[*Flick*]

Cleaning the litter out this morning as usual, and discovered over night, one of the cats has had diarrhea with blood in it.
Of course, i checked all 3 to see if any of them had anything on their fur, but no all clean, so im not sure which cat it is. I rang my vet and they said to take all their food away and just leave them with water and keep an eye on them for a few hours. Now hustla has already been again since cleaning it and his poop seems ok, so now I just have to wait for the other 2.

Ive cancelled all my plans to go out today on my day off and just going to sit home with the babies and keep an eye on them. Lets hope its nothing serious, im so worried

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[carmel]

Flick
Try not to worry too much, you are doing the right thing in talking to your vet, taking the food up and waiting to see what happens, also sometimes with diahorra there can be a bit of blood as the bowel is irritated also when they strain to poo there can be a bit of blood in it as well, their tummies could have been upset by many factors but that does happen every now and again.
Carmel

[Patricia L]

I hope they go for you soon so you know who it is.
Litter watch can be a pain...last time I had to get a urine specimen from Boy...he waited until 3 am to pee - LOL, I did get one I didn't need from Angelique in the mean time as well.
Blood is always worth checking out, but as posted above, it is not always a sign of anything bad, they are some non major things that can be the cause too, so try not to worry too much while you are waiting.

[*Flick*]

thanks guys. well its been a few hours now, all 3 have been since and no more blood, so Im beginning to think it was just an upset tummy or straining. Never seen that before so it just freaked me out!

[aboutTaya]

We do worry don't we. I'm glad to hear that it seems to be a one off. We grew up with cats who went outdoors and I do wonder if part of the reason we never seemed to worry about them was because we had no idea what was happening at that end. It actually is a little reassuring to know what's happening in the litter box, I feel like if there is a problem it can be spotted straight away rather than waiting for it to become so serious that other symptoms start developing.

[*Flick*]

well, i discovered today that its still happening, and its my raggy boy jackson. Ive rang the vet and im waiting for my partner to get home to take me down there with him.
Hes only had a little to no blood, but a lot of the runs.. he was sitting in the kitchen and the next thing i knew, he had jumped up and was scratching at the floor like he would in his litter box, the diarrhea just came out before he could walk 2 metres to the litter box.
He seems ok, like hes alert and crying at me to go for his daily walk and is playing with his toys, but im going to get it looked at asap. My poor little baby!

This post has been edited by *Flick*: 25 October 2009 - 05:26 PM

[carmel]

Flick
Good luck at the vets. Let us know how you get on, hopefully it is a touch of gastro and the vet can give him something to help..
Carmel

[*Flick*]

So got back from the vets a while ago, lucky the emergency vet wasnt too busy. She seems to think its just a tummy bug, possibly something hes picked up from going outside for walks. His temp is up just a little, but hes still bright and and alert and playing so shes not too worried at this stage.
Got some anti-biotics and some liquid stuff to give him to settle his tummy and stop the runs. See how he goes for the next few days.

[Patricia L]

Glad it wasn't too bad - hope he's feeling better very soon.

[kittycoo]

Recently one of my cats had a short bout of the runs and I used a little Slippery Elm Powder ( available from Health Stores) mixed in about 1/4 glass of filtered water and syringed 1/4 teaspoon of the mixture into the mouth. It worked a treat , the diarreah went away quickly and it's good for the digestive system ( both human and animal).
Of course make sure there is nothing serious going on first..
Just a little tip I learned recently.

Carmen xx

[*Flick*]

thanks for the advice! Ive heard of the stuff but didnt know what it was for. Weve been very watchfull of him the last few days, i even came home from work 4 times yesterday to check on him. He seems pretty good now but will keep a close eye on him anyway.

[aboutTaya]

Sending some more for Jackson and hoping his belly is all settled now. Taya always looked so miserable after she had the runs. She'd just curl up into her teacosy position and have these big woeful eyes, it'd just tear you up.

[kittycoo]

thanks for the advice! Ive heard of the stuff but didnt know what it was for. Weve been very watchfull of him the last few days, i even came home from work 4 times yesterday to check on him. He seems pretty good now but will keep a close eye on him anyway.

I only just learned about the stuff myself from a homeopath! Apparently it is also good for animals with ulcers, IBS, Stomach Cancers, inflammations and gastritis.
1/2 teaspoon of powder in 1/4 cup filtered water, syringe mixture into the side of the mouth every two hours then stop or reduce frequency when you see improvement.
Can be added to daily meals for chronic diarroeah, mixed with lots of water.
As I said also good for us human folk too.
All I can say it worked for my cat's situation and if there is nothing serious going on, then I can't see the harm in it.
Handy to have a packet in the cupboard, just in case. A 100g packet costs around $14.
Good Luck, hope things go well for puss.


Carmen xx

This post has been edited by kittycoo: 27 October 2009 - 08:08 PM