Hi everyone,
My 3 month old kitten Biscuit had a period of 1.5-2 weeks of constant diarrhea about a month ago so, as a concerned mummy, I hopped onto every site/thread/forum there was and found that raw food has helped quite a few fellow cat owners who have had to deal with constant diarrhea too. Not having the sufficient equipment to make my own raw cat food (I needed a quick solution as I felt that she was losing weight), I went to the local supermarket and bought commercial raw cat food. This particular brand was made of kangaroo mince and had added calcium and thiamine. When I gave it to her she had no trouble eating the whole serving up and has loved to eat it ever since. Her stool started to go solid that very day.
However, just yesterday I was having a chat with my mum in another room and came back to my room only to find the sandwich I was eating on the floor and my 3 cats licking some of the sauce and egg yolk off it. Since then, only Biscuit has denied the raw food and refuses to eat it. I cautiously gave a small amount of her old commercial cat food (not raw) to see if she would eat that (she did) and a few hours later, her diarrhea was back. She's basically rejecting the only food that has helped her diarrhea.
I'm quite lost on what to do? Is this a serious problem that needs a vet's attention? Although, her energy has been constant and her gums are normal pink.
I'm not sure what to feed her in the meantime either. Commercial cat food gives her diarrhea and raw food she refuses to eat.
Any help would be greatly appreciated!
My 3 month old kitten Biscuit had a period of 1.5-2 weeks of constant diarrhea about a month ago so, as a concerned mummy, I hopped onto every site/thread/forum there was and found that raw food has helped quite a few fellow cat owners who have had to deal with constant diarrhea too. Not having the sufficient equipment to make my own raw cat food (I needed a quick solution as I felt that she was losing weight), I went to the local supermarket and bought commercial raw cat food. This particular brand was made of kangaroo mince and had added calcium and thiamine. When I gave it to her she had no trouble eating the whole serving up and has loved to eat it ever since. Her stool started to go solid that very day.
However, just yesterday I was having a chat with my mum in another room and came back to my room only to find the sandwich I was eating on the floor and my 3 cats licking some of the sauce and egg yolk off it. Since then, only Biscuit has denied the raw food and refuses to eat it. I cautiously gave a small amount of her old commercial cat food (not raw) to see if she would eat that (she did) and a few hours later, her diarrhea was back. She's basically rejecting the only food that has helped her diarrhea.
I'm quite lost on what to do? Is this a serious problem that needs a vet's attention? Although, her energy has been constant and her gums are normal pink.
I'm not sure what to feed her in the meantime either. Commercial cat food gives her diarrhea and raw food she refuses to eat.
Any help would be greatly appreciated!