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| 1302.1 | That problem really stinks! | LAIDBK::RESKE | Life's a mystery & I haven't a clue | Tue Apr 26 1988 11:32 | 17 |
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Your 'gassy' little friend sounds just like my T.C.. The vet kept
telling me he would probably get over it but he is just about a
year old now and he still has the problem. He did give me some
pills which were suppose to take care of the problem but it was
too much of a fight to give it to him. I have noticed that after
I started feeding him Iams instead of your grocery store variety
that the problem is *much* less of a problem.
As far as the vomiting, it could be caused by the change of
environment and food. What are you feeding the little fur faces?
Anyway, good luck with your new family and let us know how they're
doing.
Donna
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| 1302.2 | Change in water | 58019::HTAYLOR | Cat lovers are a special breed | Tue Apr 26 1988 11:59 | 6 |
| The Diahrea is probably caused by their change in Water. Kitties
have very sensitive tummys. Whenever we go to a cat show, we always
make sure that we bring Water from home so that we can avoid this
problem.
Holly
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| 1302.4 | Worms | VAXWRK::DUDLEY | | Tue Apr 26 1988 15:26 | 7 |
| Depending on where you got the kittens you can almost
be assured that they will come with worms, which will
cause both vomiting and diarrhea. A trip to the vets
is in order anyway for newly acquired kittens. Bring
stool samples with you when you go.
Donna
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| 1302.5 | | GEMVAX::ROY | | Wed Apr 27 1988 14:36 | 8 |
| RE: .3
If you DO give them milk or they do like it, try LACTAID or any
lactose-reduced milk (You have to buy the enzymes at a drugstore
and add it to milk yourself for "homemade LACTAID")...The brand name
itself is reduced by 70%, usually but not always enough.
Maureen
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| 1302.6 | Try KMR powder or liquid - NO MILK - & worm them | EDUC8::TRACHMAN | | Wed Apr 27 1988 15:16 | 6 |
| You can also try KMR either liquid or powder - if they have a lot
of gas, their food is too rich for them to digest. What are you
feeding them? They shouldn't be drinking any milk at all. I
didn't believe that until the Vet told me. I always thought
that kittens needed milk, but after they are weaned, they don't.
It causes more problems than it's worth even if they like it.
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| 1302.7 | Is lactose a problem at 9 weeks? | TOKLAS::FELDMAN | PDS, our next success | Wed Apr 27 1988 22:16 | 11 |
| Re: .5
Is lactose intolerance really a problem with such young kittens?
In humans, lactose intolerance develops during or after adolescence,
when milk is no longer an important food. I would expect kittens
that young (9-10 weeks) to still be able to handle feline milk.
If feline milk contains lactose in quantities similar to cow's milk,
then problem shouldn't be lactose, but might still be some other
constituent of cow's milk.
Gary
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| 1302.8 | FELINE MILK AND COWS MILK IS DIFFERENT | THE780::WILDE | Being clever is tiring.. | Thu Apr 28 1988 13:45 | 13 |
| > If feline milk contains lactose in quantities similar to cow's milk,
> then problem shouldn't be lactose, but might still be some other
> constituent of cow's milk.
Just the point...Feline milk is VERY different from Cow's milk and Cow's
milk is very unhealthy for kittens. If you must feed something like
milk to them, try yoghurt or lactase. The best option, however, is
no milk for the kittens. They don't need it if they get quality kitten
food. Another option is to check with your vet for formula type feeding
material if the kittens are very young and the vet deems it necessary.
I've never met a vet that thought cow's milk was healthy for kittens
but if you have doubts, please ask your vet before you feed them milk.
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| 1302.9 | no milk for them at all these days! | NATASH::WEIGL | | Mon May 02 1988 09:40 | 14 |
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We were feeding them milk until two weeks ago - just some, though.
The diet is now IAMS Kitten Food, with some canned food (purina
something-or-other), but mostly the dry food. Darzee's still
acting like an untapped energy source..... We may start calling
her Puff pretty soon - or maybe "Whiff".
So, there's no milk in the diet. GIven that most of their food
is now the IAMS, I guess I'd be a bit surprised if it was "too rich"
for them? Any other ideas?
Thanks!
(gasp!)
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| 1302.10 | Switch to Cat Food | 58019::GERRY | Go Ahead, make me PURRRR... | Mon May 02 1988 10:42 | 6 |
| I had problems with the IAMS kitten food. You might want to switch
them to the IAMS cat food. That solved the problem for me.
purrs
cin
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| 1302.11 | Not for us, mom! | TOPDOC::TRACHMAN | | Mon May 02 1988 14:12 | 3 |
| I had problems with IAMS kitten food also - my problem was that
the kids wouldn't eat it! They prefer IAMS cat instead of kitten.
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| 1302.12 | dry food only(science diet) worked for me | THE780::WILDE | Being clever is tiring.. | Tue May 03 1988 17:57 | 8 |
| Science Diet Kitten and or Cat food is also very good...my kids did not like
Iams and do like Science diet...try that - dry food only for at least a week
and see if the "whiffs" don't go away. Several of my cats have not been able
to eat any canned food at all...it caused gas and diahrrhea regarless of the
brand.
D
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