My cat has diarrhea sometimes but acts normal. What should I do?
Updated On September 23rd, 2025
Pet's info: Cat | Persian | Female | unspayed | 1 year and 7 months old | 7 lbs
Hallo. My cat is having diarrhea for a couple of days already. But her stool is not always loose. Only sometime it happen. I didn't change her food. I do give her supplementary food for intestinal urinary tract for the past week. Plus, early this week, she visited another cat and the owner gave her some snacks. Other than that, she is fine, not stress and still play like normal. Can you tell me what's the problem and how can i solve it soon? I can only bring her to the vet next week bcos of exam
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Published on August 12th, 2017
Common causes of diarrhea or loose stools in a young cat include food intolerance, food allergies, intestinal parasites, bacterial or viral gastroenteritis, stress colitis, among a few others. Based on her history, stress from the visit or a change in treats may be the cause. You can try a medication like ProPectalin AntiDiarrheal Gel for Dogs & Cats that has probiotics and a small amount of kao pectate in it - it also tastes good. If the diarrhea/soft stools continue next week, or if Pico starts showing signs of lethargy, inappetence, or straining, I would definitely have her checked out by a vet.
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Published on September 24th, 2017
Poor girl. There can be many reasons for her diarrhea, including: intestinal parasites (i.e. Hookworms, roundworms, etc), dietary indiscretion (eating something that didn't agree with her stomach), foreign body ingestion or an underlying conditon (i.e. Stress colitis). If the probiotics don't improve her conditon within 48-72 hrs or if she develops other symptoms, then it's best to have her seen by your vet for a thorough examination and potentially diagnostic tests (i.e. Fecal exam, bloodwork, etc) to find out the cause. In situations where stress can be a cause of the loose stool, a short course of antibiotics, probiotics and a bland diet are successful in normalizing the stool. You can try a bland diet (i.e. Tuna and white rice) in addition to the probiotics that you have already started, to see if that makes a difference. If not then a vet visit is highly recommended. Best wishes with pet Zeus. Take care.
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