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What should I feed my cat if she has diarrhea and an upset stomach?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Cat | Domestic Shorthair | Female | unspayed

What can you give a cat that has Diarrhea

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Answered By David Elbeze, DVM, MRCVS

Veterinarian

Published on October 30th, 2017

Withhold food for 8 hours then offer her boiled boneless chicken and rice every 6 hours in small portions. if she is eating and not vomiting, continue with this diet for 2 days. After 2 days, you can put her back gradually on her normal food. If she continues having diarrhea, take her to the vet to get treatment.

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    Answered By David Elbeze, DVM, MRCVS

    Veterinarian

    Published on June 11th, 2018

    She might have eaten something spoiled that is causing this. withhold food for 8 hours then offer Oreo boiled boneless chicken and rice every 6 hours in small portions. if she is eating and not vomiting, continue with this diet for 2 days. After 2 days, you can put her back gradually on her normal food. If the diarrhea does not resolve, take her to the vet to get treatment.

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    Answered By Jennifer Summerfield, DVM CPDT-KA

    Veterinarian, Certified Dog Trainer

    Published on May 28th, 2017

    Poor Boo! I'm sorry to hear that she's having diarrhea and not feeling well. It sounds like you are on the right track by taking away her dry food, and making her some boiled chicken and rice. I would recommend withholding food for the next 12 hours to give her stomach a chance to settle, then feeding small amounts of the boiled chicken and rice every few hours for the next few days until her stool returns to normal. After that, you can gradually transition back to her regular food as long as things are going well. This often works well for a minor upset stomach. If there is no improvement in the diarrhea in the next 2-3 days, or if she develops other symptoms such as vomiting, not wanting to eat, or acting increasingly lethargic, it would be best to take her to the vet since these can be signs of a more serious problem.

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    Answered By Dr. Elizabeth

    Veterinarian

    Published on July 15th, 2019

    You can try feeding her a bland diet of boiled white meat chicken and plain white rice. You should also try to encourage her to drink water. If the diarrhea continues beyond 24 hours or if she gets worse, she needs to be examined by her veterinarian. It’s possible the food upset her stomach or she could have some sort of infection. I hope this helps.

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