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Have you tried yeast Saccaromycees Boulardii yet? It is easy and works absolute miracles!
 

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It's a long-term thing, I think, though the looseness of the stools varies in intensity.

Please no judgment, but do you think that Merry would suffer if Pippin were to leave? I thought about not having both anymore, but I realized recently that it's really just Pippin who's like this. Merry is sweet as can be and usually pretty hygienic, though he does occasionally get poop on his legs because of his disability.
I think Merry would suffer enormously with the loss of Pippin.
 

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Well, normally, a slow transition is to prevent diarrhea and other digestive upsets, but that isn't the case here. Just...go with it, especially since it seems to be working thus far! STAY WITH THIS FOOD ONLY for several weeks, though, unless there are problems. You want to know what you are doing is working before trying to add anything else.

As for developing sensitivities, some cats might, but mine has been eating the same thing for 11 years with no issues. In fact, she'll starve rather than eat anything else. Literally, she will go 48 hours, at which point I give in to avoid fatty liver disease.
 

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...(I'm not sure if it's the elimination of chicken or the elimination of the dry food that's done it, tbh, but at this point I don't care, I'm just happy it's working)...
I'm glad that's working, yay!
Question, have you compared the ingredient labels?
Look for things like carageenan or menadione (synth vit k) that can contribute to IBS. Also, variable grains (corn, wheat, barley, rice), veggies, or other starches might be making a difference.

If you can pinpoint the differences, you could move on to different brands and formulations after your current stabilization period.
Even then, take it slow.
 

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My cat Pippin pretty consistently poops outside the litterbox - but sometimes he doesn't, so I think we're in the clear, only to find, like today, a huge gross puddle on and in my washing machine.

We've taken him to the vet, nothin'.
We've given anti-diarrheals.
We've given probiotics, multiple types.
We've added more litterboxes, changed the substrate, and sized the litterboxes up, thinking maybe they were too cramped for him. Nope.
My other cat, Merry, is disabled, so he at least has an excuse, but Pippin is, as far as I can tell, perfectly healthy and just a ****ing asshole.
I don't want to take him to a shelter, but neither will i lie like this anymore.
He may have ibd and or allerhies to food or a parasite ( a lot harder to test for than many dvm will tell you) that may be causing some of this. Have you taken him to a specialist and had him on a steroid? Merlin, my recent rescue from outside is on one now and I am scared to say it but he has had normal poop again for 2 days. He was also recently on ronidazole for possible t feotus which causes intermittent diarrhea. He does not have the poop outside box issues. I may take him to a specialist now if he goes back to mush.
Does he have his own box etc? Maybe try another litter, change to a home made diet without additives etc. my Syb peed all over for years, she had insecurity and ic. I set up litter pans everywhere with wee pads. Maybe you can consult a behaviorist as well. So sorry you are going through all of this.
 

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Ok! So!
I don't want to start celebrating just yet, but we tried eliminating dry food and chicken from their meals by switching them to a turkey canned food and it seems to have worked!! Consistent solid stools for the first time ever. (I'm not sure if it's the elimination of chicken or the elimination of the dry food that's done it, tbh, but at this point I don't care, I'm just happy it's working)

I do still have a question though.
I'm worried that they are getting bored of the turkey food, and I've read that if cats eat the same food for long enough they can develop a sensitivity to it, which seems like the worst thing ever right now.

I found some other canned foods that are high enough in calories to meet their daily needs and chicken, grain, and other bad stuff-free.
They tried the tuna formulation yesterday, and and of them threw up (and I'm not sure who, but it seems likely that it wasn't the same one who was then eating the barf. Gross, cat.)
My question is, do I need to slowly transition them to the new food, even if it's a wet food? They haven't really eaten tuna before - we avoided it when they were kittens and just kept avoiding it up until now. I don't want to make them throw up, but I do want to see if they can acclimate to the tuna.
Just noticed your update, that is great they are both ok now, hope it continues! I would always do a slow transition.
 
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