Hi again. So last time I posted about my one year old cat Theo having diarrhea. This was in the beginning of September. He went to the vet and was put on a GI Anti-inflammatory of sorts that helped solidify his poo and was on antibiotics. His stool, blood and urine were tested and all came back fine. All my cats are indoor but we tested him for parasites anyway, which also came back negative. After his antibiotics and everything were gone, we started giving him pumpkin every day, and even now, we are giving him pumpkin and haven't noticed any diarrhea. We also switched from 4Health to American Journey grain free dry food, the turkey and chicken variety. Everyone had transitioned just fine with no vomiting or abnormal stools.
However, two weeks ago my four year old cat, Finlay, began having diarrhea. It is the same colour as his kibble. A light brownish. Lots of gas when he goes and it's very runny. We began giving him Purina Beyond grain free wet food, the turkey, spinach, and sweet potato recipe, half of a 3 oz. can every twelve hours with a half teaspoon of organic canned pumpkin. He is still having diarrhea after two weeks. I can't say we have been entirely consistent with the wet food, I did try mixing a little of his dry in with it last week because I feared he wasn't getting enough food, but he soon was in the litterbox with diarrhea so I stopped with the mixing of foods. We tried giving him boiled chicken last week as well, but he is really finicky and won't eat it. I thought maybe the turkey in the two foods could be upsetting his stomach, so we bought grain free Purina Beyond wet food, a chicken variety. He did not like it at all. He has a very healthy appetite and is very active like his usual self. He seems a little depressed today, but honestly he is a very jealous and ornery cat and acts moody sometimes. I like to test the cats when I think they're not feeling well by trying to play, and he definitely still wants to play. I've been giving him 10mL of water probably four times a day just to make sure he's hydrated. He usually drinks water pretty often but I've barely seen him trying to recently so I've decided I needed to step in with that bit. Any ideas what could be causing this? He's the only one having the diarrhea and he is not vomiting. Again, he has a healthy appetite and has been given 3 oz. of wet food a day with a teaspoon of organic pumpkin, split into two feeding sessions every 12 hours. Should we carry on with this and see if anything changes? Or would the best option be to get him on the same anti-inflammatory Theo was on originally? I'm just at a loss again. I feel so bad for him. The only good news is that, unlike Theo, he can make it to the litterbox and it isn't just falling out of him. He actually has to push a bit. I have noticed mucous though when we clean him up. Any ideas what that could be from? Sorry for such a sporadic post, I'm just freaking out again.
However, two weeks ago my four year old cat, Finlay, began having diarrhea. It is the same colour as his kibble. A light brownish. Lots of gas when he goes and it's very runny. We began giving him Purina Beyond grain free wet food, the turkey, spinach, and sweet potato recipe, half of a 3 oz. can every twelve hours with a half teaspoon of organic canned pumpkin. He is still having diarrhea after two weeks. I can't say we have been entirely consistent with the wet food, I did try mixing a little of his dry in with it last week because I feared he wasn't getting enough food, but he soon was in the litterbox with diarrhea so I stopped with the mixing of foods. We tried giving him boiled chicken last week as well, but he is really finicky and won't eat it. I thought maybe the turkey in the two foods could be upsetting his stomach, so we bought grain free Purina Beyond wet food, a chicken variety. He did not like it at all. He has a very healthy appetite and is very active like his usual self. He seems a little depressed today, but honestly he is a very jealous and ornery cat and acts moody sometimes. I like to test the cats when I think they're not feeling well by trying to play, and he definitely still wants to play. I've been giving him 10mL of water probably four times a day just to make sure he's hydrated. He usually drinks water pretty often but I've barely seen him trying to recently so I've decided I needed to step in with that bit. Any ideas what could be causing this? He's the only one having the diarrhea and he is not vomiting. Again, he has a healthy appetite and has been given 3 oz. of wet food a day with a teaspoon of organic pumpkin, split into two feeding sessions every 12 hours. Should we carry on with this and see if anything changes? Or would the best option be to get him on the same anti-inflammatory Theo was on originally? I'm just at a loss again. I feel so bad for him. The only good news is that, unlike Theo, he can make it to the litterbox and it isn't just falling out of him. He actually has to push a bit. I have noticed mucous though when we clean him up. Any ideas what that could be from? Sorry for such a sporadic post, I'm just freaking out again.