I retrieved a young male cat around 7 months old three days ago and took him in for a neuter/vaccination package at the spay/neuter clinic two days ago.
He's adapted to being inside very quickly, making me think he was previously socialized and seems very happy and content. He doesn't present as ill; however, he's having very loose stools along with bad-smelling gas. He had been living outdoors in a semi-rural area in North Carolina. The people who were feeding him were feeding him plenty of food, so he's not skinny at all. He was given topical Profender dewormer and Revolution at the time of neuter as well as meloxicam for pain.
I know that the stress of being grabbed and brought inside can give some cats diarrhea, as could dewormer if he had worms, but how long would you say is typical?
I made a vet appointment for him tomorrow morning so they can test a stool sample for parasites. Am I jumping the gun?
He's adapted to being inside very quickly, making me think he was previously socialized and seems very happy and content. He doesn't present as ill; however, he's having very loose stools along with bad-smelling gas. He had been living outdoors in a semi-rural area in North Carolina. The people who were feeding him were feeding him plenty of food, so he's not skinny at all. He was given topical Profender dewormer and Revolution at the time of neuter as well as meloxicam for pain.
I know that the stress of being grabbed and brought inside can give some cats diarrhea, as could dewormer if he had worms, but how long would you say is typical?
I made a vet appointment for him tomorrow morning so they can test a stool sample for parasites. Am I jumping the gun?