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...and I'm going to have to take him to the vet for some tests.
He's been having soft, watery stools for a while, since about the time I introduced the flower essences to his diet, so I'd attributed the change in stool consistancy to that.
But this Saturday past he pooped all down his leg - which I thought was just from the American cheese he'd snacked on the night before - and although it hasn't been THAT loose since Saturday, it is getting smellier.
I took out my handy-dandy Cat Owners Veterinary Handbook and looked up the list: Color, consistancy, odor and frequency, and what adds up based upon that list is a possible malabsorbtion syndrome, which would explain why he's so lanky yet eats like a tiny horse.
I hope I'm wrong, but regardless, it looks like a diet issue. Which is going to be REALLY tough (although not as tough as it would be if I had more cats.) I can't completely separate the two unless I cage one, as my apartment layout doesn't allow for that, and I'm not going to cage anyone.
I can stop free feeding and take up food off the floor, but that will leave both kits going hungry from 7:30 a.m. until at least 6:00 p.m. every day, and some days they wouldn't get fed for more than 15 hours, when I'm unable to go right home between jobs.
This really concerns me - I don't quite know what I'm going to do. But I guess I can't do much until Ferris gets tested. Taking him to the vet is going to set us back again, but I need my boy to be healthy.
Can my kitties go 9-15 hours without eating? Won't that be bad for them? Poor babies - I can't let them go hungry! What shall I do about this?
And what would Ferris do if he doesn't get to eat his treats in the mornings!
He's been having soft, watery stools for a while, since about the time I introduced the flower essences to his diet, so I'd attributed the change in stool consistancy to that.
But this Saturday past he pooped all down his leg - which I thought was just from the American cheese he'd snacked on the night before - and although it hasn't been THAT loose since Saturday, it is getting smellier.
I took out my handy-dandy Cat Owners Veterinary Handbook and looked up the list: Color, consistancy, odor and frequency, and what adds up based upon that list is a possible malabsorbtion syndrome, which would explain why he's so lanky yet eats like a tiny horse.
I hope I'm wrong, but regardless, it looks like a diet issue. Which is going to be REALLY tough (although not as tough as it would be if I had more cats.) I can't completely separate the two unless I cage one, as my apartment layout doesn't allow for that, and I'm not going to cage anyone.
I can stop free feeding and take up food off the floor, but that will leave both kits going hungry from 7:30 a.m. until at least 6:00 p.m. every day, and some days they wouldn't get fed for more than 15 hours, when I'm unable to go right home between jobs.
This really concerns me - I don't quite know what I'm going to do. But I guess I can't do much until Ferris gets tested. Taking him to the vet is going to set us back again, but I need my boy to be healthy.
Can my kitties go 9-15 hours without eating? Won't that be bad for them? Poor babies - I can't let them go hungry! What shall I do about this?
And what would Ferris do if he doesn't get to eat his treats in the mornings!