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My 8 year old male cat recently had a blockage and had to be rushed to the vet to have a catheter inserted and after all that he seems like he's urinating fine but I've switched him over to Wellness Grain Free wet food and now he has had a bit of diarrhea/loose stoold the last few days so I've tried scaling back the amount of wet. The vet also prescribed the prescription hills diet but does not seem to like the dry kibble which I guess I should be happy that he wants wet food because I've read alot of information about how wet is better then dry for cats with crystals. I've read the only ingredient in the prescription food is extra salt to make them more thirsty. I'm also concerned he's not getting enough calories because he's still on antibiotics and this seems to be effecting his appetite as well. I'm also considering looking into probiotics for the diarrhea but for now I am trying a bit of probiotic yogurt in hopes that this will help. I'm at my wits end, do I feed him more wet food to ensure he is getting enough calories? Other then the loose stool he seems happy and energetic and I have no concerns about his behavior. I'm also in the process of switching vets as I had a horrible experience with the vet who did the work on him for his blockage.
My 8 year old male cat recently had a blockage and had to be rushed to the vet to have a catheter inserted and after all that he seems like he's urinating fine but I've switched him over to Wellness Grain Free wet food and now he has had a bit of diarrhea/loose stoold the last few days so I've tried scaling back the amount of wet. The vet also prescribed the prescription hills diet but does not seem to like the dry kibble which I guess I should be happy that he wants wet food because I've read alot of information about how wet is better then dry for cats with crystals. I've read the only ingredient in the prescription food is extra salt to make them more thirsty. I'm also concerned he's not getting enough calories because he's still on antibiotics and this seems to be effecting his appetite as well. I'm also considering looking into probiotics for the diarrhea but for now I am trying a bit of probiotic yogurt in hopes that this will help. I'm at my wits end, do I feed him more wet food to ensure he is getting enough calories? Other then the loose stool he seems happy and energetic and I have no concerns about his behavior. I'm also in the process of switching vets as I had a horrible experience with the vet who did the work on him for his blockage.