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cat with diarrhoea - but only when she goes outside
On Mon, 24 May 2010 09:08:32 +0100, Mike Scott
wrote: Gandalf wrote: .... If she'll stay indoors (some cats absolutely won't) that might be all the 'treatment' she needs. Taking her to the vet can be pretty expensive. Especially if it's not something a vet can treat. Knocking on £50 just for the vet to look in the box, never mind analysis of stools. Yes, she will stay indoors, but loves to be out - she absolutely loves to run the garden length. I know ALL about that: my elderly cat has multiple health problems, and I'm out of work Are you feeding her a 'good' cat food? There is a tremendous difference in price.... and quality, among cat foods. Basically, you get what you pay for. Yes. It's some of the James Wellbeloved range - I'm told this is pretty good stuff. .... I hope your cat's problems are over. I really worry when my cat isn't well She's been indoors a few days now, and the problem has cleared up completely. Maybe we'll wait a while, then let her out under observation for short periods and see what happens. Thanks again to all. When my (indoor only) cat first got sick, over a year ago, I decided to start feeding her a very expensive, 'natural' food. I figured: better food, might help her immune system, etc. Well, slowly, over time, she started to develop diarrhea. Very intermittent at first, then happening more often. At first I thought it was due to her health problems. Then I decided to switch her back to her previous food. Her diarrhea disappeared as soon as she was eating (100%) her previous food. It is possible that you cat's food, along with something outdoors, might be upsetting her GI tract. If you cat is otherwise healthy, if she was mine, I would try another food, just in case her lower GI tract is always a little irritated, and then a little grass or other vegetation is enough to cause the diarrhea. If her GI tract IS irritated all the time, it could get much worse, before too long. Switching to a different food might help her, and, it shouldn't hurt her. But it may give you some valuable information Look for a food with a different grain than what's in what she's eating now. Add the new food to the 'old' food, and gradually add more of the new food over a week to 2 weeks, to make the adjustment easy for her. Good luck. --- avast! Antivirus: Outbound message clean. Virus Database (VPS): 100524-1, 05/24/2010 Tested on: 5/24/2010 9:04:02 PM avast! - copyright (c) 1988-2010 ALWIL Software. http://www.avast.com |
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cat with diaorrhea - but only when she goes outside
"Kelly Greene" wrote
"cshenk" wrote in message Reformatted a little but kept the gist. Vet time, yes and I agree, she's eating something or has some dietary deficiency that is driving her to eat something that isnt agreeing with her. You may also want to get her on a good wet food diet. It can be done. I've succeeded with 5 cats in the past year. Um, I'm the one that said to the other person vet time. Mine are all on wet. |
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cat with diarrhoea - but only when she goes outside
Gandalf wrote:
On Fri, 21 May 2010 21:10:10 -0400, jmc wrote: Suddenly, without warning, Mike Scott exclaimed (5/21/2010 9:01 AM): An odd one here. We have two cats (mother - about 6 years old - and daughter); both normally go out, both eat the same food (dry kibbles - neither will touch wet food) which they've been on for years. The mum has lately developed a problem with diaorrhea. But this only seems to occur when she's allowed outside - keep her in for a couple of days, and the problem clears; allow her out, and the problem recurs quite quickly. She does seem very keen on eating grass from the garden .....snip.... Finding the cause of the diarrhea is also important. Or, just keep her inside. But do get her to the vet, ASAP. I thought I'd give an update, not that it's helpful. The problem persists, she's fine when kept indoors. However, my wife took her to the vet today. He was just as stumped as we are. Says she's a perfectly healthy-looking moggy, and has no idea what could be causing the trouble. He wondered if more frequent worming might help (probably not - the problem was there immediately after worming recently) and wondered if a more bland diet might help on the offchance her digestive system was a bit delicate. (We could try that; but he's only guessing). So, not really further forward. -- Mike Scott (unet2 at [deletethis] scottsonline.org.uk) Harlow Essex England |
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cat with diarrhoea - but only when she goes outside
"Mike Scott" wrote in message ... Gandalf wrote: On Fri, 21 May 2010 21:10:10 -0400, jmc wrote: Suddenly, without warning, Mike Scott exclaimed (5/21/2010 9:01 AM): An odd one here. We have two cats (mother - about 6 years old - and daughter); both normally go out, both eat the same food (dry kibbles - neither will touch wet food) which they've been on for years. The mum has lately developed a problem with diaorrhea. But this only seems to occur when she's allowed outside - keep her in for a couple of days, and the problem clears; allow her out, and the problem recurs quite quickly. She does seem very keen on eating grass from the garden ....snip.... Finding the cause of the diarrhea is also important. Or, just keep her inside. But do get her to the vet, ASAP. I thought I'd give an update, not that it's helpful. The problem persists, she's fine when kept indoors. However, my wife took her to the vet today. He was just as stumped as we are. Says she's a perfectly healthy-looking moggy, and has no idea what could be causing the trouble. He wondered if more frequent worming might help (probably not - the problem was there immediately after worming recently) and wondered if a more bland diet might help on the offchance her digestive system was a bit delicate. (We could try that; but he's only guessing). So, not really further forward. -- Mike Scott (unet2 at [deletethis] scottsonline.org.uk) Harlow Essex England Meanwhile you don't have a problem if you keep her inside. |
