She's had diarrhea since I got here several months back. It appears to
be IBD. She's on 7.5 mg of prednisone per day, a gel in the ear. It
has gotten a bit better. I had another cat with it (it killed him
eventually) and went through all the advice. Much of it is
contradictory. For instance, many folks say not to use any grain, but
you use rice. Sheba has been suggested as being pretty much
grain-free. All seem to agree to stay away from dry food but she
barely eats that anyway. The other cats eat that. Wellness has been
suggested. I have her eating that, and the Merrick and PetGuard.

She has no teeth so everything has to be fairly mushy. The vet thinks
that she has pretty advanced IBD and that there really isn't much to
be done. Hopefully it is the kind that does not develop into Lymphoma.


My cat was also diagnosed with IBD. The vet told me to put him to sleep. He'd
get bloody mucousy chocolate pudding diarrhea 24/7. I think it was the
preservatives, additives, artificial colorings and flavorings in the commercial
foods that made him sick. I used organically grown wild rice, trying to limit
the artificial additives. When canned chicken and rice catfood came out, that
made him sick also and it was supposed to be the same thing. Of course every
cat is different. Maybe my cat just had food allergies and the vet
misdiagnosed.

I had an 18 year old cat with no teeth. He ate wet food, chunky style. He'd
basically just swallow, no chewing at all. I know because once he puked and it
looked like it just came out of the can. He only had his incisors, no other
teeth at all. He was fat. He'd also eat pieces of chicken, turkey and ham, no
problem. I wish you the best with your cat.