Why is my spayed cat's stool pasty a month after antibiotics?
Updated On September 23rd, 2025
3.5yr old female spayed cat having pasty stool since a month. No change in food. Had an UTI and given antibiotic shot a month back and been fine since then. Eats healthy and active.
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Published on May 11th, 2018
A pasty stool can be from multiple things including parasites, inflammatory bowel disease, poor nutritional absorption, and more. I would first talk to your vet about bringing in a stool sample to test for parasites, giardia, and campylobacter. If everything is normal, you can try to put her on some oral probiotics to see if this helps to balance her stool. If not, I would have your vet do any exam and see if everything looks okay. They may suggest blood work and even a GI panel which tests for VitB12, folate, and 2 pancreatitic enzymes (PLI, TLI). I hope this helps!
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Published on December 9th, 2019
Poor girl. It sounds like she had a bout of colitis (inflammation of the colon) at first causing the loose stool. This then could have caused bacterial translocation to the bladder causing a urinary tract infection. Another possible cause here is urinary incontinence, which is a spontaneous condition that occurs more commonly in middle to older female dogs. It is good that her stool has returned back to normal for the time being. However, if the dribbling continues for more than 24 hrs, then its best to have your vet test her urine for an infection and treat accordingly (i.e. antibiotics). I would consider at least starting her on over the counter probiotics (i.e. Culturelle at your local pharmacy) for now to help her overall. I hope that Zoey's stools remain normal here moving forward. Best of luck and take care! : )
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Hello.. both my cats (sisters 7 months) been spayed 5 days ago.. unfortunately the vet wasnt professional enough and he caused internal bleeding in both of them.. now they are recovering.. but they have a fever.. today was 39.1, 39.3 and yesterday wa
Hello. I am sorry for your concerns about your kitties misfortunes. I would not be too concerned about the stool. It probably is due to the antibiotic discoloring the stool. The important things are their appetites & color. If they are eating & drinking fairly normally & their mucous membranes ( gum tissues just above the canine teeth ) is at least a pale pink color, then they are probably healing well. The stools should clear up within a few days of stopping the antibiotic. Thanks for using Boop by Petco.
Updated on September 24th, 2025
Food & Nutrition
I have an 11-week-old kitten who was spayed 16 days ago. Since then, she has shown little or no interest in the wet food I’d always fed her and her non-littermate brother. 7-10 days post-spay, she was lightly active, sniffed at the wet food I put dow
Thanks for using Boop by Petco! Vomiting and soft stools can occur secondary to conditions such as inflammatory bowel disease, dietary indiscretion, parasites, among other possibilities. This could also related to the procedure she had or any medications that she was put on. I recommend that you have Olive evaluated by your veterinarian for further assessment and treatment. At the very least they can start her on medications to make her feel better and check her hydration status. In the meantime, keep water available at all times to try to prevent dehydration. Good luck and have a good day!
Updated on September 24th, 2025
Health & Wellbeing
Took my cat mittens to vet for diarrhea and they said he had worms and bacterial infection, two weeks of antibiotics later he's acting fine and eating and drinking but he is having liquid poop puddles and doesn't make it to his litter box, also he is
Thanks for using Boop by Petco! I want Mittens to get checked out but it's not an emergency. The fact that he is eating and acting normally is huge and a very good thing. It could be that his GI tract has just been very upset by the antibiotics. While you gather the money for a recheck appointment, try a probiotic like Purina FortiFlora (use as directed on the box). You can also add a fiber supplement like Benefiber powder (tasteless- 1 tsp with each meal). Stay on the GI diet given by your vet as this is likely also helpful. If this seems to fix the problem, great! If not, get into the vet as soon as you are able to get other medications for the diarrhea. Best of luck to you and Mittens!
Updated on September 24th, 2025
Food & Nutrition
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I am sorry to hear about your kitty! I would recommend bringing her into the vet along with a stool sample for an exam. I would be concerned about intestinal parasites such as worms or protozoal organisms like coccidia or giardia (we don't usually see worms in the stool and need to look at the sample under a microscope to identify them), or colitis. The vet can examine her and her stool and prescribe medication to help feel better. If she does have parasites her kittens may need to be treated as well, as some can be passed from mom to kitten.
