My cat has chronic diarrhea but acts normal. What should I do?
Updated On September 23rd, 2025
Pet's info: Cat | Snowshoe | Female | spayed | 1 year and 4 months old | 8 lbs
For many weeks Bella seems to have perpetual diarrhea no matter what she eats. My two other cats eat the same food and always produce solid stools. We feed them KitKat brand wet food topped with Solid Gold brand dry food twice a day. She does not appear distressed and plays/behaves normally. We are curious why is happening. We are now trying to feed her only dry food to see if that makes a difference. Any advice is appreciated.
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Published on May 5th, 2019
I would recommend that you have Bella examined by a vet. Chronic diarrhea in cats can have many causes, including hyperthyroidism, IBD, intestinal lymphoma, intestinal parasites, etc. The vet will do an exam and may recommend lab work like blood work or fecal intestinal parasite screens. Depending on the suspected cause, they can then recommend a treatment. Note that some causes of diarrhea are difficult to diagnose and it can take several attempts at treatment to find something that works for that individual patient.
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Published on July 21st, 2017
Bella is very sick. With this kind of explosive diarrhea, she could become dehydrated very quickly. She needs to see a vet who may want to do tests on her diarrhea to figure out what is causing it. She may need to be dewormed, or be on oral antibiotics like metronidazole to cure the diarrhea. Hope that helps!
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Published on April 5th, 2019
Poor Bella! Given that she is having explosive diarrhea, I do not think a home remedy would be a good idea in this case. I feel she needs to see a vet, and I would take her into one immediately. Best of luck.
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