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Hi guys, I am new here and I just really need advice as I am struggling to cope to be honest with the care of my two cats. I got my older cat in January, perfectly healthy little guy, I decided when he was 6 months old, to get another because I wanted him to have a friend to play with and two seemed just right, I fell in love with her the minute I got her, according to last owners she was 10 weeks but I have never found out her actual date of birth but that's a different matter, the first night I got her, was horrendous, diarrhea galore, the diarrhea was getting on my carpet, it was everywhere and so started the cleaning, people said stress, diet, etc but the diarrhea kept going, after 2 days of diarrhea, i took her to the vets who dewormed her after seeing her belly was swollen and gave her an injection which cost £125, I spent £70 on her so I definitely didn't sign up for a sick pet, I would most definitely have wanted her for free had I known!! So i had hopes it'd clear up pretty soon as vets said it would within a few days .. so i put up with it, fast forward its been 8 weeks of diarrhea and trips to vets, i found blood in her diarrhea 2 weeks ago, straight back to vets, who dewormed again, i dewormed my oldest too, she was also given special diarrhea food and they told me to buy very expensive hypoallergenic food in the hope it was just a irritated tummy and sensitive tummy so i could avoid the £70 cost to send her poo off as I'd already spent a fortune, well a few days ago my oldest cat started having diarrhea with blood in it too which I was mortified about, the poo samples have been sent off but I am seriously struggling guys, I love these guys to bits so I wouldn't give them away but nights like tonight i feel like throwing my hands in the air and saying i cant do it anymore!! So my youngest came into my bedroom as usual as they sleep with me, and she stepped onto my arm, laptop, bed with diarrhea paws, so everywhere, ive had to strip my bed for the third me (this has happened before) and disinfect my arm and everything and agh its hard work, im going through a huge bag of litter within 2 days cause of the constant pooing they are both doing in both litter trays and i have to bleach trays its that bad, i am really struggling guys, i dunno what to do or think, what could be causing this and how the hell do i help in mean time? Right now it feels like its never ever gonna end and i feel overwhelmed, and i wish the last owners would at least give me the money back i paid for the kitten!!!!! I am honestly just so emotionally drained.. I forgot to mention I have a fear of germs (OCD) so this is very hard for me.. for nearly 2 months ive tried to be strong but i have nights like tonight where i feel i cant cope..... its a very big thing for me to take on a cat with diarrhea and whose got it on my bedsheets and carpets due to my fear of germs, oh i dunno what to do... please anyone been in my situation before? I also feel guilt my oldest now has bloody diarrhea