hello, i have a 5 year old bengal who has chronically lived with diarhea or loose stoos with gas and occassional mucous and blood since we adopted him 4 years ago and who also had digestive problems before then. he is otherwise in very good health, eats and drinks fine, and plays. we and the breeder had him tested for normal parasites, which were always negative, but had never had him tested for coronavirus. we recently got a new vet and due to a recent very bad bout has run a more complete series of blood work and stool testing and has diagnosed the following: pancreatic insufficience (not pancreatitis), plus bacterial infection, plus corona virus (not fip). we had always thought that he had intolerances to cereals/starch and fish oils because as soon as these were in any wet food or if managed to steel even a few pieces of kibble from our other cats, this started a diarhea crisis. when we stuck to a pure chicken, no starches, no-low fat diet, his stools never had blood or mucous, but also were never firm stools either. he will start an antiobiotoc treatment for the infection, enzymes for the pancreatic insufficiency, and a bout of diarsanyl to help sooth intestines and build up good flora. for those of you who do have bengals with digestive disorders and have been diagnosed with corona virus, i would also suggest looking at food intolerances and pancreatic insufficiencies.
i am nervous about the corona virus and how to manage it with my multi-cat household and seek any advice. My cats are generally indoor cats, although I have occassionally taken them in the backyard on leashes. I have two other bengals (same litter as one another, but different from the 5 year old mentioned above) from the same breeder with no signs of digestive problems - they have all lived together for the last 4 years sharing litter boxes, etc, so even if the virus did not come from the catterie, they all likely have it now - i will get them tested to confirm. any advice on what to do if they are all positive (but no fip) and what to do if one does show signs of fip in the future? I also have just adopted two selkirks before this diagnosis who are still in quarantine: a 6 month kitten and a 7 year old full bred retired female. I will also have them tested. I had intended on introducing them to the house and the bengals after a month, but now am very nervous about doing so, particularly if they are negative. any advice here? many many thanks!
|