Peter has always had and continues to have a very good appetite (which the owner has modified to decrease the incidence of urinary calculi - ie. no alfalfa or veggies rich in calcium). He does receive a Vit C supplement on a daily basis.
Following the initial PE which had overall no significant findings except for the soft, unformed stool (not diarrhea) performed a fecal direct/float and a fecal gram stain.
The fecal float was unremarkable, but Campylobactor (2-5/Hpf) and round budding yeast were noted. He was treated with metronidazole and his soft stool resolved. The soft stool reoccurred the following month and a repeat gram stain showed clostridia (only 5 on whole slide and could be normal commensal so did not treat, but focused on diet as was recommended by the consultants on Veterinary Information Network (VIN) and took off all vegetables only giving hay/pellets for 2 weeks. The soft stool intermittently resolved and then a month later, a repeat fecal gram stain showed campylobactor again. I treated as before and recommended to have a fecal culture performed following this treatment if it did not work. The signs again subsided and then returned.
Unfortunately, in preparing to collect for a fecal culture, Peter again developed a urinary stone and was taken to surgery. The culture was not submitted due to financial concerns.
Peter recovered well from surgery and continues to have a good activity level, normal appetite (veggies introduced again) with persistent soft stool.
He had been on a probiotic before he was initially presented to me and continues to be on one still. I feel his GI flora is very unstable and am hoping you have a recommendation for not only soft stool, but prevention of possible future urinary calculi.
Thank you for your advice in advance (it has always been extremely helpful).
Sincerely,
Julie
Diet is largely raw