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Baycox is the best drug to fight coccidiosis in a cattery situation. Included in this article are details of the latest dosing protocol and a list of Baycox suppliers.
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Use this handy chart to determine the correct dosages to use when administering Baycox to treat Coccidia. Included in the chart are dosages for kittens weighing as little as 4 ounces up to the dose needed for a 20 pound cat.
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Blood in your cat's stool can be an indicator of many different health issues. Sometimes it is a minor problem, or it may be a symptom of a more serious condition.
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Campylobacter is a bacteria that can cause diarrhea, most often in kittens, especially during weaning. The diarrhea can be so debilitating, it can be life-threatening. This article discusses treatment options and how to eliminate campylobacter from your cattery.
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Cats, like people, can have the occasional upset tummy that may result in one or two loose bowel movements, but if a cat develops chronic diarrhea, the situation can be serious.
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Coccidiosis is a parasitic infection that causes severe diarrhea, especially in weaning kittens or debilitated adult cats. Coccidiosis can cause death, especially in young kittens. This article explains treatment options and an effective way to prevent future infections of coccidia in your cattery.
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Constipation can be a serious problem, especially in a young kitten. Learn what to look for and the treatment options you may need to consider.
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Constipation can be lethal in a newborn kitten. Learn the signs to watch for, and how to help a newborn eliminate if it is suffering from constipation.
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Occasionally, your cat may suffer from either diarrhea or constipation. If either condition persists for more than a couple days, you should be concerned.
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Diarrhea is not a disease, but a symptom related to many different diseases. This article explains what to do if your kitty starts to have loose, sloppy stools.
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Acute or chronic diarrhea that fails to respond to normal medications may be the result of an overgrowth of E. coli bacteria in your cat's digestive tract. This overgrowth is called an E.coli "bloom".
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Feline coronavirus and its connection to feline infectious peritonitis (FIP) is one of the most misunderstood relationships in the cat fancy. Infection with coronavirus is common in a contained population of cats, including those in catteries.
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The first priority in treating a constipated cat is to empty the bowels of the hard feces. The most effective way of doing this is to administer an enema.
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Ifyour cat have intermittent or chronic diarrhea that does not respond to conventional treatment, Iams Hairball Care Dry Cat Food has proven useful in correcting the problem when all other conventional treatments fail.
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Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is not a single disease but is a syndrome characterized by gastrointestinal disorders caused by the body's reaction to chronic irritation when inflammatory cells invade the wall of the stomach and/or intestines.
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Poopy Butt is an unscientific (but very descriptive) term that refers to the condition that happens when a kitten develops a ball of feces that sticks to the hair of its rear end, often covering the anus and preventing the kitten from defecating properly.
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Dr. Leah Montgomery explains her treatment of a 3 month old female Exotic Shorthair kitten that developed a prolapsed rectum. This article is complete with photos of the prolapse and surgery.
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Follow the detailed medical case history of a 10-week old Exotic Shorthair kitten that experienced a prolapsed rectum that recurred five times. When traditional purse-string surgery failed to correct the problem, the kitten was operated on to actually sew the colon to the body wall.
An owner tells the story of her senior cat’s struggle with not eating and constipation, and the complicated journey travelled before a solution was found.
Tritrichomonas foetus (T. foetus) is a microscopic single-celled parasite that is an "emerging" problem and the cause of long term diarrhea in felines.
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