My cat has diarrhea and accidents. What can I do until the vet?

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Shadow has had diarrhea for 5 days. He eats and plays normal and his diet has remained the same. He doesn't have worms, I've checked everytime. He has began defecating all over the house and hasn't used the litter box much except at night. His sister (same age) has been doing just fine, no diarrhea and she's been using the litter box. I have 2 litter boxes so I'm not sure what's going on. What can I do until I can get him to the vet? Pet's info: Cat | Mixed Breed | Male | unneutered | 1 month and 16 days old | 2.5 lbs

Lauren Celestin, DVM · Accepted Answer

Poor Shadow! I am sorry to hear that he is not feeling well. Until you can get Shadow to the vet (which I definitely recommend) you can with hold food for 12- 24hrs, then offer a bland diet of plain boiled chicken and rice (he may only be interested in the chicken) for about 1 - 2 days. After which you can reintroduce his regular diet. You also want to make sure that both litter boxes are extra clean. Sometimes in multi-cat households one cat decides that he/she no longer is ok using a "used" litter box (cats are wonderful, but have odd behaviors sometimes). It may be worth just keeping them separate so that Shadow has his own personal kitty bathroom until he sees the vet. As I stated earlier, I definitely recommend having Shadow seen by a vet as soon as possible because chronic diarrhea results in dehydration, which in a very small, young kitten we want to address sooner rather than later to prevent progressive potentially severe illness. I hope that this was helpful for you and that Shadow starts to feel better soon!

My cat has diarrhea and accidents. What can I do until the vet?

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