Updated on September 24th, 2025
Health & Wellbeing
I have been treating my cat for tapeworm with Homeopet feline worm clear over the past couple of weeks. Today she started having trouble passing her stool dragging her back legs a couple of times. She tried a few times passing only minute amounts
Poor girl. It sounds like she may have a bout of colitis (inflamed colon) which is common following a tapeworm infection. You can try treating her with probiotics, Culturelle over the counter, to see if this clears things up. You can also try adding in 1-2 tsp of canned pumpkin (not the pie filling) in her food daily to add fiber and help bulk up her stools. I would also recommend feeding her a bland diet of boiled plain chicken or tuna and white rice for about 7 days, and then slowly transitioning her back to her normal diet. If her diarrhea and straining does not improve within 3-4 days, then its best to take her to your vet who can test her stool and make sure there isn't something else going on. If it is just a bad case of colitis, then a short course of antibiotics will likely resolve things. Best wishes with Stockings and I hope she feels better soon. Take care.
Updated on September 24th, 2025
Health & Wellbeing
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I would not be overly worried about her not producing stools just yet. The metronidazole and the buprenorphine can both cause a decrease in gastric motility but moreso the buprenorphine. If she is still on the buprenorphine I would discontinue it unless you feel like she is still in a lot of pain. If she will eat it, you can offer her some canned pumpkin as that may help stimulate her GI tract. Pure canned pumpkin, not pie filling. About one teaspoon 2-3 times per day. I would also recommend you start her on a probiotic - one made for cats, not humans. I like this one but any one made for cats is fine. ( https://www.amazon.com/Purina-Veterinary-Fortiflora-Nutritional-Supplement/dp/B001650OE0 ) Hope this helps. Best wishes.
Updated on September 24th, 2025
Health & Wellbeing
I have a 6 mth old cat who has had diarrhea for a few weeks now. She is perfectly fine otherwise, eating and drinking well, playing with her sister and acts like nothing is wrong. I had tried sanitizing the food and water bowls and the litter box. Sh
Hello. Just because you do not visibly see worms in the stool does not mean there are no intestinal parasites. Sometimes your veterinarian can find them under the microscope, sometimes a stool sample will need to be submitted to a lab for advanced testing. In the meantime, I would start Itzy on a good probiotic. Sometimes this can really turn around an unhealthy gut. The two I recommend are Purina's FortiFlora & Nutramax's Proviable. Both are available at most pet retailers as well as online. Hope this helps & thanks for using Boop by Petco.
Updated on September 24th, 2025
Training & Behavior
I took 3 feral cats for spaying on Friday. 2 are fine; 1 isn't. Her incision looks good but "sleeping" a lot. Not eating or drinking, but is passing stool. Today her stool had " corn kernels" in it...I don't think she ate corn. She is laying on her b
After 3 days, the recovery from anesthesia should be gone and she should be feeling like her old self and normal. For her to not have an appetite at this point is concerning something else is going on and it is not part of the surgery recovery. I would recommend taking her to a vet for a check up. They can take her temperature and make sure she is not dehydrated. They can see if there is an infection or a virus that is making her feel bad. Continue to do broth or you can try tuna or the juice to encourage her to keep fluids in until you get her seen. I would also try to keep the other cats away from her so she can rest.
Updated on September 24th, 2025
Health & Wellbeing
Around Xmas my cat pooped and there was blood on it, I took her to the vets the same day and they did a stool test and rectal exam. Prescribed metronidazole and GI wet food. Next day when she pooped bloody mucus came out of her butt. I took her back
This can be a frustrating problem to deal with - some cats seem to develop recurrent colitis and have blood and/or mucous in the stool. Even though her diet has been changed sometimes there is a sensitivity to a specific protein in the food, and a hypoallergenic diet might help. I also sometimes try a probiotic in cases like this. Occasionally it is linked to litter box stress, so if she is pooping outside the box I'd recommend making sure you have excellent litter box hygiene in the house as outlined here: https://indoorpet.osu.edu/cats/basicneeds/litter-boxes
Updated on September 24th, 2025
Health & Wellbeing
Hello, Our cat had an allergic reaction to something a month and a half ago that manifested into little bumps he had on his head that he would not stop scratching and eventually opened. That issue is gone now that we've changed his food. During tha
Hi there and thank you for using Boop by Petco to address your concern! Soft stool can be caused by many things and most commonly the diet and intestinal bacteria play an important role. I typically recommend adding in a probiotic such as Purina Fortiflora for cats and give this 1-2 weeks. If there is no improvement, I recommend switching to a different diet to see if this helps. I would give the new diet about 4 weeks before giving up and trying other alternatives. If the stool remains consistently soft after the probiotic and diet trial, I would recommend having a veterinarian examine Theodore for further testing / treatment recommendations. There are prescription diets such as hydrolyzed protein diets that Theodore could be put on to see if the soft stool responds to a hypoallergenic diet. I hope this helps! Please let me know if you have any other questions or concerns.
Updated on September 24th, 2025
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