Hello, I'm a relatively new cat owner. I have two cats: Emi (3yrs, dom longhair) and Louie (~5yrs, dom shorthair). I've had Emi for 3 years, but adopted Louie about two months ago. Since we've got him, his stool has been really soft and really smelly. The two eat the same foods, which I alternate between wet (friskies fancy feast) and dry (purina indoor cat), and share the same litter box.
If you refer to the image below in the spoiler box, Louie's stools look like what is "score 6" and is described as "has texture, but no defined shape; occurs as piles or as spots; leaves residue when picked up." Again, the smell is extremely bad and almost intolerable.
Because of this issue, my family is considering putting him up for adoption. We are unable to afford a vet visit, but we do love this cat.
What my family would like to know is what is wrong with our Louie? What do we need to do about this so that he can get better?
Other information:
-Louie is mainly an indoor cat, but we let him out in our fenced yard frequently.
-Louie is a larger cat: last weighed in around 16lb
-Louie will sometimes defecate outside of the box
-The litter is scooped and cleaned regularly
Thank you and looking forward to responses,
46hoshi
If you refer to the image below in the spoiler box, Louie's stools look like what is "score 6" and is described as "has texture, but no defined shape; occurs as piles or as spots; leaves residue when picked up." Again, the smell is extremely bad and almost intolerable.
Because of this issue, my family is considering putting him up for adoption. We are unable to afford a vet visit, but we do love this cat.
What my family would like to know is what is wrong with our Louie? What do we need to do about this so that he can get better?
Other information:
-Louie is mainly an indoor cat, but we let him out in our fenced yard frequently.
-Louie is a larger cat: last weighed in around 16lb
-Louie will sometimes defecate outside of the box
-The litter is scooped and cleaned regularly
Thank you and looking forward to responses,
46hoshi