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Cat Forum / Health and Behavior / March 2006Diarrhea
I'm a first time cat owner owned by a wonderful male cat named Pete who is approx 2 years old. I've tried several brands of dry food but he's always had soft,runny stools for the last year or so.. so I'm somewhat concerned even though he seems perfectly healthy..can this hopefully be a *normal* behavior without issues? >I'm a first time cat owner owned by a wonderful male cat named Pete who >is approx 2 years >old. I've tried several brands of dry food but he's always had >soft,runny stools for the last year or so.. so I'm somewhat concerned >even though he seems perfectly healthy..can this hopefully be a >*normal* behavior without issues? Abruptly changing the food can cause diarreah. When you change brands you have to do it very slowly. Add a *bit* of the new food to the present food in the bowl each day until eventually all that is in the bowl is the new food. It should take a week or two to change it over completely if done slowly. Try that and keep him on the brand you choose for awhile, at least a few months, to see how he does then. If it keeps up, vet can tell you if he needs a specialized food from vet (in case it's IBD). Just for info purposes,He has been eating Chicken Soup for about 5 months,before that it was Innova Evo..when I brought him home he was eating another non-grain quality dry food.. I don't remember it's name,his soft stool condition was the same though. I'll have him first checked for parisites I guess. Have you had his stool checked for parasites? No, soft runny stools are not normal. Gail > I'm a first time cat owner owned by a wonderful male cat named Pete who > is approx 2 years > old. I've tried several brands of dry food but he's always had > soft,runny stools for the last year or so.. so I'm somewhat concerned > even though he seems perfectly healthy..can this hopefully be a > *normal* behavior without issues? |
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