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My cat Shirley is about 13 or 14 years old now and has been having digestion problems over the past year or so. Currently she is very thin, has constant diarrhea and vomits her food frequently. I can't even remember the last time she had a solid poop, it's always very watery and light-yellow. To make matters worse she now seems to be losing bowel control. The other day she was sleeping when I suddenly noticed she had pooped herself in her sleep, making a horrible mess all over herself, she even pooped herself on me as I was carrying her outside one day! She has a diet of dried food (Whiskas) and water, but occasionally will eat our food.
The thing that is really strange about her is that she has an incredible appetite. Even the slightest smell of food (and any food, even fruit or things cats don't usually like) is enough to trigger her on a constant meow session, almost like she's for begging anything that's not cat food. She is fed frequently and always has food at her disposal, so there is no reason for her to act as if she is starved. Sometimes I give in because I feel sorry for her and want to treat her, but knowing that changes in her diet are bad for her and lead to vomiting, I try to not do this anymore.
I have taken her to the vet and have not been very successful. I have just been told that the older she gets the less able she is to digest food properly. I tried giving her diarrhea medicine that the vet prescribed but it's very difficult to give this to her as she is extremely fussy. She doesn't seem to be sad or miserable or near death, she's quite content and seems to still have an appetite and desire to live. I would like to know if anyone knows of any natural remedies for her digestion problems, or a new diet I can put her on? I live in South America so we only have a few brands of cat food available, no organic or all natural type stuff unfortunately. I am willing to make her own meals but don't know which foods would work best. I would just like to see her put on some weight and stop the diarrhea as this is probably dehydrating her.
If anyone's had a similar problem I would much appreciate the advice! Thanks!
My cat Shirley is about 13 or 14 years old now and has been having digestion problems over the past year or so. Currently she is very thin, has constant diarrhea and vomits her food frequently. I can't even remember the last time she had a solid poop, it's always very watery and light-yellow. To make matters worse she now seems to be losing bowel control. The other day she was sleeping when I suddenly noticed she had pooped herself in her sleep, making a horrible mess all over herself, she even pooped herself on me as I was carrying her outside one day! She has a diet of dried food (Whiskas) and water, but occasionally will eat our food.
The thing that is really strange about her is that she has an incredible appetite. Even the slightest smell of food (and any food, even fruit or things cats don't usually like) is enough to trigger her on a constant meow session, almost like she's for begging anything that's not cat food. She is fed frequently and always has food at her disposal, so there is no reason for her to act as if she is starved. Sometimes I give in because I feel sorry for her and want to treat her, but knowing that changes in her diet are bad for her and lead to vomiting, I try to not do this anymore.
I have taken her to the vet and have not been very successful. I have just been told that the older she gets the less able she is to digest food properly. I tried giving her diarrhea medicine that the vet prescribed but it's very difficult to give this to her as she is extremely fussy. She doesn't seem to be sad or miserable or near death, she's quite content and seems to still have an appetite and desire to live. I would like to know if anyone knows of any natural remedies for her digestion problems, or a new diet I can put her on? I live in South America so we only have a few brands of cat food available, no organic or all natural type stuff unfortunately. I am willing to make her own meals but don't know which foods would work best. I would just like to see her put on some weight and stop the diarrhea as this is probably dehydrating her.
If anyone's had a similar problem I would much appreciate the advice! Thanks!