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My cat has been not well for a long time

Hello,

I have 5 years Persian cat her weight is 2.7 Kilos. (She's has been always skinny). She is a Spayed cat from 3 years ago.
In the last month she was very sick. I'll give you a brief about her situation.
3  weeks ago she starts vomiting yellow Liquid with hairballs, stopped eating, her breathing was very fast 40 bits per minutes, I gave her the hairball remedy for three days in a raw, and I took her to the vet they gave her IV line for three days ( after the CBC test they found that she has a beginning of the dehydration) after that they took the IV line and start giving her boiled chicken she start having diarrhea again. They stop the food for 12 hrs and they gave her boiled chicken again she was fine for couple of days and after 4 days she start vomiting again we did another CBC and culture exam, the vet found that she had a bacterial infection (maybe after the vomiting according to the vet). They gave her Antibiotic for three days through the IV line she got better and start eating again. I took her home and the vet asked me to put her on the boiled chicken again, I did but she starts having diarrhea again with gas.
Note: she only eat wet food, she has been diagnosed with food allergy toward the dry food (royal canin) we tried like three kinds and she get massive diarrhea after it. she was fine with the wet chicken Brand name (schesir) she was eating all kinds of chicken, fish and tuna.
Now we tried boiled chicken she can't keep it in her stomach (she either get diarrhea or vomiting) we tried lamb and carrot she had a massive diarrhea after it.
Now I don't know what to do, my vet don't know what do either (We are at the Middle East or we have only one good clinic) her last CBC was a week ago everything was fine, we did culture exam and it was fine, we did stool analysis test and the result is today.
I don't know what's wrong with my cat!! I'm so sad I don't know what to do.
She lost a lot of weight during the last year. I'm not sure if she has worms (note that we gave her warm tablets on the last Sunday) or Inflammatory Bowel Disease! Or food allergy from the chicken!! Or something else!
I'm thinking of doing the food allergy test for her at USA! I'm willing to do whatever I can to help my poor cat!!
Please help me!! I can upload all her test results if you wish!
Thanks

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7475709 tn?1391124227
Hi luv,

IBD could be what she has...but without a Biopsy it is almost impossible to determine that. However, I have an IBD cat who suffered from this condition many years. Your cat's symptoms do seem related to some form of IBD (food allergy) issue. But other issues could also be the cause. Have you thought of doing a Biopsy? It may seem aggressive but it will give you some answers.

Lastly, try other foods, like Opus suggested...foods that are easier to digest. I know some folks disagree with feeding our little carnivores a balanced raw diet but have you thought of doing that? That is how I got my cat to stop having food allergies AFTER getting the IBD diagnosis and researching on my own since all the vets wanted to do was put him on steroids to control the diarrhea and the bleeding. I had to change his raw diet because of other unrelated issues but ultimately, going back to basics seems to work for many cat owners out there. Here is some info I got from catinfo.org. I consult this website regularly to make sure I stay informed about proper feline nutrition. Also check for pancreatitis. All the best to you and your kitty. Remember, let's make sure kitty has food allergies before buying the below because 1) These are pricey and 2) These foods may not be what she needs, after all,  as of today, you do not know what is really wrong with her.

Raw Meat and Bones - Balanced Diets

Bravo Balanced Blends

Feline's Pride

Nature's Logic

Please keep us posted.
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6726276 tn?1421126668
Here too. I have Papaya trees.  The seeds can be dried & then eaten, although I haven't given it to my animals.
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Hi, sorry your cat is having such a hard time with food. I have not had a similar problem with a cat, although my persian is incredibly picky eater, but i did once with a pure bred dog (a Westie).  She was allergic to everything, vomited, had diarrhea, etc all the time.  The ONLY things that calmed her stomach was rice with boiled meat and papaya extract.  Papaya enzymes do incredible things for upset stomachs, both humans and animals.

I live in Mexico now, and actually, the animals here eat papaya like we do.  Its hilarious.  At the juice stand in front of my apartment I see owners buying it for their pets all the time for the same reason, they say it helps their tummies.

