? 11/29 Little Man AMPS 100 (we have started having diarrhea)

[Little Man's mom (GA)]

Hi all!

So numbers have generally been pretty good. I noticed Monday night he started having a little diarrhea.

It's not a lot or all the time. Seems to be small amounts. The first stool Monday was large and half regular and then runny. Since then it's been runny. Looks to be twice per day and runny. He has 4 of the 5 p's, obviously poo is the issue. I've tried pumpkin and it is a total no go he won't touch it mixed in food.

I know there are probiotics out there that work great. Can I get some advice on which one and a dosage?

 

[cecile & bella]

Hi Rainbow! There was a conversation about diarrhea in @Karen and Chispa 's post 2 days ago, with lots of recommandations, I'll copy it here: https://felinediabetes.com/FDMB/thr...ps-79-3-163-pmps-109-3-5.283976/#post-3127130
I hope it does not get worse! If you don't have anything else and LM will eat it, maybe give him a teaspoon of plain yogurt?

 

[Bandit's Mom]

I know there are probiotics out there that work great. Can I get some advice on which one and a dosage?

You want S. Boulardii. This page has dosage instructions:
https://www.foodfurlife.com/my-cat-has-diarrhea---what-do-i-do.html#/

 

[carfurby (GA)]

 

[tiffmaxee]

Get SBoulardii with mos. It helped Chai. Another really good one is Proviable paste. I hope it gives away soon.

 

[Karen and Chispa (GA)]

Good luck with getting LM's diarrhea under control -- it is no fun for us or them. I am still waiting for today's output, hoping for fully baked ... !!!

 

[Little Man's mom (GA)]

Thankyou everyone for all the advice. I have found the s. Boulardii from Amazonbut tons of different brands. I found florastor locally will that work?

 

[Wendy&Neko]

Yes, I have given Florastor before and it worked. It doesn't have the MOS, but you can a psyllium husk powder, which is a prebiotic that can be mixed into food and can be used instead of pumpkin. Some cats will eat baby food squash, but not pumpkin, so that's another thing to try. Good luck!

 

[Little Man's mom (GA)]

Yes, I have given Florastor before and it worked. It doesn't have the MOS, but you can a psyllium husk powder, which is a prebiotic that can be mixed into food and can be used instead of pumpkin. Some cats will eat baby food squash, but not pumpkin, so that's another thing to try. Good luck!

Thanks Wendy I do have some psyllium husk. Never thought about using that for diarrhea...we had used it in past for constipation. Should I try that alone first or get the florastor and use both?

 

[Wendy&Neko]

I found the Florastor pretty quick to work, so I would definitely give it a go. The psyllium husk might not be as quick, and is more for restoring overall balance to the gut bacteria. But I think you can do both, they have different roles.

 

[Little Man's mom (GA)]

I found the Florastor pretty quick to work, so I would definitely give it a go. The psyllium husk might not be as quick, and is more for restoring overall balance to the gut bacteria. But I think you can do both, they have different roles.

Perfect will do! Thanks so much