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| Irritable Bowel In Cats | |
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| Topic Started: Jun 22 2010, 12:13 AM (53 Views) | |
| Lark | Jun 22 2010, 12:13 AM Post #1 |
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Sigh....seems like we get Ranger dosed on his proper meds and now Rocky has decided to get in on the cha ching thing with the vet too. After several visits it has now been determined that he has irritable bowel syndrome and he was given a shot of prednisone which quickly worked for him. Now he is on pills and doing fine the last few days, hope it stays that way. Anyone else have a cat with this problem, funny how animals get the same things as humans do....lee |
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| FuzzyO | Jun 22 2010, 02:53 AM Post #2 |
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Or maybe humans get the same things as animals do! I am wondering if Boy's problems include IBS, or perhaps he needs an increase dosage of his thyroid med. He was so very stressed during and after his last vet visit and is so frail and elderly that I am very reluctant to take him back to the vet for testing. I am trying the sensitive stomach food at the moment, no appreciable difference as of yet. |
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| Lark | Jun 22 2010, 01:26 PM Post #3 |
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Fuzzyo, the signs of IBS are vomiting up dry food which is not digested, ewwww gross but true. Rocky was able to keep down canned food, not the dry, at first it was every couple of weeks, then weekly, then every second day. Another sign, cats will constantly lick their bottom, another ewwwww At first we thought it might be anal problems and glands were expressed, but when frequency of vomiting progressed IBS was the culprit, still not 100 per cent sure but with the way the prednisone has quickly worked it seems like a good guess as bloodwork ruled out other causes. Good luck with Boy, I know how helpless you feel especially when our pets get older, and the older they get the wiser they get about going to the vet. And the food will make a difference too if Boy does have IBS.....lee |
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| FuzzyO | Jun 22 2010, 02:28 PM Post #4 |
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With Boy it's been the vomiting and diarrhoea. He is underweight already due to his thyroid problems so this isn't good. While I was at the vet's picking up his meds we decided to increase his thyroid medication to see if that addresses the problem so I'm hoping there'll be a difference. The good thing is that the vet said that he will come to the house if necessary so I don't have to worry about the stressful office visit. I'm glad the prednisone is working for Rocky. Rocky, rock on! |
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