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Cat with Feline Coronavirus - poop update after 1 week

Published on: November 22, 2024 • By: gelalays14 · In Forum: Cats
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gelalays14
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November 22, 2024 at 04:50am
Hi, my cat is diagnosed with FCov. We immediately confined her and now 1 week passed already. Her stool is black and tarry before admission, and today clinic staff sent this  stool pic (trigger warning - poop pic) is this a good progression from last wk? My vet ofcourse gave her opinion but i really need someone else to tell me she is fighting this well and she has a chance to survive this btw her appetite is good IMG_1830
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Liz Buchanan BVSc MRCVS
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November 23, 2024 at 08:13pm
Hello - first, an apology - I haven't managed to reread your previous post (please will you remind me the title line as I was not able to search for your username?)   Meanwhile, using only what I know from this post alone, your vet must have high suspicions as to where the black faeces were coming from and whether or not they have seen the last of this bleeding into the gut; they must also have been logging your cats' hydration, activity levels and symptoms.  Of course, in general it is a good sign if black faeces (which usually signify bleeding high up in the intestine, but can happen for many reasons) have stopped.  However, I don't have this vital background information or know what else is going on with the patient.  The diarrhoea as it is shown appears to be very watery (unless it is mixed with water, urine or similar in this picture) which suggests ongoing fluid losses; such cats might struggle to maintain their body's hydration if this is ongoing.  Because I am party to none of this information, I am troubled that you would give any credibility to my opinion in this matter over your that of your vets, who are likely to understand your cats' clinical picture in some detail.  Good questions for them right now  might be as follows:  1) What are the main problems that my cat is facing right now?  2) What does the prognosis (outcome) look like moving forward?  and 3) If this was your cat, what would you be doing right now?  In general, I find that these questions are good for bringing out the human side of the scientist (your vet) and hopefully should lead to useful answers.  They should also make clinical notes, which are a legal document, on your file and these can be referred back to later if, for any reason, you are unhappy.
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Liz Buchanan BVSc MRCVS
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November 23, 2024 at 08:17pm
If you wouldn't mind tagging me in the previous post, I will return to it as see whether I can be more helpful.
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gelalays14
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November 27, 2024 at 04:45am
Thank you so much for the response. My cat is still confined (11 days as of), the poop is forming consistency already and no blood now, the problem now is that she developed cold, have nasal discharge which greatly affected her appetite. One problem at a time but I am still hopeful she will make it. She is currently on syringe feed, very lethargic.
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