I dont know what the stock of papaya is in the ME or pills with its extract but it may help calm the stomach.

Does she drink normally?  

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134578 tn?1693250592
Don't be randomly giving her worm treatment, it could be part of the problem.  Unless the vet tests a sample bowel movement and finds evidence of worms, don't give the cat any worm meds at all, and be absolutely certain to worm for the right kind of worm if you have to do it.  (Around here, because roundworm remedies are available at the store, but tapeworm meds are only available at the vet, people are always giving a roundworm treatment to a cat with tapeworms.  It not only does no good, but the over-the-counter treatments can be pretty harsh.)

Talk to your vet about other mild diets specifically designed not to trigger food sensitivities and also designed to staunch diarrhea.  Hate to say it because steroids are VERY controversial for cats, but when one of my cats went through a mystery ailment involving loose stool and constant hunger, it was only a (very short!) run of steroids that stopped the problem.  I think we gave him three doses, one a day.  But never do this without strong advice to do so from the vet, and keep in mind that steroids in a cat -- well, some people wouldn't do it for any reason.  Cut the treatment short if it looks like all is well, steroids are one that you can stop taking without jeopardizing the treatment (unlike, say, antibiotics where you must do the whole number of days even if they seem to have fixed the problem halfway through the run.)

Good luck, I hope things look better for your baby soon.
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6726276 tn?1421126668
Hi. Opus knows so much.
  I'll help if possible thru some of my experience.  Goat milk. I've had excellent results.  Also, chicken or beef liver gruel. Just make lots of gravy.
   I studied raw feeding. It helps some cats.  Here in the jungle of Costa Rica we experiment.
    I have a wide mouth coffee cup. I offer by hand & play "Drinky Water". Cats love praise. My mommy baby is allowed hard food as a treat. I put 10-12 pieces in a plastic tube. She needs to reach her arm all the way in to get a piece.  Then I tell her how smart she is. Ask her over & over how she learned it.  One day she started to eat em too fast. So I taught her a new game called " crunchy crunchy".  So when she chews a kibble piece instead of just swallowing it.  Now she understands crunchy crunchy.
      I'm offering this & glad I'm on a cat forum. Anyone else probably would think I'm nuts.  ( I am, but that's another story!).  Pamela
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874521 tn?1424116797
welcome, I am so sad to read about all you and your kitty are going thru...sounds to me like you are doing everything within your power to find out whats wrong and are getting nowhere.
We are not Vets on this site and can only offer suggestions by our own personal experience.

first of all Royal Canin is not a good diet despite what any Vet tells you,  it is full of carbs and grains that most cats cannot tolerate. my one cat Sami has dental issues he is on a wet food diet, he sees a dental specialist that INSISTED he be on royal canin to help with his tartar build up...when I said I did not like this food or any dry food for that matter he told me to at least be giving him a few of these pellets each day just to 'help' with his teeth issues.....he developed bloody poops that cleared up immediately when I discontinued.

secondly a cat can develop an allergy or intolerance to a protein that he is fed on a regular basis, and chicken can also often be a culprit, because it is the base of most commercial foods.....

however I think your girls medical condition is gone beyond food intolerances...she is no longer able to hold food down and that reason has to be pin pointed and treated a diet change alone cannot do this.

I would suggest you ask the Vet to test her for PANCREATITIS....is one hard to diagnosis condition that comes to mind. I will send you a link with more info on that, also a link to more info on food allergies/intolerances.

In the meanwhile I would try feeding her very small amounts spread out in 4-5 feedings per day of a good grain free wet food that has is a different protein than chicken...there are some suggestions on the site I am sending.

I sure hope you and your Vet are soon able to find out what is causing her problems and get her back to health. I can tell that you love your little girl very much. good luck and keep us posted.

http://vetmed.tamu.edu/gilab/research/pancreatitis-information

http://healthypets.mercola.com/sites/healthypets/archive/2012/05/07/protein-diets-for-pets-allergy.aspx

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