RECCURENT CHRONIC DIARRHEA ON LOKAL FEMALE 4-MONTH-OLD CAT

Abstract

Diarrhea in kittens is one of the most common ailments little veterinarians deal with. Clinical signs can vary in severity from mild self-limited diarrhea to potentially fatal acute hemorrhagic diarrhea syndrome. The purpose of writing this article is as additional information about handling cases of diarrhea in cats that can cause death. This report is about a 4-month-old domestic cat named Bam, with a body weight of 0,6 kg, which was presented to Udayana University veterinary teaching hospital because of representing complaints of not wanting to eat, profuse diarrhea, watery eyes, and flu. FPV antigen rapid test was performed and showed negative results. Hematological examination showed that the cat had leukocytosis, monocytosis, and neutrophilia. Causes of diarrhea apart from viral, bacterial and parasitic infections can be protozoa infections such as Giardia spp, Tritrichomonas foetus, Cryptosporidium spp. Treatment was carried out with Ringer's lactar fluid therapy, antibiotics amoxicillin, and cefotaxime, kaolin and pectin for anti-diarrhea, expectorant bromhexine HCL, and B-complex vitamins. At the time of hospitalization, the cat's health continued to improve and seemed active and his appetite increased. The cat was sent home on the 5th day, but four days later the cat came back to the hospital in a weak condition, did not want to eat and died with progressive weakness and depression. The need for complete, accurate and supportive investigations as well as intensive inpatient treatment until the animal is completely healthy and supportive therapy is very important to ensure the success of complete therapy. Rescue cats with sick conditions should be examined immediately so that they can be treated immediately and reduce the risk of death.