My cat's diarrhea won't stop after food change. Is it thyroid?

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11yr rag doll cat diarrhea 2 weeks, possibly hypothyroidism. How to treat diarrhea? Changed food to Purina HA No change. Pet's info: Cat | Ragdoll | Female | spayed | 10 years and 9 months old | 9.6 lbs

Sara Farmer, DVM · Accepted Answer

There are many potential causes of diarrhea in a cat, and to treat the diarrhea you would need to identify the cause. Hyperthyroidism could certainly cause diarrhea so if you are waiting on lab work, or waiting for thyroid medication to take effect you may want to give it a little more time. It sounds like your veterinarian has potentially recommended some other treatments for diarrhea like a diet change to rule out a food sensitivity. Inflammatory bowel disease, infectious diseases or an intestinal mass could also cause diarrhea, so you may want to talk to your veterinarian about what the next diagnostic step might be - they might recommend an abdominal ultrasound or advanced fecal testing. If you have not tried a probiotic or antibiotics for the diarrhea you may want to ask your vet if they would help while you're waiting on diagnostic test results.

My cat's diarrhea won't stop after food change. Is it thyroid?

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