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---I will be calling my vet, but the soonest I can is Monday---
My 10 year old cat has had problems with the litterbox consistently now for about a few weeks. The reason I have not done anything yet was that he has these problems all the time, but no consistently. He will go outside the box once in a while, and its mucus poop/blood. I have asked vets multiple times what this is, if i should worry, why, etc and they never seem concerned. One vet asked for a fecal and I never got results.. Another vet said if it happens once in a while but I can't associate a pattern with diet or anything, it might be stress (maybe me and my partner argue and it happens, or maybe I have people over that the cat doesn't know and it happens.)This was a few months ago, and I never had any luck finding a pattern.
Well for the past week or so.. maybe two... He has been actually pooping full on poops outside the box. they are runnier than usual. They aren't complete liquid but very mushy, and sometimes with some blood. He has also been leaving the mucus/poo at times. He has been using the box as well. It seems like he just can't make it, or tries to go but doesn't completely finish before leaving the box. The poops are close to the box, either right outside or a few feet away.
I just wonder if anyone has any idea what this is, since his diet hasn't really changed. I feed a variety of brands and proteins and I have been for years.. I feed wet and dry food. The only dry food I feed is Orijen brand but a few months ago I switched the flavor. I feed dry as a lunch when I am home during the day so its not every day. I also sometimes use it as a treat or topper. I plan to eliminate the dry food for now, and stick to a few brands & flavors only and stop using toppers. But I really doubt it's his diet.
My 10 year old cat has had problems with the litterbox consistently now for about a few weeks. The reason I have not done anything yet was that he has these problems all the time, but no consistently. He will go outside the box once in a while, and its mucus poop/blood. I have asked vets multiple times what this is, if i should worry, why, etc and they never seem concerned. One vet asked for a fecal and I never got results.. Another vet said if it happens once in a while but I can't associate a pattern with diet or anything, it might be stress (maybe me and my partner argue and it happens, or maybe I have people over that the cat doesn't know and it happens.)This was a few months ago, and I never had any luck finding a pattern.
Well for the past week or so.. maybe two... He has been actually pooping full on poops outside the box. they are runnier than usual. They aren't complete liquid but very mushy, and sometimes with some blood. He has also been leaving the mucus/poo at times. He has been using the box as well. It seems like he just can't make it, or tries to go but doesn't completely finish before leaving the box. The poops are close to the box, either right outside or a few feet away.
I just wonder if anyone has any idea what this is, since his diet hasn't really changed. I feed a variety of brands and proteins and I have been for years.. I feed wet and dry food. The only dry food I feed is Orijen brand but a few months ago I switched the flavor. I feed dry as a lunch when I am home during the day so its not every day. I also sometimes use it as a treat or topper. I plan to eliminate the dry food for now, and stick to a few brands & flavors only and stop using toppers. But I really doubt it's his diet.