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by Ruth B » Thu Oct 10, 2019 7:34 am
Poor little thing, and poor you, it is never easy having an ill pet.
Is the diarrhea constant or urgent, making her leave small brown puddles in places, or is it just very runny when she uses the litter tray. If she is getting to the tray then there is a good chance it will clear up in time and could just be a matter of the stress of being rehomed, and a new diet etc. My lad came to me at 6 months old and what he left in the litter tray had more in common with a cow pat than what a cat normally produces. He had tests at the vets, a various range of pills and powders for parasites and special food for upset stomachs, nothing worked but he seemed fine otherwise so in the end i just accepted it, if he hadn't used the litter tray and gone outside I would never have known anything was wrong. Over the years he has improved but even now, 4 years on, what he deposits isn't as solid as what my others leave, but it is just the way he is.
If you are boiling fish or chicken for her, make sure there are no bones in it when you give it to her and give her some of the water it was boiled in, dehydration is the main danger so getting her to drink a lot is important. You might also want to try adding pureed pumpkin to her food, there are brands that include it, Applaws is one that I know of that does Chicken with Pumpkin, but it is expensive and isn't a 'complete' food so not ideal long term, buying a jar of pureed pumpkin or even making it yourself, there are plenty of pumpkins around this time of year, would also be a lot cheaper. Pumpkin is very good for cats with dodgy stomachs strange as it sounds. If she has gone from 600g to 670g while you have had her then you have to be doing something right, that is a good increase in weight
In the end I have a feeling she was far too young to leave her mother which is the fault of who ever sold her not yours. It may also mean that she has been force weaned onto cat food and her system is struggling to adjust, naturally a kitten would be trying a bit of solid food interspersed with their mother's milk. If you can persevere with what you have been doing I think there is hope she will recover on her own. If she is happy and playful then she can't be feeling too ill, and I assume the vet took her temperature when she was examined, if her temperature was normal then i would say her condition is most likely down to parasites which have been dealt with, or stress from all the changes not an infection, either way, time is probably the best option now. If she becomes lethargic, or stops eating then I would suggest taking her back to the vets but while she is happy, eating, drinking and playing then try and bide your time, even a vets visit could stress her and overturn any improvement.
