my cat has diarhhea..

pepto · Member Joined: 19 May 2004 Posts: 20

hello,
my cat had 2 bouts of diarhhea last night. watery stools. she wasn't interested in her evening meal, but she was hungry for her dry food last night, so i layed it out. after that, she had her second diarhhea.

i've taken all her food away. i'm planning on letting her stomach rest for 24 hours. the only thing is she's STARVING.. Sad

should i let her have a bland meal of chicken later on today? it's hard seeing her so hungry.

she's still sprightly as ever. she used to be sick with diarrhea and vomiting as a kitten but she's not lethargic and is not vomiting.

is a 24 hour fast with water only a good idea? or shall i introduce chicken within that 24 hours? should i let her outside today? it's cold..i don't know if she'd go around trying to eat stuff though..

thanks for your help.

pepto · Member Joined: 19 May 2004 Posts: 20

i gave her chicken and she threw up. her behaviour is still normal.

sunset05 · Posted: Sat Dec 03, 2005 3:50 pm Post subject:

24 hours sounds like a long time to me. Best to call a Vet and ask for advice.

Did you change foods on her? Sometimes that can cause diarrhea.

pepto · Member Joined: 19 May 2004 Posts: 20

ok..i'll try that. also another thing was that while i was cleaning up her vomit there were things that looked like slices of cooked onions...
maybe it's tapeworms?

she was last wormed at the end of august. i've tried worming her but the usual person who helps me is not with me...i've tried with my mother, but the tablet never goes down..

coppersmom · Posted: Sat Dec 03, 2005 9:14 pm Post subject:

I don't think the "usual wormer" will get tapeworms. You need a med specific for them if that's what you think is in there. Collect the suspicious white things and take them to the vet with you!

vene · Super Senior Member Plus Joined: 25 Mar 2004 Posts: 4297

http://www.sniksnak.com/cathealth/diarrhea.html

I hope your kitty feels better soon!

yogi

Girardia to name one which I had a situation with little over a year ago.
All but one of my cats had it as it is contracted generally through water and can transfer in the litter box. A stool sample to the vet would be the best thing to do. They can usually detect if it is s parasite issue which in turn can get the treatment going promptly. Dehydration is the other issue and needs to be monitored.