My kittens are having diarrhea for over 3 months now. I treated them with Albon and they are de-wormed but no improvement. Their fecal tests came out negative and the vet doesn't know what's wrong. Recently, I start giving Lysine with wet food so they can boost up their immunity and one of them has herpes. My friend told me I should stop giving them wet food and just try dry food. I've done that as well but didn't work. Should I give them rice soup or try giving something else? Do I just wait until they get bigger and they will be fine?
Most cats are allergic to milk. They're lactose intolerant. If you give them milk, stop, buy kitten/cat milk and see if that works.
Your cat may have to have a change of diet.
Jelly,
I had a kitten with rampant diarrhea the source of which eluded my vet. She was on Albon several times, but nothing seemed to stop the diarrhea. She was checked for all parasites with repeated negative tests.
We finally took her off all dry food and she began to "solid up" almost immediately. Later when I tried dry kitten food again she began having diarrhea immediately.
We learned that she was allergic to grain, so with grainless high quality cat food she did fine.
Another of my cats with Herpes was on Lysine every day. He developed diarrhea. Perhaps try stopping the Lysine at this time.
It all depends on the wet food you are using. Your kittens may be food allergic. I would suggest using a hypoallergenic food after talking to your vet about this.
Natural Balance makes a venison and peas canned food which is hypoallergenic, and is not that costly, either.
But do talk with your vet about possible food allergies. And I would seriously consider a second opinion. If there is an underlying problem, getting bigger will not change the problem.
There are medications which your vet can prescribe to control diarrhea as well. I think a second opinion is most important.
You can try feeding them cooked turkey or chicken mixed with rice.
Hope this helps,
Troublesniffer
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I would get a second opinion from another vet. Perhaps a different brand of food (Instinct, Felidae, Wellness, etc.) would help, but speak to the vet about that first.
3 months of diarrhea in kittens means they are very dehydrated. What they need right now is Sub-Q fluids for sure - immediately.
If you have any K-Pectin (which has ONLY Kaolin and Pectin as ingredients), give your kittens, well, I don't know how how much they weigh, so I can't really say how much to give, but ask your vet for some and give it every 4 hours. This will stop the diarrhea within a couple of days. (For future reference and to keep some K-Pectin on hand, you can buy it on line at either Fosters & Smith or CalVetSupply .com.
Get them to a vet for fluids, though. I have no doubt whatsoever that they are very dehydrated. (Pinch the skin on their backs, if it goes down slow, they are dehydrated; if it stands up and doesn't go down, they are close to death).
They definitely need vet care - if your vet isn't going to take care of them, go to another vet.
Feed them boiled chicken or Hill's i/d for a few days. Add 1/4 of a Canikur tablet crushed in the food, morning and evening, for two days. If nothing improves, maybe they should take metronidazole for a week, but ask vet for dosage.
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the higher quality the food, the more of it that will be used, the less stool you have. dry is too high in carbs to be considered a good quality food. Feed wet food in loaf or pate form as it generally has the least amount of carbohydrates.
Since your kitties have been to the vet, you can then start looking for home remedies. I always always recommend vet first, because you don't want to mask diarrhea if there is a serious cause to it.
Kittens love the taste of canned pumpkin. The pumpkin will get fiber into their system which will help firm up stools. Probiotics also help - I usually use full fat plain yogurt (or low fat - but not fat free - and watch the ingredient list, the more pure the better)
you don't want to wait out diarrhea. it could lead to seriously dehydrated kittens - not to mention it has got to be uncomfortable for them. be aware you might have kittens with food allergies or IBD, and you might want to look into super premium foods or even a raw diet to help their systems
http://www.catinfo.org - for information regarding what is a species appropriate diet for kitties run by a vet who studies feline nutrition.
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Kitten diarrhea. What should I do?