Why is my cat's stool bloody with mucus, even with normal tests?

Thanks for using Boop by Petco! Bloody stools can be observed with conditions such as colitis, gastroenteritis, dietary indiscretion, intestinal parasites, among many other possibilities. I recommend that you have Kutty evaluated by your veterinarian for further assessment and treatment. They may choose to check for parasites and to start medications for diarrhea depending on the results. Good luck! Hoping for a speedy recovery!

Hi there and thank you for using Boop by Petco to address your concern! Soft stool can be caused by many things and most commonly the diet and intestinal bacteria play an important role. I typically recommend adding in a probiotic such as Purina Fortiflora for cats and give this 1-2 weeks. If there is no improvement, I recommend switching to a different diet to see if this helps. I would give the new diet about 4 weeks before giving up and trying other alternatives. If the stool remains consistently soft after the probiotic and diet trial, I would recommend having a veterinarian examine Theodore for further testing / treatment recommendations. There are prescription diets such as hydrolyzed protein diets that Theodore could be put on to see if the soft stool responds to a hypoallergenic diet. I hope this helps! Please let me know if you have any other questions or concerns.

Hello and welcome to Boop by Petco. I would recommend trying the following with Rami: 1. Get a fecal sample and send it away for analysis (worms, protozoa, bacteria, etc.) 2. Abdominal ultrasound 3. Trial with hypoallergenic diet 4. Checking B12 levels 4. GI endoscope and samples Often chronic GI issues in cats can be hard to diagnose the exact cause, as it is often a combination of factors, however start at the top of the list and go down, and see if you can get an answer. Best of luck with Rami!

Thanks for using Boop by Petco! Diarrhea or loose stools can be observed with conditions such as colitis, gastroenteritis, dietary indiscretion, intestinal parasites, among many other possibilities. I recommend that you have Batboy evaluated by your veterinarian for further assessment and treatment. They may choose to check for parasites and to start medications for diarrhea depending on the results. If you have not tried probiotics that is something else that would be worth trying. Good luck! Hoping for a speedy recovery!

I'm sorry to hear of your issues with Timon. I'm sure that is very frustrating. Blood in the stool can be seen with parasites, infections, trauma, bleeding disorders or inflammation within the intestinal tract. If he has had bloodwork and fecal tests, it may be time for an ultrasound of his abdomen. An ultrasound will give a better idea of the structure of the intestines and surrounding lymph nodes and may give a better idea if inflammatory bowel disease or another inflammatory condition is possible. Intestinal biopsies may be recommended if thickening of the intestines or other symptoms of inflammatory bowel disease are noted.

Hello. Your cat may need to receive some additional medications to help clear up his stool. The constant irritation from the diarrhea is probably causing inflammation in the colon & this results in the blood. You could start by placing him on a probiotic like Purina's feline FortiFlora, or pick up a tube of Nutramax's Proviable KP. I would also recommend placing him on an antibiotic like metronidazole & perhaps talking to your vet about sending some of his stool out for analysis. This is generally known as a diarrhea panel. 3 months is a long time to have diarrhea. Hopefully, you can get the condition resolved with one of my recommendations. Thanks for using Boop by Petco.

Thanks for using Boop by Petco! At this point, I would focus on conditions such as inflammatory bowel disease or even cancer such as small cell lymphoma for instance. If an abdominal ultrasound has not been performed, that would be next step diagnostically. All these different conditions are treated with different therapies which is why is so important to first find out what may be going on. Therapy can then be used for the specific condition. Best of luck!

I can’t tell from the photo if those are worms but I do think you need to take Muezza back to the vet and make sure to take with you a sample of her stool and those yellowish looking things in her stool. I agree that she is inflamed and I do agree that she would be in pain. The blood indicates that her bowels are very inflamed. Parasites will certainly cause inflammation, but so can infection, food allergy and cancer. Bloody stool can also be a sign of disease of her internal organs. It’s important to not only treat the symptoms but start to figure out the cause. Make sure to have her tested for common parasites and even run blood work on her to make sure the organs are ok. The vet may recommend a special diet or even further diagnostics if they can’t figure out why this keeps happening. I hope this helps to point you in the right direction. Please post again with any further questions.

Yes, they can have Giardia or coccidia without any signs of disease and it can be missed by the lab depending on the test. There are a few different possibilities with what you are describing though. It could be a parasitic infection, but could also be a bacterial infection, or colitis due to an adverse food reaction. Considering you are seeing blood, it's best to have your vet recheck her. They will help to narrow-down the cause of this and provide the necessary treatment. I hope that helps and Kitty gets better soon.

Hi there and thank you for using Boop by Petco to address your concern. The blood you are seeing could be due to irritation / inflammation in the colon. This could be secondary to the diet Smores is currently on, an intestinal parasites, etc. I would recommend changing food to something completely different and see if this helps resolve the bloody stool. You can also add in a probiotic such as Purina Fortiflora, which can be found online quite easily. If the blood in the stool continues despite switching the diet, I would recommend having a veterinarian examine Smores so that the most appropriate diagnostic and treatment recommendations can be made. I hope this helps guide you in the right direction. Please let me know if you have any other questions or concerns and I would be more than happy to help you further. Please take the time to mark this question as helpful or not as it helps us to improve on the quality of our answers to other pet owners. Thank you kindly!