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My cats have diarrhea and soft poop. How can I help their digestion?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Cat | Ragdoll | Male | neutered | 2 years and 4 months old | 17 lbs

My cats: 2 years old ( male ragdoll), and a 8 months old(male Siamese mix). Both are fixed, are fed a vet recommended grain free food, and are good water drinkers. In recent months my ragdoll has had problems some hairballs and diarrhea. I started him on a hairball treat with pumpkin. No more hairballs but he's still having diarrhea. It's not completely liquid but seems to have some mucus. The younger cat recently got fixed and is now having soft poop as well. What can I do to treat them?

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Answered By Jenny, DVM

Veterinarian

Published on January 28th, 2018

Add a probiotic to their food. You can purchase them at any vet or pet supply store. If that does not help then have a sample checked by your vet to make sure there are no parasite or an underlying infection.

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