Cat Hair In Feces

[Shawna]

Could that have caused my fish's Dropsy?? Ive been fasting him a couple of days, as well as medicating his water and raising temperatures.

 

[telecubby]

thats like you swallowing a 4 foot rope

 

[knashash]

Could that have caused my fish's Dropsy?? Ive been fasting him a couple of days, as well as medicating his water and raising temperatures.

WTF In your feces? or the fish's? lol

 

[Shawna]

lol

Soo - could that be why he got dropsy?

 

[knashash]

Well if its true, it certainly cant be good for them.....as far as causing dropsy?....i think your gonna find a serious lack of experience on the topic. Youre blazing new trails on this one I would imagine.

 

[Shawna]

Might be conisidence, but he seems to be getting better the more he poops I have heard that there isn't much chance once they develop dropsy, but I have high hopes. He is more actively swimming - for a while there - he just sat on the bottom lifeless. *fingers crossed* Hes my giant oranda and Id be devastated if I lost him.

 

[knashash]

good luck with that....keep your cat away from the fish tank or the fishy might die from something a lot faster than dropsy..lol

 

[Shawna]

lol - no worries - they are both declawed. And only one cares to sit and watch fishys.

 

[mooman]

I don't think its the hair. Some kind of systematic bacterial infection probably. If pet hair was dangerous to fish, then my tanks would be ghost towns, plus I think wild fish probably come into contact with thier fair share of animal hair.

 

[telecubby]

as long as you didnt pull out the hair & did it pass in one poop or did he work it out through several minor movements ?