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Posted by iZ's mom on August 15, 2001 at 19:22:40:

In Reply to: Tell me more about de-worming igs posted by Diana on August 15, 2001 at 13:38:40:

is it "formed"??? is it radically different from how it used to be??? any signs of dehydration? (gummy saliva, red eyes ...?)

i don't think it's really an indicator of anything that it's different from Habib's ~ different igs, different digestive systems, different poop ... no worries ...
if it's formed, it's not diarrhea, even if it easily falls apart once it hits water ...

now if it's a very big difference in how Bobbit's poop *used* to look, *then* you might want to check further ...

like i said below, with iZ at least, anti-parasite meds have always been really hard on him ... they're powerful drugs, they're basically poison after all ... IMHO, not something to put an ig thru without more solid evidence it's needed ...

one thought ... could be that a spoonful of yogurt once a day for a few days would help ...
(TOTALLY guessin' here!) ... could maybe be that his gut flora is slightly diminished ... ???

Bon.

(+ i've never heard of routinely de-worming cats once o month or so either ... )

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: is it "formed"??? is it radically different from how it used to be??? any signs of dehydration? (gummy saliva, red eyes ...?) : i don't think it's really an indicator of anything that it's different from Habib's ~ different igs, different digestive systems, different poop ... no worries ... : if it's formed, it's not diarrhea, even if it easily falls apart once it hits water ... : now if it's a very big difference in how Bobbit's poop *used* to look, *then* you might want to check further ... : like i said below, with iZ at least, anti-parasite meds have always been really hard on him ... they're powerful drugs, they're basically poison after all ... IMHO, not something to put an ig thru without more solid evidence it's needed ... : one thought ... could be that a spoonful of yogurt once a day for a few days would help ... : (TOTALLY guessin' here!) ... could maybe be that his gut flora is slightly diminished ... ??? : Bon. : <i><small>(+ i've never heard of routinely de-worming cats once o month or so either ... )</i></small>

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