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We need help with our 12 week old kitten. When we brought him home he started have loose stools. We took him to the vet for a check up and he tested positive for round worms. Gave him the medication for the parasites. His diarrhea got worse. Called the vet and they prescribed him a probiotic. Gave that some time to see if it would help. No luck. Continued to have diarrhea. He then started having accidents outside his litter box, I can only assume due to stress from the diarrhea. We took him back to the vet, they did another stool sample to make sure the worms were gone. His stool came back clear. Then they put him on metronidazole, and said the diarrhea should stop within 24-48 hours. They also put him on a prescription food. Hills Gastrointestinal Biome. We are still doing the antibiotic, and I am giving him the probiotic in between in hopes for restoring gut heath. Before starting the metronidazole his stool also smelled really bad. That has stopped, but diarrhea continues. We had brief success with some slightly formed stools (soft serve ice cream texture) when giving him pumpkin. But the diarrhea continues. He seems to be uncomfortable when he poops, still has accidents. Otherwise he is eating and drinking a lot, still playful, and is otherwise a healthy kitten per the vet. Really need some help in what we should do next! Thanks