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cat with diarrhoea - but only when she goes outside
cybercat wrote:
..... The problem persists, she's fine when kept indoors. However, my wife took her to the vet today. He was just as stumped as we are. Says she's a perfectly healthy-looking moggy, and has no idea what could be causing the trouble. He wondered if more frequent worming might help (probably not - the problem was there immediately after worming recently) and wondered if a more bland diet might help on the offchance her digestive system was a bit delicate. (We could try that; but he's only guessing). So, not really further forward. -- Mike Scott (unet2 at [deletethis] scottsonline.org.uk) Harlow Essex England Meanwhile you don't have a problem if you keep her inside. No physical problem. But it's quite clear she'd really love to be allowed out. Not that either cat ever goes far - but there are lots of hidey holes and space to run in the garden. -- Mike Scott (unet2 at [deletethis] scottsonline.org.uk) Harlow Essex England |
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cat with diarrhoea - but only when she goes outside
"Mike Scott" wrote in message ... cybercat wrote: .... The problem persists, she's fine when kept indoors. However, my wife took her to the vet today. He was just as stumped as we are. Says she's a perfectly healthy-looking moggy, and has no idea what could be causing the trouble. He wondered if more frequent worming might help (probably not - the problem was there immediately after worming recently) and wondered if a more bland diet might help on the offchance her digestive system was a bit delicate. (We could try that; but he's only guessing). So, not really further forward. -- Mike Scott (unet2 at [deletethis] scottsonline.org.uk) Harlow Essex England Meanwhile you don't have a problem if you keep her inside. No physical problem. But it's quite clear she'd really love to be allowed out. Not that either cat ever goes far - but there are lots of hidey holes and space to run in the garden. Mine would love to go out too, but happily they are attached to a human with a slightly larger forebrain than they have, so instead, they sit in windows and enjoy the smells and sights without the danger of disease or injury the outside brings. Everywhere, not just in the US. Every seen the cam someone used to find out that cats do the same thing outdoors as they do indoors all day? 5% play, 95 percent lounging and sleeping. |
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cat with diarrhoea - but only when she goes outside
"cybercat" wrote
Mine would love to go out too, but happily they are attached to a human with a slightly larger forebrain than they have, Lol! Well, Daisy (ressurrected semi-feral) got out just once and was terrified she'd lose us when the door shut (screen, leads to fenced backyard). This is a kitty who can barely meow and her purrs are more felt than heard. She started almost screaming and Cash ran back in panic to let us know she wanted in NOW! She ran in and jumped on the sofa where Don was and just smoozed him for 30 mins. |
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cat with diarrhoea - but only when she goes outside
"cshenk" wrote in message ... "cybercat" wrote Mine would love to go out too, but happily they are attached to a human with a slightly larger forebrain than they have, Lol! Well, Daisy (ressurrected semi-feral) got out just once and was terrified she'd lose us when the door shut (screen, leads to fenced backyard). This is a kitty who can barely meow and her purrs are more felt than heard. She started almost screaming and Cash ran back in panic to let us know she wanted in NOW! She ran in and jumped on the sofa where Don was and just smoozed him for 30 mins. heh! I think I wrote here about early on when Gracie was young and new here, she ran out the front door (we live on a busy street, residential but people "cut through" and speed) and I shrieked, instantly in tears "GRACIE NOOOO!!!!!!" so she circled the azaleas between the front wall and the front sidewalk then ran back into the front door, eyes wide, face total alarm, like "w-w-w-WHAT???!!" And she never, ever tried it again. |
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cat with diarrhoea - but only when she goes outside
"cybercat" wrote
"cshenk" wrote wanted in NOW! heh! I think I wrote here about early on when Gracie was young and new here, she ran out the front door (we live on a busy street, residential but people "cut through" and speed) and I shrieked, instantly in tears "GRACIE NOOOO!!!!!!" so she circled the azaleas between the front wall and the front sidewalk then ran back into the front door, eyes wide, face total alarm, like "w-w-w-WHAT???!!" And she never, ever tried it again. Purrfect! I've always converted my kitties to indoor with no trouble. With Daisy, she has a purch on the pet carriers inside our fully screened porch (nice silky rug on top for her). There she can survey her yard and bitch at the birds while dreaming in safety of being a ferocious wild kitty again. |
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cat with diarrhoea - but only when she goes outside
"cshenk" wrote With Daisy, she has a purch on the pet carriers inside our fully screened porch (nice silky rug on top for her). There she can survey her yard and bitch at the birds while dreaming in safety of being a ferocious wild kitty again. This is how they are happiest, totally absorbed in the sights and sounds, and safe on top of it. |
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