a build up of bile in her gall bladder, which they removed and she seemed to be doing better for a while. However, she is experiencing diarrhea and she vomits nearly all cat food -- and she is on prescription Science Diet! At this time, the only food she is able to keep down is baby food, but this is not a good long-term diet for a cat. There are five doctors in my vet's office: I have seen three of them trying to discover the cause of her diarrhea & vomiting. No luck so far. She is quite thin and I think that lack of proper nutrition (from both the baby food and hunger) have made her tired & listless. I have seen her bound up the stairs, and she drinks water, but I know she is hungry because I have heard her stomach growl. Anyone have any experience with these symptoms or any ideas? As you might imagine, I am a bit desperate. Any suggestions are most welcome. Thank you in advance. You have always been a most supportive newsgroup and I respect your knowledge and appreciate your kindness. Deborah P.S. "I asked the checker at my grocery store how he knew I was purchasing baby food for my cat. He explained that when a shopper buys meat and vegetable baby food, it is usually for a baby and when they only purchase meat baby food, it is usually for a cat. And they sell ALOT of baby food to cat people!"
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September 10th 03, 10:24 PM
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Post in alt.med.veterinary
If not accessible on your newsreader, you can access it via http://groups.google.com (Debabe) wrote in message . com... I would greatly appreciate input from this group on an ongoing problem with my 10-year-old cat. She has always had a vomiting problem (yes, she is given Petromalt for hairballs), but it seems to have worsened in the last few months. She is also experiencing diarrhea. I have made more than half a dozen trips to the vet and we have tried nearly everything: restricting her diet in an attempt to eliminate food allergies, medication for diarrhea, etc. Many times, if her stomach is empty, she vomits bile. We have tried 1/4 of a Zantac tablet, but she seems to vomit even more. She has had a full blood panel, which has ruled out chronic renal failure or diabetes. Two month ago, the vet found a lump in her abdomen. Not certain what it was, and with a dim prognosis, they went in for exploratory/removal surgery. His educated guess was cancer and he felt perhaps she should be allowed to expire quietly on the operating table. Fortunately, and surprisingly, the lump was a build up of bile in her gall bladder, which they removed and she seemed to be doing better for a while. However, she is experiencing diarrhea and she vomits nearly all cat food -- and she is on prescription Science Diet! At this time, the only food she is able to keep down is baby food, but this is not a good long-term diet for a cat. There are five doctors in my vet's office: I have seen three of them trying to discover the cause of her diarrhea & vomiting. No luck so far. She is quite thin and I think that lack of proper nutrition (from both the baby food and hunger) have made her tired & listless. I have seen her bound up the stairs, and she drinks water, but I know she is hungry because I have heard her stomach growl. Anyone have any experience with these symptoms or any ideas? As you might imagine, I am a bit desperate. Any suggestions are most welcome. Thank you in advance. You have always been a most supportive newsgroup and I respect your knowledge and appreciate your kindness. Deborah P.S. "I asked the checker at my grocery store how he knew I was purchasing baby food for my cat. He explained that when a shopper buys meat and vegetable baby food, it is usually for a baby and when they only purchase meat baby food, it is usually for a cat. And they sell ALOT of baby food to cat people!"
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September 20th 03, 02:43 AM
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Hello:
I wanted to give you the latest on my cat, Pumpkin. I want to thank you all very much for your response to my message, both with postings and e-mails. Based entirely on your feedback & advice, I went to the vet and requested a biopsy for check for inflammatory bowel disease. The doctors referred to the results of all the blood tests and so far, everything was good. But, I insisted and she went in for exploratory surgery today, a scant month after her gall bladder surgery. The vet just called me and, even though the we won't know the test results for a few days, he thinks he may have found the problem: INTESTINAL LYMPHOMA Needless to say, I am a bit stunned. I have been doing some research (how did we all survive without the internet?), I found out the following: "...Intestinal lymphoma is now the most common form of lymphoma in the cat. The average patient is an elderly cat with a history of either vomiting, diarrhea, or both... It is very difficult to distinguish inflammatory bowel disease from lymphoma without a full-thickness biopsy (a full-thickness piece of intestine) obtained via exploratory surgery." Again, the lab results have not come in and the diagnosis is by no means definitive, but I am trying to prepare for what may be ahead. I know that some of you have had experience with intestinal lymphoma. I am again asking for your input. Thank you, thank you. Deborah "Intestinal lymphoma tends to be more responsive to therapy than the mediastinal form of lymphoma. -- Cats with intestinal lymphoma treated with prednisone alone have a life expectancy of 45-60 days. Other protocols using multiple drugs yield median survival times of approximately seven months. -- As with dogs, chemotherapy protocols are associated with minimal side effects." "Gail" wrote in message ... Have they ruled out inflammatory bowel disease? This is a common disorder that causes diarrhea or vomiting. It can be confirmed by a biopsy. My cat was diagnosed via ultrasound where they saw her intestines thickened. I would take her to a specialist, if possible and one that specializes in internal veterinary medicine (ASAP). Gail "Debabe" wrote in message om... I would greatly appreciate input from this group on an ongoing problem with my 10-year-old cat. She has always had a vomiting problem (yes, she is given Petromalt for hairballs), but it seems to have worsened in the last few months. She is also experiencing diarrhea. I have made more than half a dozen trips to the vet and we have tried nearly everything: restricting her diet in an attempt to eliminate food allergies, medication for diarrhea, etc. Many times, if her stomach is empty, she vomits bile. We have tried 1/4 of a Zantac tablet, but she seems to vomit even more. She has had a full blood panel, which has ruled out chronic renal failure or diabetes. Two month ago, the vet found a lump in her abdomen. Not certain what it was, and with a dim prognosis, they went in for exploratory/removal surgery. His educated guess was cancer and he felt perhaps she should be allowed to expire quietly on the operating table. Fortunately, and surprisingly, the lump was a build up of bile in her gall bladder, which they removed and she seemed to be doing better for a while. However, she is experiencing diarrhea and she vomits nearly all cat food -- and she is on prescription Science Diet! At this time, the only food she is able to keep down is baby food, but this is not a good long-term diet for a cat. There are five doctors in my vet's office: I have seen three of them trying to discover the cause of her diarrhea & vomiting. No luck so far. She is quite thin and I think that lack of proper nutrition (from both the baby food and hunger) have made her tired & listless. I have seen her bound up the stairs, and she drinks water, but I know she is hungry because I have heard her stomach growl. Anyone have any experience with these symptoms or any ideas? As you might imagine, I am a bit desperate. Any suggestions are most welcome. Thank you in advance. You have always been a most supportive newsgroup and I respect your knowledge and appreciate your kindness. Deborah P.S. "I asked the checker at my grocery store how he knew I was purchasing baby food for my cat. He explained that when a shopper buys meat and vegetable baby food, it is usually for a baby and when they only purchase meat baby food, it is usually for a cat. And they sell ALOT of baby food to cat people!"
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