Only appears to cover carb content really, but worth a read non the less.

Posting the link does always seem to make it more readable

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I just thought I'd update my previous post on my experiences trying to manage 3 cats with TF.

Just to re-iterate diet cannot irradiate the parasite or the symptoms, only RDZ has a chance of doing that and in our case it failed (which can happen).

Over a year later the symptoms are all under control save the occasional soft stool re-occurance.

The Hills d/d (which is not a brand I was comfortable with in any case) eventually provoked an extreme allergic reaction in one of my bengals which came on very suddenly.

So instead I upped the amount of high meat content wet food and tried a small amount of Royal Canin intense hairball dry (you can get it from amazon). This is high in psyllium husk which has been reported to help stool consistency. In our case it does indeed help.

I also finally managed to also get my cats to eat a small amount of psyllium (make sure it has no other ingredients) added to one of their wet food portions each day. Again a great help. Baked/ boiled chicken breast is equally a very useful part of their diet for managing the stools.

I also supplement with a high quality cod liver oil specifically for pets once or twice a week- I use the pet version from nordic naturals. But you must be careful with this, as you can overdose on the vitamin A contained in it very easily with irreversible consequences especially if you are feeding commercial foods which already have enough vitamin A in them. I give it conservatively once or twice a week, when it says you can give daily. The omega oils are reportedly good for helping with inflammation- which a gut with TF may be.

So just to share my experiences managing TF when RDZ fails- which I struggled to find any help with online or from even the best vets. Don't despair, I have three healthy and happy cats who very rarely have soft stools anymore. You just have to make sure you are feeding them the best quality diet you can and I'd certainly recommend, as others have, psyllium.

Hi, I know that it is many years since you posted your recommendations for post tritrichomanas. However, I have a British Shorthair kitten who us still suffering from the condition and we are struggling. He has even had unlicensed antibiotics as prescribed by small animal hospital in Liverpool - we have spent £1000s and he doesn't improve. We are constantly cleaning and he's uncomfortable. At times, he drops on the floor. Do we just have to wait for him to grow out of it? Vicky, Merseyside x

As far as I can tell, Ronidazole is the ONLY drug that can help TF. One member here had to have her cats segregated for several weeks as she was unable to get rid of it. Recontamination is quite common and it's a vicious circle. Once the diagnosis has been confirmed, if you have any other cat, they must not use the same litter box, the litter boxes must be emptied and cleaned daily and the drug has to be administered.

I might suggest you try a larger animal hospital. Your little one is suffering from this condition and I know it isn't fun for you, so please, please, please seek out a second opinion and treatment.