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Help! I don't understand why within hours she could have a regular poop followed by a smelly patty. I've been trying to figure out for the past few months whether my cat reacts to certain things she ingests or if she has a more serious gastro condition. She's always had raw food until she had the worst poops I've ever seen with her in October, continuously. The vet did not find anything w a PCR test and Urine Protein Creatinine Ratio test, only recommended no raw food. That's when I started home-cooked and my non-precise trial and error feeding, and recording her intake and poops.
Food history:
Raw, commercial brands
Hare Today raw meat/bone/organ grinds, mixed with Alnutrin for Meat and Bone + GLM
Food now:
Home-made cooked chicken and pork, chicken heart, liver
Broth/liquid from low-heat simmering the proteins
Home-made egg-shell powder
Alnutrin for meat and bone
GLM (Green lipped mussel powder) which she's had for over a year
Bonito flakes now and then
S. Boulardi
Slippery Elm
It's generally gotten better, but they keep recurring after a few good poops. She seems to be doing ok with chicken. But starting last week, after a smelly soft poop the night before, she started eating differently, not eating all of what I give her, even though she indicates she wants food. There's been half to a quarter left every time. So, I thought maybe she's sick of chicken, and started adding pork or only pork. The partial eating is still going on though. She eats all of it up if I smush bonito flakes onto it. And even eats the leftovers from each meal that I save.
Besides appreciating any advice at all, I guess these are my questions:
- Would I be able to tell if it's a food intolerance/sensitivity or a bigger underlying gastro issue? I feel like her diet is so healthy and controlled...
- Suggestions on finding a holistic/integrative vet? I think I need to look into this more.
- Do cats require Omega-3? I think she might be sensitive to fish, which is why I have been using GLM. (I know Bonito is fish...so I should stop giving her it, she goes crazy for it)
- Would a seafood allergy or intolerance show via diarrhea?
- Can a cat suddenly not tolerate raw food?
- She is not that into canned food so I'm not sure what else I can try.
Feeling really frustrated and stressed and unsure what else to do, the food trials and recording has taken over my life.
Thank you for any advice.
Food history:
Raw, commercial brands
Hare Today raw meat/bone/organ grinds, mixed with Alnutrin for Meat and Bone + GLM
Food now:
Home-made cooked chicken and pork, chicken heart, liver
Broth/liquid from low-heat simmering the proteins
Home-made egg-shell powder
Alnutrin for meat and bone
GLM (Green lipped mussel powder) which she's had for over a year
Bonito flakes now and then
S. Boulardi
Slippery Elm
It's generally gotten better, but they keep recurring after a few good poops. She seems to be doing ok with chicken. But starting last week, after a smelly soft poop the night before, she started eating differently, not eating all of what I give her, even though she indicates she wants food. There's been half to a quarter left every time. So, I thought maybe she's sick of chicken, and started adding pork or only pork. The partial eating is still going on though. She eats all of it up if I smush bonito flakes onto it. And even eats the leftovers from each meal that I save.
Besides appreciating any advice at all, I guess these are my questions:
- Would I be able to tell if it's a food intolerance/sensitivity or a bigger underlying gastro issue? I feel like her diet is so healthy and controlled...
- Suggestions on finding a holistic/integrative vet? I think I need to look into this more.
- Do cats require Omega-3? I think she might be sensitive to fish, which is why I have been using GLM. (I know Bonito is fish...so I should stop giving her it, she goes crazy for it)
- Would a seafood allergy or intolerance show via diarrhea?
- Can a cat suddenly not tolerate raw food?
- She is not that into canned food so I'm not sure what else I can try.
Feeling really frustrated and stressed and unsure what else to do, the food trials and recording has taken over my life.
Thank you for any advice.