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Hi,
I just returned this evening from a 6 day vacation. All of my pets stayed at home and were visited by the pet sitter at least twice a day. He reported no issues with any of my cats during the week (the pet sitter is the breeder of my wirehairs, so he knows cats.)
I, however, found an issue. The sitter doesn't come upstairs, and when my daughter went to take a bath, this is what she found in her tub:
I don't know exactly WHO did it and I'm not exactly sure WHAT it is. I'm 99% sure it's diarrhea, but there was no poo odor whatsoever. The drain contained liquid and clots (sorry if TMI).
As for who I suspect did it-- it's Ziggy, my newest kitten. He's been on 2 courses of antibiotics since I got him (upper respiratory infection) and has some NASTY gas and I did notice "putty puddles" in the catbox before we left. Ziggy's been taking probiotics since I got him, to help balance his intestinal flora.
I'm definitely going to be playing "poop detective" the rest of the weekend. No one seems to be feeling bad, and there were no other spots anywhere else in the house, other than 2 pee spots on the bathrug in front of this tub. Just need some support and opinions on what could have caused this. It was quite a shock to find that mess, although whoever did it was extremely thoughtful to do it in the tub and not on the carpet.
Thanks in advance.
Cally
I just returned this evening from a 6 day vacation. All of my pets stayed at home and were visited by the pet sitter at least twice a day. He reported no issues with any of my cats during the week (the pet sitter is the breeder of my wirehairs, so he knows cats.)
I, however, found an issue. The sitter doesn't come upstairs, and when my daughter went to take a bath, this is what she found in her tub:
I don't know exactly WHO did it and I'm not exactly sure WHAT it is. I'm 99% sure it's diarrhea, but there was no poo odor whatsoever. The drain contained liquid and clots (sorry if TMI).
As for who I suspect did it-- it's Ziggy, my newest kitten. He's been on 2 courses of antibiotics since I got him (upper respiratory infection) and has some NASTY gas and I did notice "putty puddles" in the catbox before we left. Ziggy's been taking probiotics since I got him, to help balance his intestinal flora.
I'm definitely going to be playing "poop detective" the rest of the weekend. No one seems to be feeling bad, and there were no other spots anywhere else in the house, other than 2 pee spots on the bathrug in front of this tub. Just need some support and opinions on what could have caused this. It was quite a shock to find that mess, although whoever did it was extremely thoughtful to do it in the tub and not on the carpet.
Thanks in advance.
Cally