Reddit reviews Nutri-Vet Anti-Diarrhea Liquid for Cats | Detoxifying Agent Works Against Bacterial Toxins | Helps Sooth Upset Stomach and Stop Diarrhea | 4oz
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Helps stop diarrhea in catsQuickly helps soothe an upset stomachAlso serves as a detoxifying agent that works against bacterial toxinsEasy to administer; safe for cats (and dogs)
Oh, I'd be happy to help! My cat went through several different types of treatment but until now, none of them worked out. But IBS seems to be a blanket diagnosis that covers several different ailments that a cat may have, as far as I'm aware, so one of the treatments that I tried for Einstein that didn't work for him may work for you.
Right now what is working is steroids. It started off as an injection from the vet but now he is using the pill form, Prednisolone. I also have him on this food supplement for his weight loss.
The first things my vet wanted to rule out is any parasite or infection so he had a few doses of antiparasitics and a treatment of antibiotics for a few weeks, but antibiotics themselves can cause diarrhea so it was combined with canned pumpkin (yeh, weird right? my vet swears by it for helping hardening soft stool. just canned pumpkin itself, not pie mix) and probiotics. I think the probiotics actually helped a lot at the time, but he also seemed to have gained a resistance to their effects after a while as well. I used Culturelle probiotics, half of a capsule in his food once a day. They are human probiotics and you can get them at walmart but the vet said they are safe for cats.
Next we tested to see if he had a food allergy, which is a common cause of IBS in cats. He was on a boiled chicken and rice diet for two weeks, then because it's possible that chicken would be what he's allergic to we switched that with beef and potatoes. That pretty much ruled out food allergies as a concern.
I've also tried a few over-the-counter medications that didn't help for my cat personally, but have good reviews so may help with yours. Here's some I tried at different times: 1, 2, 3, 4, there's a cat version, which is what I used, but I can't find it on the site. It's the same brand and product but it's for cats instead of dogs.
At some point the vet also gave him a fecal exam, just to make sure it's not parasites I guess. But it's not parasites so that turned up nothing. He has had blood tests to rule out hyperthyroidism, liver disease, or feline leukemia virus. None of them are the cause either.
My vet said the next step after steroids, if they didn't work, is a CT scan because cancer can be a cause of chronic and treatment resistant diarrhea in cats as well. I think that's everything we've done so far, this is over the course of years. Some of the treatments worked for a week or two but then stopped working, btw. It's been really tricky with my Einstein, but I'm happy with his results since starting the steroid treatments.