I have a rescue kitten that was diagnosed by my vet with coccidia. We treated her with Albon for 14 days. Went back for a recheck and she tested negative so I was told that it was ok to let her mingle with my other 2 cats. It has been 1 week and her stools are still about the consistency of toothpaste. As of yesterday, she has been missing the litter box. We found several small drops of poop on the floor and some were tinged with blood. During the treatment period, I scooped her litter box every couple of hours and steam mopped the floor 2 times a day. Washed all the bedding morning and night with Ammonia. Could she be reinfected or is it possible that this is because she has been eating some of the other cats wet food and maybe it was too much for her tummy? Note that when she was being treated, she never had any accidents outside of the litter box. So sorry for the length of this post. I am just worried to death because now I feel like my whole house may be contaminated. She is still eating, drinking and playing but really sneezing a lot.

Fostering a new kitten that we are hoping to adopt once she is old enough to be spade. Took her to the vet even though we had to pay out of pocket as foster family because we had lost our last cat to chronic bladder issues. She is 3 months old and they said that not only did she have round worms for also coccidia. They treated her on site with a pill to kill the roundworms and gave us a liquid medicine to treat for 10 days for the coccidia. She is eating well, drinking well, and using the litter box but today we started seeing blood in her urine and she is actually peeing in the bathtub instead of her litter box. Could the blood be from her body fighting these parasites, our vet is not in office for another 36 hours and having lost a cat to "bleeding issues" may blood pressure is up and I am seriously worried now that she may be sicker than we knew. Is there any advise for support that you can offer. I fully intend to carry her back to the vet as soon as I can to discuss this issue but if there is anything that can be done tonight I feel like I need to do it. I have never had an animal with these issues before. I have removed the feces each time as soon as she has gone ( we use the pellet litter). Do I need to do something different until she is well? Thi is my second question. Thanks, bandmom#catluvr

My kitten, who’s four months old, got tested for coccidia but the test had came back negative. But the vet is treating her for coccidia because she has all the symptoms. She is now on her second treatment of Albon 125 mg and as with the first round, she seems to feel better but towards the last 2 or 3 days of a 8 day cycle she takes a turn.

Hello, I just rescued a 14 week kitten (weighing only 1.1 kg). She is lethargic, shows zero signs of wanting to play (with different types of small toys), will not climb cat tree, tunnel, does not scratch. She also isn't eating enough food, but she does drink quite a bit of water (dehydrated?). She was treated with Baycox for coccidia 6.5 weeks ago. She was also treated for URI and given Ciloxan, Clavamox and tetracycline-T just 4 weeks ago (you can still hear her "crackle" breathing). She was checked by the Animal Shelter's veterinarian and I was told the sound is residual coming from nasal area. She vomited up her food while at the shelter yesterday, and again she vomited this evening after feeding her. I was sent home with some fortaflora and a white powdered medication (1/4 tsp, twice daily) to put in her food. All she will do is sleep on my lap. Just sleep and follow me around the apartment. No play, no exploring, no running. I'm worried. I have only a 7-day guarantee with the shelter, which is not enough time to discover if she will improve in my home. I called a second veterinarian and she told me that my kitten should be looked at again. Should I expect improvement in a couple of weeks? Is her lethargy due to coccidia (even after 6.5 weeks)? Should I give her back for further treatment and/or perhaps adopt another cat? Physically, she is extremely fragile, bony, even anorexic given her age and weight. I'm heartbroken. I feel like the shelter is not a safe place, and I'm wary about adopting another cat from their colony. Is that a valid concern? I'm taking her back to the shelter for another vet check in 2 days' time. Would you be able to respond by then?

My three months old kitten, dewormed and vaccinated, was full of energy. And she had a very bad habit of playing near litters of other adult cats of the house. All of a sudden, she stopped eating. We tried to give her food she loved, but they were all denied. The next day she started puking and it contained thin long worms in it. I called my vet, she suggested that I give her a mild dose of homeopathy drug to deworm further. I administered the drug, the vomiting stopped. The next day she was passing mucous stool with foul smell. Was also staying isolated and not eating at all. The next day to the vet's chamber, she diagnosed her with coccidiosis. She was given intravenous saline along with antibiotics. This is today. We are waiting this night, praying that she feels better by tomorrow. But the poor baby is in pain,passing liquid stool unconsciously and can barely stand. She is a gorgeous baby, but not she has a sunken and sad look. I just want her to survive this crisis!! Please pray for her!