This common viral illness primarily affects infants and children under the age of 5. However, older children, teens, and adults can all contract hand, foot and mouth disease. A few days after exposure to the virus, painful sores appear in the mouth, hands, and feet â explaining the name for the disease.
Feline Diarrhea & Metamucil Use. Metamucil is an over-the-counter supplement used as a digestive health aid. Its active ingredient is a bulk forming fiber called psyllium. Metamucil has been used to treat diarrhea in cats; however, always consult your veterinarian before treating your cat with any supplements or medications.
Always get specific pet medicine instructions from your veterinarian. Do not attempt to extrapolate dosing from humans to pets; always ask your vet for the right dose. Under a vets care, acetaminophen (Tylenol) can be used for fever and mild pain in dogs, but is fatal to cats and should NEVER be given to them. Dogs can be sensitive to acetaminophen, too. Acetaminophen can cause liver damage in both dogs and cats and lower the oxygen-carrying capacity of blood. In fact, ibuprofen, acetaminophen, and aspirin resulted in roughly 10,000 calls to animal poison control centers in 2008.