Hi TCS,
My 5 year old cat, Sophie, has been having some bowel problems for about 3 weeks.
It started with her passing gas, which was unusual for her. She's never been gassy before.
Then I noticed her inner eyelids started showing... which I hear is a sign of infection in the body, I think?
After that she's been having soft stools. 3 times she's pooped on the carpet in the 3 weeks. The rest of the time she's pooped in her box, and rather regularly. But I find little turds everywhere, that are about the size of a pinky fingernail. Her stools are greenish, and have the consistency of modelling clay.
Other than she is fine... eating, happy, spunky, perhaps a bit subdued at times, but with this cold weather, I don't think it's too unusual.
I took her to the vet whose initial guess is that she may have worms, as she is an outdoor cat. She gave her a deworming pill. That was 1.5 weeks ago, and I don't see any real signs of change. Not worse, thankfully, but not better. She hasn't gone outside since I took her to the vet.
I will probably take her back to the vet, but I thought I'd check here first. Her other guess was IBS, but it happened so quickly and suddenly that it just seems not extremely likely.
Current symptoms -
Gas is less often, but I have smelled it once in a while recently.
Inner eyelids are still showing.
Poops are regular but still green/modelling clay consistency. The last two times she pooped on the carpet were probably within the past 24-36 hours.
Any ideas? Thanks so much!
My 5 year old cat, Sophie, has been having some bowel problems for about 3 weeks.
It started with her passing gas, which was unusual for her. She's never been gassy before.
Then I noticed her inner eyelids started showing... which I hear is a sign of infection in the body, I think?
After that she's been having soft stools. 3 times she's pooped on the carpet in the 3 weeks. The rest of the time she's pooped in her box, and rather regularly. But I find little turds everywhere, that are about the size of a pinky fingernail. Her stools are greenish, and have the consistency of modelling clay.
Other than she is fine... eating, happy, spunky, perhaps a bit subdued at times, but with this cold weather, I don't think it's too unusual.
I took her to the vet whose initial guess is that she may have worms, as she is an outdoor cat. She gave her a deworming pill. That was 1.5 weeks ago, and I don't see any real signs of change. Not worse, thankfully, but not better. She hasn't gone outside since I took her to the vet.
I will probably take her back to the vet, but I thought I'd check here first. Her other guess was IBS, but it happened so quickly and suddenly that it just seems not extremely likely.
Current symptoms -
Gas is less often, but I have smelled it once in a while recently.
Inner eyelids are still showing.
Poops are regular but still green/modelling clay consistency. The last two times she pooped on the carpet were probably within the past 24-36 hours.
Any ideas? Thanks so much!