Hello
I am having a bit of trouble with my kitten's smelly body-movements. Last week he was constipated/ had very hard stool and ended up wiping hjis bottom on the kitchen floor. There also seemed to be slightly less of it (2 instead of 3 sausages for me to clean), the last 2 days his stool was very soft, one of them was runny and had a bit of blood in it, right at the end. Today it was soft-ish, but getting back to normal, no more blood.
He was always fed a mixture of Whiskas Pouches, Iams or Store Brand Kitten Kibble and Whiskas Supermeat (all of them the kitten versions). I have given up on the pouches and he hasn't had one for the last 2 days. He ended up licking off all the gravy and never eating the meat. And I guess, because I am home, he gets more wet food and very little dry food now, especially as he still refuses to drink anything.
Could the change given him a bit of a tummy upset ? It wasn't really a massive change ? I am worried he may be suffering from IBS. Is the cat-version the same as the human version (I suffer from it, and it tends to be a cycle of constipation and diarrhoea) ? If he is suffering from that, I would like to switch to a raw diet, but I am worried about how to make it work, as I am normally at work all day (hence leaving some dry food out for him) and he still seems a bit young for 2 feeds only (he is 5 1/2 months).
Any suggestions ?
Cheers
Mad
I am having a bit of trouble with my kitten's smelly body-movements. Last week he was constipated/ had very hard stool and ended up wiping hjis bottom on the kitchen floor. There also seemed to be slightly less of it (2 instead of 3 sausages for me to clean), the last 2 days his stool was very soft, one of them was runny and had a bit of blood in it, right at the end. Today it was soft-ish, but getting back to normal, no more blood.
He was always fed a mixture of Whiskas Pouches, Iams or Store Brand Kitten Kibble and Whiskas Supermeat (all of them the kitten versions). I have given up on the pouches and he hasn't had one for the last 2 days. He ended up licking off all the gravy and never eating the meat. And I guess, because I am home, he gets more wet food and very little dry food now, especially as he still refuses to drink anything.
Could the change given him a bit of a tummy upset ? It wasn't really a massive change ? I am worried he may be suffering from IBS. Is the cat-version the same as the human version (I suffer from it, and it tends to be a cycle of constipation and diarrhoea) ? If he is suffering from that, I would like to switch to a raw diet, but I am worried about how to make it work, as I am normally at work all day (hence leaving some dry food out for him) and he still seems a bit young for 2 feeds only (he is 5 1/2 months).
Any suggestions ?
Cheers
Mad