Missing cat returned, was fine now has diarrhoea

[Annac1983]

My cat was missing for nearly 2 years, turned out he's been up the local RSPB for at least a year, we've got him back now and have been keeping him in.
He's well in himself and when I took him to the vets they checked him over and he was fine.they vaccinated him and chipped him.
Since then he's had diarrhoea I stopped his wet food incase it was that and he's been having dry food but it doesn't seem to have helped. Any suggestions?i don't know if he's stressed or has a bug etc :/

[meriad]

Firstly, what fab news that after 2 years your boy is back home - you must be so happy!

I would suspect that if he's been hanging about the RSPB place for the last year he's been living off lots of wildlife (the RSPB must be pleased he's back home with you! ) and that the commercial food he's being fed now is just too rich for him. A change of diet for many cats is a delicate thing to do, but going from pure 100% raw natural foods to very processed commercial foods (both dry and wet) that contain sugars and cereals and not much meat must be a shock to the system; hence the diarrhoea.

It will be expensive to start, but get some really high quality foods, ie high meat content, such as Thrive and see how he does on that. Then gradually if you want to move him onto what he's being fed now, but it will have to be a very gradual process.

Or what about trying him on a raw food diet? He may take to that and it would be the most natural food for him.

Fusses to your boy and please do let us know how he's getting on

[emmab]

So pleased...such good news! Our cat Sam had the runs for a whileonce he returned after disappearing. He must of eaten rubbish for some time, and was nothing that time and a good diet agan didn't sort out. I assume they have had their worming done? Chicken and eggs are good to help this until they settle down a bit.