Liz Buchanan BVSc MRCVS
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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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