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A little backstory on Clove - a feral cat I'd been feeding brought me her 4 kittens about 3 months ago. I trapped the family and got everyone vetted. Three of the kittens are bobtail, the girl, Clove, has no tail or nub at all. After she was vetted, she had a pretty bad rectal prolapse. Vet tried pushing it in, purse string, nothing worked. We eventually had to go with a colopexy. She had that done when she was spayed. Procedure worked to an extent, but she had a slight prolapse again and has a little "pucker" on her rear. Our vet is confident it will go back in as she grows.
Ok, so now onto diet. She was on Science Diet kitten at the vet and was doing pretty good on it. I don't think that food is great at all, so when she wasn't showing interest in it anymore, I switched her to Nutro Kitten grain free canned soft chicken. She loves it. After a day or two on it, I noticed black stool. I panicked with all her booty problems and took her to the vet. She got an exam and our vet believes it's the more natural food. So this morning, she seems to now have diarrhea with the black stool. Her poop has always been dark. She takes a little laxatone each day to help push things out. But I'm just wondering if grain free is doing this to her. Has anyone had any similar experiences?
Ok, so now onto diet. She was on Science Diet kitten at the vet and was doing pretty good on it. I don't think that food is great at all, so when she wasn't showing interest in it anymore, I switched her to Nutro Kitten grain free canned soft chicken. She loves it. After a day or two on it, I noticed black stool. I panicked with all her booty problems and took her to the vet. She got an exam and our vet believes it's the more natural food. So this morning, she seems to now have diarrhea with the black stool. Her poop has always been dark. She takes a little laxatone each day to help push things out. But I'm just wondering if grain free is doing this to her. Has anyone had any similar experiences?