My senior cat has intermittent loose stools. What's the cause?
Updated On September 23rd, 2025
Pet's info: Cat | Chartreux | Female | spayed | 17 years and 1 month old | 7.2 lbs
i have a 17 year old cat and for unknown reasons she gets loose stool time to time
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Published on May 14th, 2018
This is suspicious of chronic diarrhea, which is not specific to any one condition and would eventually require a vet evaluation and some testing in order to discover the cause of this. Below is a link to a good article that explains the various causes of chronic diarrhea. https://www.petcoach.co/article/most-common-causes-of-diarrhea-in-cats/ I hope that helps and Luna gets better soon.
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Published on April 9th, 2018
Thanks for using Petco Pet Education Center, formerly Petcoach! Diarrhea or loose stools can be observed with conditions such as colitis, gastroenteritis, dietary indiscretion, intestinal parasites, among many other possibilities. I recommend that you have Batboy evaluated by your veterinarian for further assessment and treatment. They may choose to check for parasites and to start medications for diarrhea depending on the results. If you have not tried probiotics that is something else that would be worth trying. Good luck! Hoping for a speedy recovery!
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