by amalie79 » August 20th, 2010, 10:24 am
Simon just had a bout with can't-hold-it-in diarrhea. He's much, much older, and has the odd bout of trouble if I don't keep his fiber intake juuuust right. But when any of my guys have that trouble, I stop all their supplements (Simon takes stuff that can be hard on the system), and I cook chicken and rice-- I use low-sodium chicken broth instead of water, and throw in a can of cooked chicken breast meat. I make it a little on the wet side, and even add some water to the bowl to keep them hydrated. They get small amounts of that (several small meals) and some heaping spoons of canned pumpkin until I start seeing something solid. If I have Fortiflora or some other probiotic on hand, then he gets that, too. Once i start seeing something solid, I start adding in some kibble. If all goes well, I start adding in the most crucial supplements/meds, and so on and so forth, and continue adding more regular food and less rice, until we're back to good! Last time he swung the other direction and got constipated, but bumping up the pumpkin and getting back to his regular diet did the trick. I may just keep him on maintenance probiotics now.
And with my guys, it's usually something they ate. Last time, I think they all got into the snack bar(ie, the litter box). Bleh.
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--Amalie