Diarrhea

[Yvette]

Hi everybody,

I have a 7 month old Bengal. He has had cronic diarrhea since we got him and his nose is so raw the tips of his hose is black he has cuts on his nose we just saw this the other day. I have taken him to two other vets that do not know what is wrong with him. I have changed his food he has been on panacur and baytril. his is currently on 3 different medications. I
I have no where else to go can someone please help me.

[davet]

assuming the stools have been cultured and checked for worms and negative...i would try, and i assume you have tried gibving him boiled rice mixed with enough cooked hamnburger to make it tasty and keep him on that for at least a week...i also used to get good results wth old fashion tetracyclain but you had better check with your vet...but if nothing else try a week on the rice diets and see what happens,,pumpkins also sometmes works....good luck

[davet]

whoops, i was thinking dog but still the thoery might work if you can get him to eat it

[Traci]

Agree with Davet, make sure the fecals are negative, you may have to opt for more than one fecal. Also ask your vet to check for coccidia, giardia, bacterials like e-coli, salmonella, campylobacter, etc, often overlooked.

What was the food you were feeding, and what are you feeding now? You can do as Davet advises and use cooked hamburger and white rice, or you can also try cooked white chicken and cooked white rice for a few days to see if this helps the stool firm up.

Since you noted lesions on the nose and couldn't identify them, your bengal could be suffering from a food allergy, did your vets rule this out? If an allergy has been ruled out, then ask them to rule out a possible fungal disease or even immunological disease. Discuss dietary measures with your vet, rule out intestinal bacterial overgrowth/parasites/etc.