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Cat Forum / Health and Behavior / February 2005diarrhea/pumkin added to food
Looking for lost article on benefits of adding pumkin to kitten food. Recently read article on canned pumkin (Not pie filling). According to article, adding pumkin to cat/kitten food can help alleviate diarrhea and constipation. It adds fiber and absorbs fluids at the same time. Attempting to relocate this article... any assistance would be appreciated. Thanx >Looking for lost article on benefits of adding pumkin to kitten food. >Recently read article on canned pumkin (Not pie filling). According to >article, adding pumkin to cat/kitten food can help alleviate diarrhea and >constipation. It adds fiber and absorbs fluids at the same time. >Attempting to relocate this article... any assistance would be appreciated. >Thanx http://www.pets.ca/pettips/tips-75.htm http://www.cah.com/dr_library/clost.html Google on pumpkin and diarrhea and cats BarB > Looking for lost article on benefits of adding pumkin to kitten food. > Recently read article on canned pumkin (Not pie filling). According to > article, adding pumkin to cat/kitten food can help alleviate diarrhea and > constipation. It adds fiber and absorbs fluids at the same time. > Attempting to relocate this article... any assistance would be appreciated. I don't know of any article on it, but I've heard masses of anecdotal evidence for its usefulness. Priscilla Our vet suggested it for our older, constipated cat, but I've never heard of it for diarrhea. Rhonda > Looking for lost article on benefits of adding pumkin to kitten food. > Recently read article on canned pumkin (Not pie filling). According to > article, adding pumkin to cat/kitten food can help alleviate diarrhea and > constipation. It adds fiber and absorbs fluids at the same time. > Attempting to relocate this article... any assistance would be appreciated. > Thanx >Our vet suggested it for our older, constipated cat, but I've never >heard of it for diarrhea. My cat has diarrhea right now. The vet recommended it as well as chicken, rice, and plain, low fat yogurt. I haven't tried it yet - I plan to buy it tomorrow at work. So, far he is eating the chicken and skipping the rice.  Signature-- Meghan & the Zoo Crew Equine and Pet Photography http://www.zoocrewphoto.com >>Our vet suggested it for our older, constipated cat, but I've never >>heard of it for diarrhea. [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] >I haven't tried it yet - I plan to buy it tomorrow at work. So, far he >is eating the chicken and skipping the rice. You can find info by searching Google for "pumpkin diarrhea cats" At one time, during a long battle with diarrhea in four rescued kittens and many drugs, the vet sent samples several times to a research facility in California. The second time they told us they thought we had finally killed the bug but that their systems were so out of balance that the diarrhea remained. Pumpkin and acidophilus, which is present in some but not all yogurt, was recommended and it worked. BarB > You can find info by searching Google for "pumpkin diarrhea cats" >At one time, during a long battle with diarrhea in four rescued [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] >which is present in some but not all yogurt, was recommended and it >worked. Yes, the vet also recommended fat free plain yogurt because of the acidophilus. Jay Jay has eaten a little of that, which is more than the rice. I bought the punpkin tonight, but I haven't tried it yet. I am still mystified that he hasn't done anything other than pee today. I suppose I should be glad he hasn't had any diarrhea since late Friday night. But it is now 4am on sunday, and he hasn't done anything solid either. Signature-- Meghan & the Zoo Crew Equine and Pet Photography http://www.zoocrewphoto.com Meghan, If he won't eat the yoghurt, get some acidolphulos capsules at a health food store (refrigerated only), open a capsule and add it to his canned food. It has no taste and is the same ingredient that makes the yoghurt effective. ---MIKE--- >Meghan, If he won't eat the yoghurt, get some acidolphulos capsules at a >health food store (refrigerated only), open a capsule and add it to his >canned food. It has no taste and is the same ingredient that makes the >yoghurt effective. In addition to the capsules the OP may be able to find it as a powder to add to formula for babies. Make sure it's refrigerated. Thr OP should check, if she's using yogurt, that it is marked live-culture. It contains the organism Lactobacillus Acidophilus. Most yogurt from the grocery store is not live. BarB >On Sat, 26 Feb 2005 09:12:51 -0500, twinmountain@webtv.net >Thr OP should check, if she's using yogurt, that it is marked >live-culture. It contains the organism Lactobacillus Acidophilus. >Most yogurt from the grocery store is not live. Mine says live. It's the the fat free pain yogurt - Safeway brand. I didn't look at any of the others since this listed the acidophilus. Signature-- Meghan & the Zoo Crew Equine and Pet Photography http://www.zoocrewphoto.com >Meghan, If he won't eat the yoghurt, get some acidolphulos capsules at a >health food store (refrigerated only), open a capsule and add it to his >canned food. It has no taste and is the same ingredient that makes the >yoghurt effective. He has eaten a little of the yogurt so far. I'll try some more tomorrow. Signature-- Meghan & the Zoo Crew Equine and Pet Photography http://www.zoocrewphoto.com > >Our vet suggested it for our older, constipated cat, but I've never > >heard of it for diarrhea. [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > I haven't tried it yet - I plan to buy it tomorrow at work. So, far he > is eating the chicken and skipping the rice. I have never heard of it for diarrhea either - only constipation. Be sure to push fluids - turkey or chicken broth works well for this. -L. >I have never heard of it for diarrhea either - only constipation. Be >sure to push fluids - turkey or chicken broth works well for this. He's doing great with regular water. He just drank some a minute ago. I found that he prefers the water bowls on the floor, so I have several water bowls around the house. The vet checked him for dehydration. I was pretty sure he was okay, but she confirmed that he was just fine there. So, considering the liquid he was producing, he must have been drinking pretty well. Signature-- Meghan & the Zoo Crew Equine and Pet Photography http://www.zoocrewphoto.com **Ditto, here. Only, I'd read about using pumpkin for constipation, years ago, probably a Dr. Phil suggestion :-). You might also want to try Purina brand, "hair ball" treats. This is a dandy way to control constipation in a senior cat. Make sure you read directions, and give just a few a day, or as needed. Also worth noting: Pumpkin and ( carrots- Gerber baby food, for example) is loaded with beta-carotene, which is a great* healing + immune booster. I used it- Gerber brand baby food "Beef + Carrots"- heated slightly, w/ a little salt) added-, on and off for years with Blue, for his ongoing constipation and (also I swear it helped to rejuvenate) his stomach lining because he was also dianosised with pancreatisis during the last 9 years of his life. I really can't help but marvel that he made it as long as he did (to be 19 1/2 years old). ML > Our vet suggested it for our older, constipated cat, but I've never > heard of it for diarrhea. [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > > Attempting to relocate this article... any assistance would be appreciated. > > Thanx
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