Persian Cat Diahorrea

I have a pure Persian who is about two, she is desexed and generally a very neat and tidy clean cat. She has recently been to the vet(A week ago) and had her updated shots.
Last week I also got a 12 week old british short haired kitten. The kitten is pretty much litter trained and bot cats use the same litter tray and eat from the same bowl and get on generally well.

Last night my Persian used the litter tray but then dragged her backside along the floor and the fur round her bottom was covered in lumpy faecal matter.

There were no traces of worms that I could see and I cleaned her up best I could and gave her fresh water and meat. This morning she has had the same problem where she has a lot of soild fur with lumpy faecal matter tangled. She hasnâ€[emoji]8482[/emoji]t had a huge change in diet, I have given her a new variety of cat food from the same manufacturer. She usually would only eat fish varieties or pet mince.

The kitten seems to be fine she is using the tray well and has only had 1 or 2 accidents.

Should I be worried about the Persian cat, she hasnâ€[emoji]8482[/emoji]t done this before and she is looking miserable is it worth a trip to the vet.?

If the kitten hasn't been dewormed, it probably does have worms. That being said, I doubt your Persian could have gotten a case of worms from the kitten (especially in that short of a time.) It's probably something else. You did mention a change in food. Even a small change can cause digestive problems for some cats. But the main reason I'm recommending a trip to the vet is that you say the cat is "looking miserable". Some minor treat-at-home dietary upset isn't likely to make your cat look miserable. Please let us know what the vet says.

I would have her vet checked. You don't know if the kitten has anything that your older cat could have caught.

The kitten went to the vet and had her shots and was checked the same time my persian did. Vet said the British Shorthair was quite healthty.

Will take Cinders(the persian) to the vet tomorrow to have her checked out.

Originally Posted by Stanmore27

The kitten went to the vet and had her shots and was checked the same time my persian did. Vet said the British Shorthair was quite healthty.

Will take Cinders(the persian) to the vet tomorrow to have her checked out.

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Did they do fecal tests on the kitten? Even if they did, some things are hard to find and some don't show up on a fecal test.