Any and all help is appreciated! TIA!!
Our ~7year old sphynx cat has been having diarrhea for several weeks now. We tried giving some probiotics, which seemed to help a little but didn't make diarrhea go away. After 7 days of probiotics, we took him to a vet who took a stool sample and prescribed 7 days of antibiotics. The stool sample results came back negative.
The antibiotics seemed to make diarrhea happen more often and instead of pooping twice a day, it was several times while on the antibiotics.
I took him back to the vet and he was prescribed very bland high-quality food, both dry and wet (Royal Canin Ultamino & Hills prescription diet skin/food sensitivities z/d). The vet thinks he has colonitis.
It has been 7 days on this new food, and this was his poop today (see picture). Still soft...better than with the antibiotics though. You can also see that he is straining and the skin around his anus is red. When he isn't pooping, you can't see this redness. He also threw up last night =( =( =( (he has been throwing up once every 10-14 days)
I'm currently looking for a vet that specializes in Sphynx cats in the Los Angeles area, if anyone knows someone....
I read that raw meat food can also help, but I don't want to keep switching food every week or two.
Thoughts and suggestions, please!!!!!
He is such a sweet baby boy.
Our ~7year old sphynx cat has been having diarrhea for several weeks now. We tried giving some probiotics, which seemed to help a little but didn't make diarrhea go away. After 7 days of probiotics, we took him to a vet who took a stool sample and prescribed 7 days of antibiotics. The stool sample results came back negative.
The antibiotics seemed to make diarrhea happen more often and instead of pooping twice a day, it was several times while on the antibiotics.
I took him back to the vet and he was prescribed very bland high-quality food, both dry and wet (Royal Canin Ultamino & Hills prescription diet skin/food sensitivities z/d). The vet thinks he has colonitis.
It has been 7 days on this new food, and this was his poop today (see picture). Still soft...better than with the antibiotics though. You can also see that he is straining and the skin around his anus is red. When he isn't pooping, you can't see this redness. He also threw up last night =( =( =( (he has been throwing up once every 10-14 days)
I'm currently looking for a vet that specializes in Sphynx cats in the Los Angeles area, if anyone knows someone....
I read that raw meat food can also help, but I don't want to keep switching food every week or two.
Thoughts and suggestions, please!!!!!
He is such a sweet baby boy.