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Is there anything I can try? At wits end!

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PaperOwl · 16/10/2022 20:06

Kitten is 9 months old. She's a Ragdoll and completely healthy.

Up until she was spayed, she had never once toileted outside of her litter tray. Since she was spayed a few months ago, it's a lot!

She will poo on the carpet. Doesn't have a specific spot. Carpet thoroughly cleaned with enzyme cleanser etc etc each time.

The poo is either Diarrhoea or very very soft.

However she will also poo in the little tray. There is no rhyme or reason to it but I'd say that generally it's 1-2 posts every day in various spots of the house. Other times, trots off to her litter tray no problem

She never wees outside the tray.

Tray always clean. Well, trays. She has a brother - we have 3 trays between them.

She's happy and healthy. I've been to vet several times. Poo tested and all fine. She's had antibiotics. She's had prebiotic paste. She has had several slow changes of food - currently on specialist biscuits and the smallest amount of 'untamed' cat food but I've been trialling cutting back on wet food

She has a lovely relationship with her brother. She's playful. She's not unwell.

So ... what is it? The very loose poo is something she's always had really but the doing it in my bloody carpet is only since being spayed. The vet had no answer for this though

Anything I've not thought of please? This poo ing in my carpet has been going in a couple of months now and it's disgusting

Like I said though, other times she will poo in the tray with no issue and always wees in there

Would love any thoughts

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PaperOwl · 16/10/2022 20:08

And today is a bad day. She's just pooing almost liquid and several time on the carpet

It's GOT to be the food?

But then why not go in her tray every time?!

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postitnot · 16/10/2022 22:15

Our cat doesn't seem to be able to eat dry food at all, he has wild freedom wet food and that seems to help his poo. Tried wild freedom dry and diahorrea straight away! Which is a shame because he loved it.

Toddlerteaplease · 16/10/2022 23:30

She's probably getting caught short and just not making it in time.

Fluffycloudland77 · 17/10/2022 12:22

I had this with the bengal, he was intolerant to cereals so I removed all maize etc from his diet and used wet pouches and Arden grange dry food.

Toddlerteaplease · 17/10/2022 12:30

Cheddar is intolerant to cereals as well. And the special sensitive food upset her as well. She's been really good on Iams vitality.

AltitudeCheck · 17/10/2022 12:34

Our cat had the same and was diagnosed with inflammatory bowel disease. A course of steroids and a change to Katkin food, avoiding all grains and chicken and beef proteins, has sorted this. We've been able to slowly reintroduce chicken, beef and even occasional supermarket pouches / biscuits back into his diet without another flare.

PaperOwl · 17/10/2022 13:28

Thank you for your replies

Ok so she is worse today and I 'think' this is something she cannot help. Her bottom is suddenly sore, I've spotted a little blood, if she jumps up on the side or walks about, little drops of poo are coming out (so horrible! For all concerned!)

I've called my insurance company and they've agreed a claim.

I've made a vet appointment for 6pm today, I've popped in a poo sample this morning and I'd really like to move things forward and try and get to the bottom (lol) of what's going on here

It seems coincidental to me that this happened after the spay. Never once issue prior to that.

I've bought a fresh chicken breast and plain white rice so I'll boil some of this up later as I clearly need to stop her good don't I? I'll see what the vet says

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PaperOwl · 17/10/2022 13:29

@AltitudeCheck that's interesting. I will ask the vet if this could be an option

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PaperOwl · 17/10/2022 13:30

The food she is on right now is grain free - nothing food related swapping has helped thus far and she was absolutely fine on whiskers or Lily's kitchen prior to being sprayed!

Now of course I am feeding as high quality as I can

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