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I have a 6-month-old male kitten with some tummy troubles. He battled giardia for the first few months of life. He is now stuck with loose stools (not full on diarrhea, but definitely not firm enough) and very smelly gas. The litter box is a constant stench, now matter how much I clean it.
We’ve run tests and he has tested negative for all parasites, so now the vet is thinking a possible food allergy. I also am wondering if his gut is shot from the previous infection and constant medications. Luckily, he is growing like a weed and it hasn’t seemed to stunt his weight gain.
For those of you who have dealt with food allergies in cats leading to digestive issues, where did you start? I know I am going to be told to go to the vet and seek professional guidance, but I am just curious as to how those here have dealt with it?
I’m finding the info online to be all over the place. And the amount of things a cat could have an allergy to - I am thoroughly overwhelmed.
We’ve run tests and he has tested negative for all parasites, so now the vet is thinking a possible food allergy. I also am wondering if his gut is shot from the previous infection and constant medications. Luckily, he is growing like a weed and it hasn’t seemed to stunt his weight gain.
For those of you who have dealt with food allergies in cats leading to digestive issues, where did you start? I know I am going to be told to go to the vet and seek professional guidance, but I am just curious as to how those here have dealt with it?
I’m finding the info online to be all over the place. And the amount of things a cat could have an allergy to - I am thoroughly overwhelmed.