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Diarrhea?
Louis has had some pretty unpleasant bowel movements lately. The only
change to his routine has been a diet of Wellness dry food for about three days while we scrambled our schedules to get out to the one store in the vicinity which carries the wet Wellness that he's used to. Why would an indoor, otherwise healthy cat get diarrhea? At least we're on top of providing fresh water twice a day, and the neck-pinch test shows him to be reasonably hydrated. The thing that has me worried is that Louis fancies himself an alley-cat, and will eat anything he sees on the floor that appears edible. I've taken screws, paperclips and grommets out of his mouth, though I've never seen him swallow non-food. Maybe he just likes to gum it like a toddler... My wife has recently bought some foam, in-ear earplugs to help her sleep at night (noisy neighborhood, snoring husband), and Louis has proved quite resourceful in grabbing the bag and tearing it open. I've never seen him eat one, but I wouldn't put it past him. (The bag is now in a cat-proof drawer, and my wife disposes of used earplugs) Thanks for any ideas. Maybe it's just the change in diet, but after having had a cat eat the netting off of a pork-roast (and spending about 1k to get it surgically removed), I'm pretty careful when it comes to inadvertant gulping-down-of-indigestible-crap. Thanks BLink |
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Diarrhea?
Many reasons for diarrhea: Change of food, parasites, symptom of
inflammatory bowel disease, hyperactive thyroid, etc. If it doesn't clear up, he needs to see a vet. Gail "Brian Link" wrote in message ... Louis has had some pretty unpleasant bowel movements lately. The only change to his routine has been a diet of Wellness dry food for about three days while we scrambled our schedules to get out to the one store in the vicinity which carries the wet Wellness that he's used to. Why would an indoor, otherwise healthy cat get diarrhea? At least we're on top of providing fresh water twice a day, and the neck-pinch test shows him to be reasonably hydrated. The thing that has me worried is that Louis fancies himself an alley-cat, and will eat anything he sees on the floor that appears edible. I've taken screws, paperclips and grommets out of his mouth, though I've never seen him swallow non-food. Maybe he just likes to gum it like a toddler... My wife has recently bought some foam, in-ear earplugs to help her sleep at night (noisy neighborhood, snoring husband), and Louis has proved quite resourceful in grabbing the bag and tearing it open. I've never seen him eat one, but I wouldn't put it past him. (The bag is now in a cat-proof drawer, and my wife disposes of used earplugs) Thanks for any ideas. Maybe it's just the change in diet, but after having had a cat eat the netting off of a pork-roast (and spending about 1k to get it surgically removed), I'm pretty careful when it comes to inadvertant gulping-down-of-indigestible-crap. Thanks BLink |
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Diarrhea?
Brian Link wrote:
Louis has had some pretty unpleasant bowel movements lately. The only change to his routine has been a diet of Wellness dry food for about three days while we scrambled our schedules to get out to the one store in the vicinity which carries the wet Wellness that he's used to. Have you tried an acidophilus supplement for your cat? I find when mine gets a little uneasy for a few days just one or two nights of that clears it right up. Especially when I think some food or other substance is the root cause. Cheers, -Ali |
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Diarrhea?
"Brian Link" wrote in message ... Louis has had some pretty unpleasant bowel movements lately. The only change to his routine has been a diet of Wellness dry food for about three days while we scrambled our schedules to get out to the one store in the vicinity which carries the wet Wellness that he's used to. Why would an indoor, otherwise healthy cat get diarrhea? At least we're on top of providing fresh water twice a day, and the neck-pinch test shows him to be reasonably hydrated. The thing that has me worried is that Louis fancies himself an alley-cat, and will eat anything he sees on the floor that appears edible. I've taken screws, paperclips and grommets out of his mouth, though I've never seen him swallow non-food. Maybe he just likes to gum it like a toddler... My wife has recently bought some foam, in-ear earplugs to help her sleep at night (noisy neighborhood, snoring husband), and Louis has proved quite resourceful in grabbing the bag and tearing it open. I've never seen him eat one, but I wouldn't put it past him. (The bag is now in a cat-proof drawer, and my wife disposes of used earplugs) Thanks for any ideas. Maybe it's just the change in diet, but after having had a cat eat the netting off of a pork-roast (and spending about 1k to get it surgically removed), I'm pretty careful when it comes to inadvertant gulping-down-of-indigestible-crap. Thanks BLink 3 days on food the cat isn't used to could do it. If it doesn't clear up now that the cat is back on the normal food a vet visit would be in order. W |
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