My new cat Gabriel, who I've only had for less than 2 months, has always had soft poo. ;p Sometimes it's diarrhea. Either way it smells way too awful to be normal. I took him to the vet today and he was given a B 12 shot, deworming pill a weeks worth of Tylocin as well as 2 weeks worth of Fortiflora. Ended up costing $181! He looks and acts otherwise that he's healthy. I really hope this helps clear him up, though. Has anyone used fortiflora before? Does it work?
I also got the vet to take a look at his teeth. He has some gingivitus but the vet wasn't concerned about it. He doesn't seem to be in any pain, although his gums are red. He also gets food stuck up in the back of his mouth beside his molars, which she also said happens in some cats...Does this happen to anyone else's cat? I brush his teeth daily with CET toothpaste but he HATES having them done. I also have this oral cleansing gel that I try stick on his gums. I would like to get this cleared up as much as possible and to prevent larger problems in the future coming sooner. I know people feed raw chicken necks and wings but the vet wasn't too keen on this idea and said if I did decide to give bones to boil them for a couple mins first to try get rid of salmonella. Or to freeze them. I wouldn't cook the bones because they may split. I'd freeze them beforehand, that's no problem. I'm still somewhat afraid of the salmonella and bones possibly getting stuck where they don't belong. I know that in the wild cats eat whole carcasses, but has anyone had any problems? I would supervise while bones were being eaten, of course.
I also got the vet to take a look at his teeth. He has some gingivitus but the vet wasn't concerned about it. He doesn't seem to be in any pain, although his gums are red. He also gets food stuck up in the back of his mouth beside his molars, which she also said happens in some cats...Does this happen to anyone else's cat? I brush his teeth daily with CET toothpaste but he HATES having them done. I also have this oral cleansing gel that I try stick on his gums. I would like to get this cleared up as much as possible and to prevent larger problems in the future coming sooner. I know people feed raw chicken necks and wings but the vet wasn't too keen on this idea and said if I did decide to give bones to boil them for a couple mins first to try get rid of salmonella. Or to freeze them. I wouldn't cook the bones because they may split. I'd freeze them beforehand, that's no problem. I'm still somewhat afraid of the salmonella and bones possibly getting stuck where they don't belong. I know that in the wild cats eat whole carcasses, but has anyone had any problems? I would supervise while bones were being eaten, of course.
I wouldn't feed cooked bones (vets really need to learn proper animal nutrition) and I would definitely supervise. I can't believe that the vet wasn't concerned about the gingivitis at all...I'm hoping I can catch it before it gets worse but he's so bad for brushing. Might have to get help and hold him in a towel.
