Cuddles is having diarrhea?

kittylover23

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Cuddles has been having diarrhea the past two days. :( I figured it was just the dewormer I had to give her on the 18th, but then I remembered that the diarrhea started a couple hours before I gave her the dewormer. It's not watery diarrhea, just loose and it worries me. :( Does anyone know what this may be? She's currently eating Nature's Variety commercial raw. Her appetite and activity level is normal, I'm just worried. :(
 

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Are you giving her a probiotic along with the NV?  Is she on 100% raw now?  Since it's just a loose stool, it might simply be the change in food, because it hasn't been all that long, right?  Are you switching between proteins (chicken, rabbit, beef, etc.) of NV?  That could even do it.  Some cats are sensitive that way and need to have the proteins introduced slowly when switching to raw.
 
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She's on 100% raw, as is Cookie. :nod: she has a probiotic daily. Yeah I do switch around the proteins, so that could be it! Cookie doesn't seem to have a problem though, that's why it's stumping me.
 

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Well, as far as switching up the proteins, some cats are just more sensitive than others.  None of mine seem to have a problem, but many cats do.  Carolina's did (on raw), and think some of Lauries did, and maybe some of Lauren's too.   Maybe try keeping her on one (like rabbit) for a couple of days and see if that helps, and if so, then slowly mix a little turkey into the rabbit one meal at a time until it's all turkey (you get the idea)

'course, if you gave her a dewormer, could it be because she did have worms?  If so, wouldn't that in itself, cause the issue, and now it's working its way out?. 
 
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