Hi All,
I've got 4 yr old tabby at home with some issues. We rescued him when he was 3 weeks old, after some awful person stuck him and his litter in a plastic bag and threw them off of a bridge. He was one of 3 to survive.
For about 2 yrs now, he's had runny poo. Sometimes it's just a little runny, sometimes it's nearly liquid that comes out of him. But there is never a time that he has regular solid stools. As a result, his poor butt gets very swollen. The swollen butt issue seems to be cyclical. It'll get better and go back to normal, but then something will irritate his system, and it'll start all over again. When he has the swollen thing going on, it's the liquid-y poo that's going along with it. His behavior during these times is to use our floors, bathroom sinks, etc... as his personal litterbox. So we have a lot of cleanup on a regular basis.
I've had him to the vet (3 of them) several times. They've put "kitty preparation H" on him to help his little butt, but it doesn't really seem to do anything. We tried a new vet, who changed his diet. We've tried combos of soft food, wet food, both mixed together, fish oil, antibiotics, anti-allergy, prescription food. You name it. The vets have all tested stool samples and they can't find anything wrong with him to cause this. His diet hasn't changed except for the soft/hard food. I've always given him Science Diet.
Is anyone out there a vet or have any kind of experience with this? We're at a loss for what to do, and the vet bills are expensive for them to keep experimenting with things to see if they work. Right now, we have him locked by himself in our spare bedroom with his own food/water/litterbox, because he keeps pooping all over the house.
I have a 3 month old at home that will crawl before we know it, and I can't have him crawling around with the cat's little "presents" all over the house.
I appreciate any ideas that you all may have!
I've got 4 yr old tabby at home with some issues. We rescued him when he was 3 weeks old, after some awful person stuck him and his litter in a plastic bag and threw them off of a bridge. He was one of 3 to survive.
For about 2 yrs now, he's had runny poo. Sometimes it's just a little runny, sometimes it's nearly liquid that comes out of him. But there is never a time that he has regular solid stools. As a result, his poor butt gets very swollen. The swollen butt issue seems to be cyclical. It'll get better and go back to normal, but then something will irritate his system, and it'll start all over again. When he has the swollen thing going on, it's the liquid-y poo that's going along with it. His behavior during these times is to use our floors, bathroom sinks, etc... as his personal litterbox. So we have a lot of cleanup on a regular basis.
I've had him to the vet (3 of them) several times. They've put "kitty preparation H" on him to help his little butt, but it doesn't really seem to do anything. We tried a new vet, who changed his diet. We've tried combos of soft food, wet food, both mixed together, fish oil, antibiotics, anti-allergy, prescription food. You name it. The vets have all tested stool samples and they can't find anything wrong with him to cause this. His diet hasn't changed except for the soft/hard food. I've always given him Science Diet.
Is anyone out there a vet or have any kind of experience with this? We're at a loss for what to do, and the vet bills are expensive for them to keep experimenting with things to see if they work. Right now, we have him locked by himself in our spare bedroom with his own food/water/litterbox, because he keeps pooping all over the house.
I have a 3 month old at home that will crawl before we know it, and I can't have him crawling around with the cat's little "presents" all over the house.
I appreciate any ideas that you all may have!
