cat diarrhea

Interactive puzzle feeder for cats

Do interactive (puzzle) cat feeders work?

Yes, in my experience, they work very well. Cats instinctively use them without any training in my experience although it is fairly limited as I live with one cat who used it instinctively for the first time. Cats manage to get the dry cat food pellets out of the feeder without any problem in my …

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Antibiotics can cause diarrhea in cats

Can antibiotics cause diarrhoea in cats?

You could ask the same question about humans, dogs or other animals. And certainly, antibiotics can cause diarrhoea in cats. Note the word ‘can’. You do not have to search far to come to that conclusion. AAD For instance, in the human world, they even have an acronym on the topic. It is AAD which …

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Sphynx from Russia bred and photographed by Dana Danilova Sphynx Cattery Dani Danati

Sphynx cats producing nightmarish amounts of smelly slushy poop

On my travels through the Internet today I have bumped into what appears to be a huge problem with Sphynx cats: smelly, loose stools in nightmarish quantities. There really are some horror stories on the Internet. One Sphynx owner says that she changes the entire litter tray every time her cat goes to the loo. …

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Siamese cat drinks milk from a baby bottle while being cradled as a baby

Woman feeds Siamese kitten like a baby with bottled milk. Kind or misguided?

This is an unusual story which comes from South Africa, and I’m pleased to pick it up because it is a little bit different, and it is about something which I have an opinion. A video on Facebook shows a “domestic worker” feeding a Siamese kitten with milk from a baby bottle as if the …

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Lynne Moorman and Tarek at the Sydney Royal show in 2019

Did Royal Canin Lightweight Care dry cat food give 5 Somali cats IBD?

WESTERN AUSTRALIA: There is a report this morning of Somali cats falling ill after eating a new version of Royal Canin Lightweight Care dry cat food. Lynne Moorman said her 6 Somali (longhaired Abyssinian) purebred cats become ill (one is non-purebred). Perhaps it was coincidence? The manufacturer stated that there are no issues with their …

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Diarrhea is a symptom

Should I continue to feed my cat if he continues with diarrhoea?

The first point to make is that if diarrhoea persists for more than 24 hours it is potentially serious and a veterinarian should be consulted without delay. The question refers to diarrhoea continuing. This implies that it has continued for longer than a short duration of time. In cases of diarrhoea of short duration without …

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Beautiful cat dumped at shelter because she had diarrhea

Beautiful cat dumped at animal shelter because she had diarrhoea

This beautiful long-haired, red tabby-and-white, female cat was abandoned outside an animal rescue center in Plymouth, UK because she had diarrhoea. The photos are thumbnails. If you click on them you are taken to a larger version. They were taken by Gables Farm Dogs and Cats Home. The note accompanying the cat stated, ‘has diarrhoea …

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