Miko has coccidiosis

You don't leave his water bowl down all the time? It is a good practice to leave down so he can drink when he want's too.
 
We leave the water bowl down all the time. In fact, there is one in the bedroom because the door is closed at night. We have one in the entryway for Emma when she is blocked out there. There is one in the living room and we have a large ceramic one that we leave outside during the day for when they are outside. We have always done this. Food dishes are only filled at food tme and again I leave these down. They know that if it is food time, the dishes are filled. If it is not food time, there is nothing in them.
 
Sumac3890 said:
You don't leave his water bowl down all the time? It is a good practice to leave down so he can drink when he want's too.
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No no... I leave it down all the time... It's just that picking it up and refilling it gets him interested in it and makes him drink more often.
 
It's great that he's drinking water. More is OK (except for you having to take him out, LOL!). That means he's staying hydrated. With diarrhea, dehydration is one of the worst things that can happen.

How's he doing today? Any better?
 
Well, I've been checking the skin on his shoulders for signs of dehydration and so far, he's perfectly fine.

I gave him the chicken & rice for dinner last night and he had one more loose stool before bed. He had some chicken & rice for breakfast this morning and now, 3 hours later, he still hasn't gone #2. Perhaps that means that the rice is doing it's job.

Anyway, I will be taking him to the vet tomorrow. I'm thinking that either the bug is resistant to the sulfadimethoxine or he's going to need to be on it for a little while longer. The good news is that it's not getting any worse. (fingers crossed!!)
 
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