Chronic Loose Stool

[JamesCalifornia]

~ I don't know the answer to your question but I bet the chicken is the best thing for kitty. As long as she gets enough taurine. My cats go crazy when I steam chicken. ( Sometimes I even get a piece ! ) If I only had a few cats that is what I would feed them. Also brewer's yeast and some chicken liver/heart .
Somebody who knows more will come along and help you . All the best ...

 

[LTS3]

Plain meat shouldn't be more than 10% of the diet even if regular cat food is also given. Try slowly reducing the amount of boiled chicken until your cat is eating only cat food. A few pieces of meat daily is fine as a treat.

You can try canned cat food that is just shredded chicken, too. Weruva's Paw Lickin Chicken is one and is a complete balanced diet.

Feeding both dry and canned is generally recommended for kittens. Is the hydrolyzed food available in a canned version?

 

[Remi13]

So after talking to the vet, she said we had to take the ground chicken away and only feed Remi hypoallergenic food.
Sure enough, we're back at liquid poops and accidents outside the box. Her poops were PERFECT on half chicken, half hydrolyzed food.
Vet says we have to do 8 weeks of being on this food to determine whether it works. I can't have her making this kind of mess six times a day in my house. My husband has had enough and has even suggested rehoming her.
I don't understand why I can't keep her on half chicken and half hypoallergenic food and s boulliardi if it's working. I understand that I'm not "supposed to" but why not if it's working?

 

[verna davies]

Why did your vet tell you to remove the chicken. Why was your cat on hypoallergenic food in the first place. Could you give a little background please.

 

[Remi13]

Remi is a 5 month old kitten.
We got her from shelter. She had diarrhea.
Treated with metrodiazanole, panacur, albon over course of August.
Still had diarrhea.
Had advanced blood and fecal tests. All negative.
Put on plain chicken and s boulliardi for a week and saw good improvement.
Vet suggested hydrolyzed/hypoallergenic food to see if food allergy. Mixed it with chicken over course of week and Remi was doing great.
Contacted vet to see if we could continue this way. She said no. Must go strictly with hypo food.
Within 24 hours of reducing chicken we were back to square one.

I just want to cry.

 

[Remi13]

Just seems obvious to me that she needs the protein. I was giving her half chicken and half dry. The amount of dry she was getting coordinated with the amount in the bag for her weight, so doesn't that mean she's getting the required nutrition?

 

[Remi13]

I should also add that vet said Remi needs to be strictly on this food for 8 weeks to determine if it works.

We're on day 3.

 

[verna davies]

I know that if a food allergy is suspected, they have to be on hydrolised food only for about 10 weeks or so then introduce a protein one at a time to try to find the one causing the problem but if your kitten was doing ok on hydrolised and chicken then I cant understand the reason for removing it unless it was replaced by another protein to see if there is a reaction. Its strange why she is getting diarrhoea on hydrolised only. In your situationI would have your vet explain it to you or get a second opinion. Hopefully other members will respond with their experiences.

 

[daftcat75]

While plain chicken meat alone is not sufficient nutrition, it can be made balanced and complete with the addition of a nutrient mix like EZ Complete. EZ Complete is a good option because you can balance plain meat without having to add liver and you can balance it down a single portion instead of having to create large batches.

Food Fur Life - EZ Homemade raw food for pets!

But if you aren't going to use a nutrient mix like EZ Complete or Alnutrin to make the meat balanced and complete, then consider plain meat a treat, and reduce it to no more than 10% of her calories.

 

[JamesCalifornia]

~ I sometimes add steamed chicken to cat food. I also give the cats Brewers Yeast.

 

[4catsand1dog]

I should also add that vet said Remi needs to be strictly on this food for 8 weeks to determine if it works.

We're on day 3.

Was there ever a resolution/solution to this? I’m fostering a kitten with the exact same issue, right down to the hydrolyzed food making everything worse.