I have a foster cat - Archie- who is having issues. I posted in Cat health a while back. he is being fed Authority dry (chicken) and Authority wet. The reason I am doing Authority is if he goes to our pet adoption center at PetSmart.. that is what we normally feed b/c it is donated by the store.
However... I noticed when I got him that his butt was really smelly with no signs of poo stuck there.. And the problem with the softer, wetter stool gets better and worse ... (smelly butt, too) but doesn't go away.
It was suggested to be to give him more time to adjust to the food change-- who knows what they were feeding him at the pound... but it has been almost two weeks... and the problem persists...
So I am wondering if I need to change his food. The problem here is that I have FIVE fosters... alll eating Authority and no one else seems to have the problem. I also understand that it could be an intestinal microbe (coccidia, giardia etc... ).... but my first suspicions are food sensitivities, since the boys are in and out of each other's litter pans.. and it seems no one else has this issue (soft poo, smelly butt).
Any advice on changing his diet... or perhaps feeding him something to counter the digestive issues such as an enzyme or a probiotic???
Thanks!!!! Oh - and he loves,loves,loves the wet food! Any wet food. They all do.
However... I noticed when I got him that his butt was really smelly with no signs of poo stuck there.. And the problem with the softer, wetter stool gets better and worse ... (smelly butt, too) but doesn't go away.
It was suggested to be to give him more time to adjust to the food change-- who knows what they were feeding him at the pound... but it has been almost two weeks... and the problem persists...
So I am wondering if I need to change his food. The problem here is that I have FIVE fosters... alll eating Authority and no one else seems to have the problem. I also understand that it could be an intestinal microbe (coccidia, giardia etc... ).... but my first suspicions are food sensitivities, since the boys are in and out of each other's litter pans.. and it seems no one else has this issue (soft poo, smelly butt).
Any advice on changing his diet... or perhaps feeding him something to counter the digestive issues such as an enzyme or a probiotic???
Thanks!!!! Oh - and he loves,loves,loves the wet food! Any wet food. They all do.