9May2020/MAXI/AMPS357/STILL DIARRHEA
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Olive & Paula
Member Since 2015
Something your giving that's different from what ER gave must be the answer if he didn't have it there but now has at home again.
Ollie's got it now also.
Ollie's got it now also.
carfurby (GA)
Member Since 2012
Sending prayers. 
bambinaki
Member Since 2010
Thank you!
bambinaki
Member Since 2010
Only the canned food that he was fine with before and the S. boulardii and 'regular' probiotics. Maybe it's the Clavamox; I think he had only one dose of that at the clinic; the antibiotcs they gave him before that were intraveneous and had a different name (beginning with 'u' I think).
Oh no! What's going on?
Olive & Paula
Member Since 2015
Ollie is chronic p'titis. But I think the FF changed as its more fish smelling set it off. All cats refuse all FF now.
bambinaki
Member Since 2010
I am sorry, and I hope she's not suffering! (I guess that's an unrealistic hope.)
Olive & Paula
Member Since 2015
She's not suffering but certainly doesn't feel well. I just hope it turns around quickly.
bambinaki
Member Since 2010
Me too!
Olive & Paula
Member Since 2015
Maxi any better?
bambinaki
Member Since 2010
He seems to feel much better. His appetite is good. I hope that means he's not nauseous. I hope he's not in any pain. He seems not to be.
But he still has diarrhea.
tiffmaxee
Member Since 2013
I just did a quick search for clavomx side effects and diarrhea is one.
https://www.petmd.com/pet-medication/clavamox
https://www.petmd.com/pet-medication/clavamox
bambinaki
Member Since 2010
Olive & Paula
Member Since 2015
Clavamox does that and vomiting. I had to split the total daily dose into 3 and gave every 8 hrs. It worked but vet was not happy at all, claimed it wouldn't be effective enough. But I couldn't let her continue to vomit or have diarrhea for 14 days. Now I don't allow it for any of my cats. She is the 4th one whose had a problem with it. Tux and PJ have never had it yet so don't know how they would be, they will never have it as far as I'm concerned.
bambinaki
Member Since 2010
Poor kitties. Sounds like the vet didn't care about the vomiting and diarrhea.
Is there an alternate antibiotic?
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Olive & Paula
Member Since 2015
I forget why she was getting it, maybe after her dental. Vet said it was the best thing to give and alternate wouldn't be effective enough.
Depends what you are trying to treat with it. There are lots of antibiotics, but you want one that's capable of treating the type of infection you are dealing with. Maybe you can ask the vet if there is an alternative. He's going to get dehydrated with constant diarrhea.
bambinaki
Member Since 2010
Thanks, Wendy.
I will call Monday morning and ask, say I want to stop Clavamox. Thank goodness he's eating well, and I put water in his food. He drinks a lot too, which I guess I should not be glad about. At least his diarrhea is now 'only' twice a day.
Bobbie And Bubba
Member Since 2015
Have you tried S.Boulardii? You can get it at CVS all though there it is pricer than on Amazon, but you will want it fast. It can be added to the food without detection. Here is a link from Food Fur Life website about diarrhea and using the S.Boulardii probiotic. It can be given at the same time as the antibiotic unlike other probiotics. I always had very good luck with it when ever Bubba had gastritis.
https://www.foodfurlife.com/my-cat-has-diarrhea---what-do-i-do.html#/
https://www.foodfurlife.com/my-cat-has-diarrhea---what-do-i-do.html#/
bambinaki
Member Since 2010
Thanks, Bobbie! Thanks to an advisor on this board, Maxi has been on S.boulardii since before he went into the hospital, and he is still on it. Not sure if that's why his poo finally was not complete diarrhea this morning (http://www.felinediabetes.com/FDMB/...rst-partially-formed-poo.229434/#post-2568871). At first I gave it with Clavamox, but then started giving it 2 hours after (and at other times throughout the day and night). Do you think it's better to give it at the same time as the antibiotic? I wasn't able to get it at my local CVS. I asked for S. boulardii specifically, wrote it down for him, but he gave me the wrong thing. So, I ordered it on Amazon. How quickly does it work for Bubba?