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Why is my sensitive Persian cat's stool soft after new kittens?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Cat | Persian | Male | neutered | 3 years and 3 months old | 8.3 lbs

I have a Persian cat which has is super sensitive to every little change, before he recognized by IBS 2years ago, but he has bern fine for two years, recently I've adopted 3 orphan kitten , after some days he's started to have diarrhea, sever in the beginning and now after some prescribe medication (cotrimoxazole) he is much better, no diarrhea but his feces is not shaped a bit soft, for 2 weeks, I'm worry, what it can be fore, he did the examination fo liver, kidney ,that was fine.

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Answered By Dr. Strydom, DVM

Veterinarian

Published on July 25th, 2017

The diarrhea/soft stools can be from stress, the IBS or even a parasite he could have picked up from the new kitten. I recommend you have your vet do a fecal test if that has not been done already to check for parasites. If it is parasites he will need specific treatment. I also recommend you get him a probiotic as that will help repopulate his intestinal tract with "good bacteria". That often times helps diarrhea. Be sure to buy a product made for cats. I hope this helps. Best wishes!

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    Answered By Maria DVM

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    Published on October 29th, 2018

    There can be many causes of diarrhea in animals. This can easily be stress related, intestinal parasites or even diet. I would recommend talking to your veterinarian about potentially giving him a dewormer, checking a stool sample and putting Simba on a bland diet. I would leave him on the bland diet for about a week or two and then gradually wean him onto a sensitive stomach diet. Thank you for using Petco Pet Education Center, formerly Petcoach.

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