Cat has diarrhea, not eating. Are Kaopectate & antibiotics safe?

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I just posted a question about my cat Shady. He has been having diarrhea, not eating or drinking. I finally got him to eat tuna.. only a tiny bit of it. That’s it within a 9 hr time frame. Also he will eat treats and wil literally lick the probiotic the vet gave me out of my hand. But please keep in mind he hasn’t had water except what he got through the tuna and the food last night. The vet said to use kaopectate. Is this safe? Is antibiotics(Albon) safe since he hasn’t ate or drank much? Pet's info: Cat | American Shorthair | Male | neutered

Dr. Melanie, BVSc MS · Accepted Answer

Given that Shady will eat treats and has eaten a bit of tuna, then it's fine to give him his antibiotics. Keep offering him the tuna, and keep it in the spring water to get more water into him. Cats aren't naturally big water drinkers, and he may be drinking at night when you are sleeping which you won't see. You can also try soaking the treats in water for him. As for the kaopectate, that is safe to use in cats but not in cases where they have severe diarrhea. If the vet gave you the ok to use it, then they would have felt it's safe for him. I hope this helps!

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