My cat had bloody stool, but new food fixed it. Is it serious?

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Good day. sometimes my 9 month old male cat passes a very small amount of blood in his stool. should i be worried. However i recently changed his food to another brand and it hasnt happened since. Pet's info: Cat | Mixed Breed | Male | unneutered | 9 months and 23 days old | 10 lbs

Daniel Fonza, DVM · Accepted Answer

Hi there and thank you for using Petco Pet Education Center, formerly Petcoach 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!

My cat had bloody stool, but new food fixed it. Is it serious?

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