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Cat Forum / Health and Behavior / June 2006diarrhea on the carpet
Hi, over the last 2 days our cat has had diarrhea on the carpet and i the litter box. Just yesterday apparently she couldn't make it to th litter box and went right outside of it. Her mood hasn't changed a all, she's still the same, and is eating and drinking as normal. I' assuming it's just some type of virus but she's pretty young (9 months and we've never encountered this before. Does it sound like anything t be concerned about? Thanks -- sjuhawks19 She needs to be seen by a vet. Take a stool sample. She may have worms. Gail > Hi, over the last 2 days our cat has had diarrhea on the carpet and in > the litter box. Just yesterday apparently she couldn't make it to the [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > > Thanks. Cats get dehydrated very easily. Diarrhea is not normal for a cat. You need to take her to the vet right away. Have you changed her diet recently? > She needs to be seen by a vet. Take a stool sample. She may have worms. > Gail [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > > > > Thanks. Buddy Wrote: > Cats get dehydrated very easily. Diarrhea is not normal for a cat. > You need to take her to the vet right away. Have you changed her diet [quoted text clipped - 21 lines] > > Thanks. She went again overnight on the carpet, so it's been about 3 days although it was not nearly as much as the previous nights. She i still urinating a normal amount in the litter box, so I doubt that sh is dehydrated. She did start recently eating cat grass, maybe that' what it was. She started eating it over the weekend but didn't star getting sick until Monday, so we've gotten rid of that. She also go into a house plant pretty good (the soil) so we've moved that outside. Maybe it was that. She's an indoor cat only, so I don't see how shoul get worms since she has been dewormed and sees the vet regularly in he checkups. Plus we don't see any worms in her stool -- sjuhawks19 > She went again overnight on the carpet, so it's been about 3 days, > although it was not nearly as much as the previous nights. She is > still urinating a normal amount in the litter box, so I doubt that she > is dehydrated. Actually, that means that is she is peeing AND losing liquid in her stool. Unless she is drinking more than normal, she IS dehydrated. Diarrhea is the cause of dehydration. She needs to go the vet right away. That is also why children are given popcicles and special drinks when they have diarrhea. They get dehydrated quickly, and that causes more problems. They will hydrate her if needed, test for worms. Yes, indoor only cats will get worms. They get them from fleas, and you can pick up fleas just walking in from the car. That may not be the cause, but she should be tested. It oculd also be a food change, stress, etc. But it needs to be stopped before she gets too dehyrated. Three days is enough to go to the vet.
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