Oh, that's rough! Keeping all fingers/paws crossed that it's benign.

Yes Bonkers, we are. It really seems to help, so I figured, why stop
He's actually looking healthier now, too. Before, the reason I was expecting to lose him was the weight loss, and activity level(he slept most of the time).
Now- he actually plays
And he loves to play with our newest ferret! He hates the other 8, but this one will dance at him, and dance away, dooking(chuckling) all the time. He'll chase her, and gently bat at her with his paw, all the while with her dancing!
It likely helps that she's WAY too fast for him to do more than tap.

I cannot believe how well she's doing now! That is truly amazing I'm happy for both of you.

I am so sorry to hear about your loss of Tequila.

Actually, he's doing pretty well with it now . He only wants his raw in the morning, and that's fine. He eats any of the red meats, refuses to touch any fowl whatsoever. But hey- he's fine with that. He gets a raw breakfast, canned and freeze dried raw for the other two meals of the day.
And to think how long I was trying to get this cat to successfully eat raw meat before I finally gave up about a year or more ago

Thanks for the reply Bonkers. I've already picked up Prozyme, vet formula, and it does seem to do the trick. At least he seems to be keeping the raw down that he's eating!

My old guy, Mr. Stubbs, has for some reason decided he no longer wants his wet food, but would prefer raw instead(he actually started stealing the ferret's meat, and hisses and huffs at anyone who comes near him ).
One problem- he still chucks it up. Doesn't matter what kind, it usually comes back up in about 20-30 minutes, once in a while in a few hours.
He did this last year as well, which is why we made the decision to go to canned.
What should I look for in a probiotic? Or what brand? And how long should it be on the meat before I feed him for it to be effective?
And what is the chance of it actually working?
Thanks!

I knew they'd changed the formula for Kaopectate a while back, but not the Pepto.

What really scares me is that means it must have mutated somewhat to infect a cat casually like that.

Wysong's won their case!!! Here's the story:
http://www.wysong.net/wysong-vs-purina.php

I received this on the Ferret Mailing List this morning. Thought it was worth a look:
http://aca.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=879047
If this is successful in the long term, the implications could be amazing!

So glad she was finally able to have this done . She'll get so much relief from it. Here's to a speedy recovery!

A dog chiropractor we used to take our staffie to also used to treat dysplasia as well, with some of her other canine clients. Might be something to keep in mind.

I was wondering where this case was at, so decided to write the Wysong company. Hopefully(fingers crossed), big PFC may not get their way . Here is Wysong's response:

Dear Sherry,

Thank you most kindly for your email and support.

Presently the case is in the hands of the United States Patent Office where we have filed a Request for Patent Reexamination of what we believe to be an invalid Nestec/Purina patent.

The first step in the Reeximanation process is a basic evaluation of the submission by the patent office. They have to determine if the submission from Wysong presents a substantial new question of patentability. Does it truly call into question the validity of any of the Nestec patent’s claims? In our case, the answer to this questions was a categorical “yes.” Every assertion that we made of a “substantial new question of patentability” was found by the United States Patent Office to have merit, and will be addressed in the reexamination. This means that all 17 claims of Nestle’s (Purina’s) probiotic patent are suspect and to be reexamined.   

At this time we are waiting for the reexamination to begin.

The bottom line on the case is this –

It would be impossible for Nestle to show that Wysong is practicing the technology in their patent, but was not practicing the same technology for more than a decade prior to the establishment of the patent. Our prior practice of the technology renders their patent invalid.

It’s a true “catch 22” – in order for Nestle to win in court they would have to establish that Wysong is using the technology described in their patent. If they were to prove this – which we would be more than happy to help them do – it would also prove that we’ve been practicing that same technology for about 25 years...and more than a decade prior to their application for the patent! For Nestle, proving Wysong infringement of their patent also highlights the invalidity of their patent because our probiotic application process has remained by and large the same for over two decades.

Nestle was seeking fees from us for a licensing arrangement, plain and simple. They wanted us to pay them for our own invention. They were presumably quite certain that we would fold under the prospect of expensive patent litigation. Although such costs are a terrible burden, we must continue to do what is right and defeat their unjust efforts.

Feel free to share this email with any and all who care.

 

We wish you and your companion animals the very best of health.

Sincerely,

Rich V.

Wysong Corporation

 

Thanks, Bonkers. It's just so strange that with the kibble dry- he vomits. If it's turned to mush, and syringed, he's fine. Or with canned, he's fine.
My big concern is him becoming anorexic again because he really wants the kibbles. With the canned, he eats maybe a tsp at a time right now. Since he's 12lbs, it takes several feedings to get enough into him!