Hi,

Just an update on my 2 kittens.   They are on day 5 of their treatment for the Tritrichomonas Foetus parasite. They are having Ronidazole pills once a day for 14 days.  So far everything is going well - playing, eating and as crazy as ever! The only thing I have noticed is that one of them has got worse diarrhea in the past 2 days, so bad that she kind of loses control a bit.  I have been told though this could happen, their stools would get worse before getting better. But the other kitten's stools are already firmer (she had the worst stools between them before the treatment).  I am counting down the days and they go very slowly, I can not wait until the 14 days are up and they are cured of this stubborn parasite!

Hope that the diarrhea clears up real soon for you.  Pray that this will resolve the issues you've had with your kitties.  I truly understand how frustrating it is to have diarrhea problems in kitties. 

Glad to hear that the treatment is underway and seems to be helping.

Hi:  Just found this website and wanted to give you my input.  I have two siamese cats that had T. foetus since they were twelve weeks old and we brought them home.  After six months of different tests and treatments, they were finally tested at NCSU and found to be positive for T. foetus.  We went right ahead and had Ronidizole mixed up for them at the lab and gave it to them for the recommended two weeks.  They are now 15 months old and as healthy as the rest of my cats.  No serious problems or side effects were noted during treatment.  Hope this gives you some background as I know our kittens were also the first case that my vet ever had so it is very rare to be diagnosed properly.  Good luck, CLobb

Welcome, Clobb.  So glad you had success with treatment of this parasite.  Hope you find some information that will be helpful to you on the forums in the coming days.

Rolling Moss,
     Do you have an update on your kitties treatment results?  Would love to know how they did, and hoping the news is good.

Hi everyone, I'm was surfing the net looking for some info about kitten with chronic loose stools and treaments. Somehow I found my way here and read your post. I don't know what is causing my kittens diarrhea. He was a shelter rescue, very tiny, and quite frankly I don't think he would have lived had I not taken him. He was in a cage with two ferral cats with pussy eyes. His diarrhea was so bad that when I got him home and decided to wash his little bottom all the skin on his belly, and hind legs came off with the hair. I treated him with albon for two weeks and it did not stop the diarrhea. I had his stool tested and it came back neg for coccidia and giardia. I have used panacur twice and other wormers. I am wondering if he may have T foetus. He is 6 mos now, has grown and gained weight very active. appears very healthy but still this chronic diarrha that changes from pudding consistancy to very watery. I have decided he will get no vaccines until I know he is totally healthy. I do give him probiotics daily, and have tried Diatomaceous Earth which is said to get rid of all sorts of parasites. I do have another little female whose stools are fine. I Live in the US. I was researching on Ebay and came accross this drug that they use for lizards it was called BeaPhur Anti Flagellate. Low and behold its Ronidizole. The problem is you can spend $$$$ on stool tests before they get around to testing these not so common forms of parasites. The other problem is in the US they like to use antibiotics which does not really kill it. Other thing that bothers me is appears this is not so rare in cats but most have immune systems that fight it off. Since I don't know my cats history, he may have some underly condition like Feline aids or feline leukemia thats supressing his immune system. Thats why I won't vaccinate him. Now I am thinking of taking a stool sample in and specifically asking them to test for T- foetus. I was wondering what the dosage was and whether it was a paste. A lot of these meds come in different forms for other species that you can actually get over the counter. I know a lot of cat rescuers that treat kittens for giardia with waht is sold for fish tanks believe it or not. I know if I test his stool and its positive they will want to pump him full of anti biotics which can make things a lot worse. I am just wondering if this is the same drug they are treating the lizards with? Any info would be appreciated.   

Welcome shamus,I agree with catbird about the vet. You can call around until you find one that won't push vaccines on a sick kitten,alo a lot of them will make an appt for a new client to see the clinic & discuss vaccine & testing protocals of the practice. I would take the research you have done with you.Also sometimes you need a fecal culture to find which type of worms you have.

ask about FeBart also.

Another thought is, what are you feeding? Could be allergic or too rich etc. Or kitty could have IBS. You could try Slippery Elm to see if it helps. Is your vet holistic? If not, you may want to check with one if it's possibly diet or IBS related. They also aren't so quick on vacs and antibiotics 

I had one kitten that couldn't handle processed food until he was fully mature. And another that couldn't handle commercial food that was grain free, too rich, but did fine on a raw meat diet, lol!~