Hi,
We adopted a 9mth old kitty 2mths ago and up until we got him he had mostly solid stools, per the breeder. One or two bouts of diarrhea that cleared up with flagyl. About a week in our house he started having loose stool. He has been treated separately for about 5-10 days with both Flagl and Albon due to the cattery being infected with both, but fecal were normal. We just found this out when I called to see what the breeder suggested.
This is the second Vet that we have seen and now he recommends that we go to Michigan State Vet hospital because he is clueless what the problem is. The kitty was on steroids for about 5 days and his lab work two days post steroids showed an elevated amylase level and some other values that were either one over or one under normal.
The breeder and my husband and I think that we should treat for a longer duration with Flagyl and Albon to make sure we completely killed the bug if there is one.
The vet makes me nervous because he seems to just go along with whatever we ask. He thinks it is inflammatory bowel disease or food allergies. He isn't responding to steroids or Hills Z/D food.
So, are we doing the right thing?
We adopted a 9mth old kitty 2mths ago and up until we got him he had mostly solid stools, per the breeder. One or two bouts of diarrhea that cleared up with flagyl. About a week in our house he started having loose stool. He has been treated separately for about 5-10 days with both Flagl and Albon due to the cattery being infected with both, but fecal were normal. We just found this out when I called to see what the breeder suggested.
This is the second Vet that we have seen and now he recommends that we go to Michigan State Vet hospital because he is clueless what the problem is. The kitty was on steroids for about 5 days and his lab work two days post steroids showed an elevated amylase level and some other values that were either one over or one under normal.
The breeder and my husband and I think that we should treat for a longer duration with Flagyl and Albon to make sure we completely killed the bug if there is one.
The vet makes me nervous because he seems to just go along with whatever we ask. He thinks it is inflammatory bowel disease or food allergies. He isn't responding to steroids or Hills Z/D food.
So, are we doing the right thing?