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Update to malnourished kittens ... HELP NEEDED!
Poor babies. I would be tempted change vets, someone who has lots of experience with rescue kittens. Clavimox is harsh stuff for small kittens; your idea to reintroduce lactobacillus is good (you can get the stuff at any health food store). Some other things you could try from your vet are albon, which sometimes helps heal the gut (and will knock out coccidia while it is at it -- coccidia can be hard to detect and often flares up after worming). Also low-residue food (wet and dry, if the kittens are old enough for kibbles). Also ask your vet about rehydrating the kittens as needed. Diarrhea brings on dehydration very quickly, and dehydration kills quickly. Good luck. Let us know how it goes. Sharon Talbert Friends of Campus Cats Seattle |
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"Craig Brown" wrote: | Poor wretches. Should be put out of their misery. Nonsense. Only if you know *why* it's hopeless. Merely looking that way isn't a good enough reason. -- Netiquette Pointers: http://www.allmyfaqs.com/faq.pl?How_to_post http://www.digital-web.com/tutorials..._1999-12.shtml http://www.expita.com/nomime.html |
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Homeless Cat Rescue wrote:
...follow up to my message from 15 July regarding the malnourshed kittens and their diarrhea. After the course of the Clavamox was completed their stool color improved to brown, the color it should be, however the diarrhea continued. They have been dewormed twice (2 weeks apart) with Strongant to rule out a worm problem however the problem persisted. We have changed their food to a Gastro (hypoalergenic/digestive) formula on the advise of the veterinarian. They are also drinking lots of water, we are using reverse osmosis water to reduce the change of introuducing any other problems. On Monday their condition was not improving so they went back to the vet and were put on Metronidazole drops, also Viokase powder is being mixed in thier food to help the digestive process. Now 2 of them are doing better, one is mostly the same, and one is not doing well at all. The two we are worried about are just skin and bones, they have not put on any weight. One is particualar is the worst and even the vet indicated it may not pull through. Today the vet checked the stool sample again and does not feel it is any parasite infection. He said the stool is mostly undigested food. When I discussed if there is anything else we can do he felt we are doing all we can. So here I am trying to see if anyone else has some recommendations. I aksed the vet about something like yogurt and he did not know if it would help any. The vet feels that there has been significant damage done to the lining of the intestines and there is nothing that can be done. If that is the case what do we have to lose? I am thinking about introducing some lactobacillus, probably in the form of skim milk cottage cheese or plain yougurt. I feel the Clavamox has killed all the good bacteria in thier systems and that may be part of the problem. They have been off the Clavamox for over a week now. Any help/information would be greatly appreciated. My wife and I want to make sure we do not lose any of these little guys. Thank you in advance for any information you can provide. -Troy Well after speaking with almost everybody in Toronto here we took the kittens to a vet that practiced both traditional as well as alternate forms of care. He agreed that much of the problem was most likley resulting from the medications used in the tradiitonal aprach. He suggested the use of several products (pro biotics and several herbal combinations) specifically to restore the flora in the digestive system. He also stopped the use of the medications they are currently on. He felt the kittens had a failry good chance to recover as they have very good appetites and are drinking lots of water. His only concern was that maybe some permanent damage had been done already. He said we should see an improvement in the next few days. I'm not sure if it is just wishfull thinking, but the kittens do seem to have a bit more energy already. Will keep you all posted -Troy |
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Homeless Cat Rescue wrote:
Homeless Cat Rescue wrote: ...follow up to my message from 15 July regarding the malnourshed kittens and their diarrhea. After the course of the Clavamox was completed their stool color improved to brown, the color it should be, however the diarrhea continued. They have been dewormed twice (2 weeks apart) with Strongant to rule out a worm problem however the problem persisted. We have changed their food to a Gastro (hypoalergenic/digestive) formula on the advise of the veterinarian. They are also drinking lots of water, we are using reverse osmosis water to reduce the change of introuducing any other problems. On Monday their condition was not improving so they went back to the vet and were put on Metronidazole drops, also Viokase powder is being mixed in thier food to help the digestive process. Now 2 of them are doing better, one is mostly the same, and one is not doing well at all. The two we are worried about are just skin and bones, they have not put on any weight. One is particualar is the worst and even the vet indicated it may not pull through. Today the vet checked the stool sample again and does not feel it is any parasite infection. He said the stool is mostly undigested food. When I discussed if there is anything else we can do he felt we are doing all we can. So here I am trying to see if anyone else has some recommendations. I aksed the vet about something like yogurt and he did not know if it would help any. The vet feels that there has been significant damage done to the lining of the intestines and there is nothing that can be done. If that is the case what do we have to lose? I am thinking about introducing some lactobacillus, probably in the form of skim milk cottage cheese or plain yougurt. I feel the Clavamox has killed all the good bacteria in thier systems and that may be part of the problem. They have been off the Clavamox for over a week now. Any help/information would be greatly appreciated. My wife and I want to make sure we do not lose any of these little guys. Thank you in advance for any information you can provide. -Troy Well after speaking with almost everybody in Toronto here we took the kittens to a vet that practiced both traditional as well as alternate forms of care. He agreed that much of the problem was most likley resulting from the medications used in the tradiitonal aprach. He suggested the use of several products (pro biotics and several herbal combinations) specifically to restore the flora in the digestive system. He also stopped the use of the medications they are currently on. He felt the kittens had a failry good chance to recover as they have very good appetites and are drinking lots of water. His only concern was that maybe some permanent damage had been done already. He said we should see an improvement in the next few days. I'm not sure if it is just wishfull thinking, but the kittens do seem to have a bit more energy already. Will keep you all posted -Troy Well it seems that we got our hopes up too soon. The weakest of the group died early this morning. -Troy |
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