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The last few days my cat, Ichi, had been dealing with a case of diarrhea. We took him to the vet yesterday to get it checked out and make sure there wasn't a bigger problem. The vet really didn't give us any answers as to why he was having besides it being a dietary change or something he ate. I know I should have taken that as a relief but there hadn't been any change to his diet besides giving him a little more canned tuna (his special treat) a little more than usual. And he just doesn't have an interest in human food and we hadn't really left anything out for him to get into.
Anyways, all the irritation from the bathroom problems and the licking the area resulted in him actually getting a really bad rash down there. They shaved and cleaned up the area down there, and the last day I've been trying to keep it clean with baby wipes and keeping extra strength healing ointment (aquaphor, is what the vet recommended) on and around the rash to help it heal and stop him from licking more.
I just am not really aware of the healing phases of a rash and I don't know if it's supposed to look like a really dark, almost brown area around it? (I know it sounds like its something fecal around it, but it's not cleaning off and he also hasn't used the litter box for that since he got home from the vet yesterday)
Another somewhat silly question someone could maybe be able to help me with is when he should be going to the bathroom again? He has had a really decreased appetite, and will still eat and drink but doesn't seem to be doing anything but going pee.
Anyways, all the irritation from the bathroom problems and the licking the area resulted in him actually getting a really bad rash down there. They shaved and cleaned up the area down there, and the last day I've been trying to keep it clean with baby wipes and keeping extra strength healing ointment (aquaphor, is what the vet recommended) on and around the rash to help it heal and stop him from licking more.
I just am not really aware of the healing phases of a rash and I don't know if it's supposed to look like a really dark, almost brown area around it? (I know it sounds like its something fecal around it, but it's not cleaning off and he also hasn't used the litter box for that since he got home from the vet yesterday)
Another somewhat silly question someone could maybe be able to help me with is when he should be going to the bathroom again? He has had a really decreased appetite, and will still eat and drink but doesn't seem to be doing anything but going pee.