Hometreatmentofdiarrheaincats

Home Treatment of diarrhea in cats
If your cat appears to be in distress or severely depressed, you should seek
IMMEDIATE veterinary attention.
Episodes of mild diarrhea/ soft stools lasting no more than a few days are not unusual. If your catis eating and alert, there is no cause for alarm. Switch to a bland diet and feed a normal amountof food (see recipe below) divided into 3 to 4 small servings fed at intervals throughout the day.
A general approach to the treatment of more severe watery diarrhea is to withhold food for 8 to12 hours and then start small meals of the bland diet described below. If the diarrhea hasresolved, it is likely to be due to stress, bacterial overgrowth (occurs with sudden diet changes)or dietary indiscretions, such as too many treats. If not, it may be a more serious problem, andwe advise you to schedule an examination of your cat and begin testing to rule out other causes.
Remember, persistent or severe diarrhea requires veterinary attention.
The most common recommendation for dietary control of diarrhea in cats is to use a low fat,moderate fiber diet. There are diets such as Hill’s i/d available for this purpose. If you chooseto try the i/d food, it can be purchased at the office.
A home-made equivalent diet consists of chicken and rice [1 part chicken /2 parts rice ]to which can be added a small amount (1/4 to 1/2 tsp) of wheat dextrin or psyllium (such asBenefiber or Metamucil ™). For kittens only, chicken baby food and rice cereal may be moreconvenient especially if one must force feed with a syringe. Alternate diets that can be tried are: A mixture of two parts rice and one part boiled hamburger with fat removed.
Mix one and a half cups of cooked white rice or potato with one half cup of low fatcottage cheese. Some cats prefer pasta to rice Live culture yogurt may help control diarrhea in cat . Dose range is from 2to 5ml with each meal. This is an attempt to add beneficial bacteria to the digestive tract.
Keep the cat / kitten on the bland diet for 1 - 2 days after the diarrhea clears up before starting togo back to the usual diet. Re-introducing regular food should be gradual, starting with 1/8 regularfood mixed in the bland diet. On subsequent days the ratio should be ¼, ½, then 3/4th regularfood, before totally back to regular food.
Home remedy medications for diarrhea should be used with caution.
Young kittens with severe diarrhea should be seen by a veterinarian as soon as possible.
Loperamide (Imodium AD ™) liquid can be used in cats for diarrhea. The usual dosage for catsis 0.1 to 0.2mg/kg every 8 to 12 hours. Oral liquid contains 1 mg/5ml. This is equivalent to 1 –2ml for a 5 lb cat, 2 – 4ml for a 10 lb cat; 4 – 8 ml/ 15 lb cat.
if there is no response you should have the cat and especially kittens examined / rechecked .
Since there is a small chance of causing excitable behavior in cats when using loperamide, thistreatment must be carefully monitored.
Bismuth subsalicylate (Pepto-Bismol™, Kaopectate™ ) liquid can be used as only a short term
treatment for diarrhea. Cats tend to accept this liquid more easily if it is cold. Give 1 – 4 ml
every 6 - 8 hours for no more than 2 days.
Don’t cut off the water. Chronic diarrhea can quickly cause a pet to become dehydrated. Makesure that they have fresh clean water at all times. You may consider using a re-hydration fluidlike Gatorade to replenish electrolytes.

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