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dgk - 01 Jul 2004 17:56 GMT

Not good I would think. She (12yo sickly cat ~ 5 lbs) had solid poops
when I got her but then she went on antibiotics and gained 7/10 lb in
a month. She got diarrhea after going on the antibiotics and I figured
it would go away once she was off them. But she's been off them for
two weeks and still has diarrhea. Now she seems to have a small
dripping of brown liquid from her butt. Not much but enough to be
noticable. I've wiped her a few times just to make sure that it isn't
just left over after pooping and I'm still not sure.

The vet isn't in today so I'll call them tomorrow and likely take her
in on Saturday. Having lost one cat to IBD I naturally think that she
might have it too, but it could be so many things. Well, I doubt it
will be any worse tonight but if so then tomorrow will prove
interesting. I have a feeling that I'm going to be visiting the
specialty vet within a week or two. So much for buying a new car.

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Cathy Friedmann - 01 Jul 2004 18:55 GMT

> Not good I would think. She (12yo sickly cat ~ 5 lbs) had solid poops
> when I got her but then she went on antibiotics and gained 7/10 lb in
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> noticable. I've wiped her a few times just to make sure that it isn't
> just left over after pooping and I'm still not sure.

This *may* be just her anal glands that need expressing. The vet will be
able to tell if it is & express them if necessary.

Cathy

> The vet isn't in today so I'll call them tomorrow and likely take her
> in on Saturday. Having lost one cat to IBD I naturally think that she
> might have it too, but it could be so many things. Well, I doubt it
> will be any worse tonight but if so then tomorrow will prove
> interesting. I have a feeling that I'm going to be visiting the
> specialty vet within a week or two. So much for buying a new car.

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Karen - 01 Jul 2004 21:09 GMT

> > Not good I would think. She (12yo sickly cat ~ 5 lbs) had solid poops
> > when I got her but then she went on antibiotics and gained 7/10 lb in
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> This *may* be just her anal glands that need expressing. The vet will be
> able to tell if it is & express them if necessary.

Very possibly. Poor Jackie Cat. What would she have done if you hadn't seen
her that day?

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Mary - 01 Jul 2004 23:37 GMT

> Very possibly. Poor Jackie Cat. What would she have >done if you hadn't

seen her that day?

I keep thinking the same thing. There is something about older strays and
pregnant strays that really tugs at my heartstrings.

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dgk - 02 Jul 2004 14:25 GMT

>> > Not good I would think. She (12yo sickly cat ~ 5 lbs) had solid poops
>> > when I got her but then she went on antibiotics and gained 7/10 lb in
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>Very possibly. Poor Jackie Cat. What would she have done if you hadn't seen
>her that day?

The pet shop that she came from is closing as of the middle of July.
The folks who run it find that it's just too much work and not enough
money. They have to be there every day to take care of the animals
(they sell hamsters and rabbits and such), and they do dog grooming.

They're going to try to get rid of the rest of the cats; they have
around ten right now, and the remainder will move with them to the
wilds of Pennsylvania.

I feel somewhat guilty since I've always bought the litter at Target
although I've tried to buy most of the food from the store. I guess a
lot of folks do that since it's so much cheaper, but in the end you
lose the family owned businesses.

Well, the good news is that Jackie seems to have stopped leaking, at
least for last night and this morning. I'm still not convinced that it
wasn't left over from her pooping. The diarreah is distressing though.
Plus it smells really bad when she goes. Let's see what the vet says.

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Mary - 01 Jul 2004 23:18 GMT

"dgk" <sonicechoes-spamless@hot-nospamp-mail.com> wrote :

> I have a feeling that I'm going to be visiting the
> specialty vet within a week or two.

Poor Jackie cat. I hope it is only a temporary condition.

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Laura R. - 02 Jul 2004 00:21 GMT

circa Thu, 01 Jul 2004 12:56:12 -0400, in rec.pets.cats.health+behav,
dgk (sonicechoes-spamless@hot-nospamp-mail.com) said,

> Not good I would think. She (12yo sickly cat ~ 5 lbs) had solid poops
> when I got her but then she went on antibiotics and gained 7/10 lb in
[quoted text clipped - 11 lines]
> interesting. I have a feeling that I'm going to be visiting the
> specialty vet within a week or two. So much for buying a new car.

Poor kitty. Please let us know what the vet says.

Laura

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dgk - 02 Jul 2004 00:36 GMT

>circa Thu, 01 Jul 2004 12:56:12 -0400, in rec.pets.cats.health+behav,
>dgk (sonicechoes-spamless@hot-nospamp-mail.com) said,
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>
>Laura

Seems better tonight. Nothing apparent on the old chute. Maybe it is
the anal glands. I've never had a cat that had that problem though
I've certainly read about it here often enough. We'll see.

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Cheryl - 02 Jul 2004 01:45 GMT

In the fine newsgroup "rec.pets.cats.health+behav", dgk
<sonicechoes-spamless@zero-spam-hotmail.com> artfully composed
this message within
<news:la89e0dseoldv01e314dnbchq64jp1j4ff@4ax.com> on 01 Jul 2004:

> Seems better tonight. Nothing apparent on the old chute. Maybe
> it is the anal glands. I've never had a cat that had that
> problem though I've certainly read about it here often enough.
> We'll see.

It does sound like anal sac fluid. Shadow has problems with his
because of chronic diarrhea. I wonder if the diarrhea is from the
antibiotics? It is common from what I've read. A little plain yoghurt
could help that, with the live cultures.

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dgk - 02 Jul 2004 20:05 GMT

>In the fine newsgroup "rec.pets.cats.health+behav", dgk
><sonicechoes-spamless@zero-spam-hotmail.com> artfully composed
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>antibiotics? It is common from what I've read. A little plain yoghurt
>could help that, with the live cultures.

I will give it a try.

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Tree Line - 02 Jul 2004 17:31 GMT

Since you lost one cat to IBD, a thought occurred to me, nice to get
at least one thought. Are your water and food dishes made of plastic
by any chance. Just to rule out any bacterial infection that is
lingering, you might want to switch to chrome or stainless steel. Or
glass. I use a combo of metal chrome, like a dog's water dish, and
plates that are either glass or paper. I do use a plastic dish for
kibble but try to wash that out with soap. Plastic harbors germs so
it's not obvious that it's a threat.

Just a thought while you try to pin down the problem.

The yogurt suggestion is also good. Unfortunately antibiotics also
kill the good bacteria in the gut and cats have short guts as
carnivores so that a double whammy. Need to replace some bacteria
possibly or perhaps another opportunistic infection has occurred. Can
yeast occur in the intestines?

Now aren't you sorry I posted all these meanderings.

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dgk - 02 Jul 2004 19:59 GMT

>> The vet isn't in today so I'll call them tomorrow and likely take her
>> in on Saturday. Having lost one cat to IBD I naturally think that she
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>
>Now aren't you sorry I posted all these meanderings.

I'm never sorry to read helpful posts. I don't think IBD has a
bacterial component but you never know. The bowls are heavy metal. I
had to get them so that one of the boys would stop turning them over
when he was done eating. So now I hear banging noises until he gives
up.

I will try yogurt.

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MacCandace - 02 Jul 2004 21:58 GMT

<< I will try yogurt. >>

Or they sell acidophilus powder at Petsmart that you can sprinkle on their
food.

Candace
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