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Hello,
I brought my cat Sam who is a 17 year old siamese mix breed cat, to the vet recently to look into why he has had a long history of going #2 outside of the litter box.
I have had a feeling for quite some time that Sam has IBS, since he sometimes yowels when he goes #2.
They did a blood panel and said the results were that everything looked ok except for markers that indicated some sort of infection could be happening as well as some liver issues.
We did a round of antibiotics, and rechecked his blood and they were the same, so I chose to do an ultrasound.
The results from the ultrasound were that his liver was inflamed as well as his intestines.
The vets recommendations are the following:
- Put him on a hydrolyzed protein vet formula diet for cats with allergies
- Give him antibiotics for 2 months to treat the liver issue
- Put him on steroids for his intestinal issues
I told the vet I was going on holiday and needed some time. But really I just wanted to do more research into what else going be done. The hydrolyzed protein vet formula has in my opinion poor ingredients in it, and I've never been one for hash pharmaceuticals.
I've recently cut out the Kibble from Sam & his brother Roger's diet. They're both doing ok, but haven't been going #2 and it's been concerning me. I've been slowly starting to add in some freeze dried and some frozen raw foods by Primal.
Next for Sam, I have been looking at the following for his Liver issues, although I don't know what to do for the IBS yet. I haven't tried anything yet because I'm still gathering information:
- Daily Multi Plus for Dogs & Cats
I'm also wondering if Sam has an allergy to fish? He has been on a fish heavy diet his whole life, but I was reading Dr. F say that fish can trigger a Histamine reaction, which I think may be accurate for Sam. Could that have something to do with his IBS issues?
Thank you for any information you can provide to help me, help Sam. He's old and I just want to help him have a good last part of his life.
Sincerely,
Jessica
I brought my cat Sam who is a 17 year old siamese mix breed cat, to the vet recently to look into why he has had a long history of going #2 outside of the litter box.
I have had a feeling for quite some time that Sam has IBS, since he sometimes yowels when he goes #2.
They did a blood panel and said the results were that everything looked ok except for markers that indicated some sort of infection could be happening as well as some liver issues.
We did a round of antibiotics, and rechecked his blood and they were the same, so I chose to do an ultrasound.
The results from the ultrasound were that his liver was inflamed as well as his intestines.
The vets recommendations are the following:
- Put him on a hydrolyzed protein vet formula diet for cats with allergies
- Give him antibiotics for 2 months to treat the liver issue
- Put him on steroids for his intestinal issues
I told the vet I was going on holiday and needed some time. But really I just wanted to do more research into what else going be done. The hydrolyzed protein vet formula has in my opinion poor ingredients in it, and I've never been one for hash pharmaceuticals.
I've recently cut out the Kibble from Sam & his brother Roger's diet. They're both doing ok, but haven't been going #2 and it's been concerning me. I've been slowly starting to add in some freeze dried and some frozen raw foods by Primal.
Next for Sam, I have been looking at the following for his Liver issues, although I don't know what to do for the IBS yet. I haven't tried anything yet because I'm still gathering information:
- Rx Vitamins Chicken Flavor Liquid Hepato for Pets
- Vetri-Science Dmg Liquid 30Ml, 100mg- Daily Multi Plus for Dogs & Cats
I'm also wondering if Sam has an allergy to fish? He has been on a fish heavy diet his whole life, but I was reading Dr. F say that fish can trigger a Histamine reaction, which I think may be accurate for Sam. Could that have something to do with his IBS issues?
Thank you for any information you can provide to help me, help Sam. He's old and I just want to help him have a good last part of his life.
Sincerely,
Jessica