Cat with litter tray issues!  | | I got an 18 month old male cat from a rescue centre. He was taken there as a stray and nothing is known about him. He moved in with us and straight away we noticed he had diarrhea with blood in it. He has since had a worming tablet, which didn't help, and we have stopped giving him food with fish in, which seemed to fix the problem - temporarily. However, it has started again now, and I'm not sure what to do. The vet couldn't find a problem. Should I get a second opinion? Also, he seems to have a problem with using the litter tray. He will use it sometimes, but at least once a day he squats on the kitchen floor to do his business! He was doing this in the bath too so we now have to keep the bathroom door closed at all times, but how can I stop him from using the kitchen floor? Its very tedious cleaning it up, as it can happen up to 5 times a day, and I have 2 young children too.
Help!
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caragh2608 (1046) | 6 months ago | He was already sterilised when he came to us, he has had all his injections and everything, but as he came from Cats Protection they take him to their vet. I used to use the same vet with 2 previous cats, but both died young, one while he was in their care, which doesn't make me very confident about their efficiency. I will take him to the vet I have been using for my other cat, thanks
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| | 2. mrakobesie (754)  | 6 months ago | go to another vet, they have to find something. also you might want to avoid some foods for him, dairy and onions are very bad for cat's digestive tract. If blood is bright red, the chances are that it's from the end of the gidestive ract. if he had bleeding in the stomach or the beginning of the intestine, you wouldn't have red blood, it would be brown or black. you might want to try papaya extract, it regulates cat's digestive tract. also in some cats vegan diet helps, but you will have to get supplements for him because there are nutrients that cats can't get from plants. but yes, some cats for some reason can't digest meat and fish. doesn't happen often, but sometimes it does. the name of a supplement for cats who have to eat vegan diets is vegecat for adult cats and vegekit for kittens. also get him vegeyeast if you would want to try it, male cats can have a problem with urine acidity if they don't eat mead, this yeast regulates acidity. If not vegan diet, try feeding them 100% raw food. find good quality organic meat and give his a little. you can mix carrots, beets and tomatoes to it too. Cat's natural diet is part plant, part meat all raw diet. their digestive tract responds best to it and many diseases can be cured by just giving them what mother nature intended for them. might also try getting him wheat grass, but there is a trick, cats eat grass much better if it's actually growing, not cut down. give him only organic food, it will be easier on the digestive tract them the one loaded with chemicals. as for litter, try using natural litters, clay works really well, it absorbs the smell ad moisture really well. it's not expensive ether. wild cats are more used to using dirt and clay, it's more natural for them...
good luck. i hope it helps. and kiss your cute furry ball for me.
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caragh2608 (1046) | 6 months ago | This is the first completely new advice I have had, thank you so much, is there any vegan cat food available or do I need to make it myself? How would I prepare it? I was wondering if it could be anything to do with the type of cat he is too, he is mostly moggy but you can see from his shape he's got a bit of Siamese or Oriental in there, do they have a different diet at all?
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mrakobesie (754) | 6 months ago | thx:) i found all this information while trying to help one of my cats, they are from a wild too, got into human hands and were abused. when my boyfriend rescued them they weren't doing too well. one of them had problems with digestion, so we had to find a way to fix it. they seem to do really well eating raw food, but it took us some time to get them to this point. there is both ready made food, dry and canned, and you can cook it. ready made one, look for Evolution Diet canned food. dry, there is Hoana and Evolution Diet. If you want to cook it yourself, then there will be a list of foods you can make included with the supplement. whatever diet you will chose for your cat, make sure he gets plenty of raw food too. there was a research done that showed that eating only cooked food can cause many diseases in cats, even cancer. Also make sure and vegan food you will get will have taurine and vitamin A, these are 2 things that cats can't get from plants. it might be difficult for a cat to get used to vegan food, though in some cases they eat it with great pleasure. they usually have easier time eating raw food, especially wild cats. so see what works better for him. he is different from regular domestic cats only because he isn't used to the food and environment at human houses. the chances are that he has not only health problems but is also having hard time adjusting. From what i saw, the way cats usually treat their health problems in the wild is by eating grass. if you can get some organic soil and wheat, you can grow it very fast, in a few days you can already have some fresh natural medicine for him:) avoid chemicals in the soil though, they could be very dangerous for him and cause more problems.
if you have any questions, i'll be very happy to help:) good luck:)
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caragh2608 (1046) | 6 months ago | I've copied and pasted all this into a wordpad document so I can find it again easily. I'm at home ill right night now next week I'll get out and have a look for new food for him. I'm surprised Cats Protection didn't give me any information this useful to be honest, they're supposed to be experts!
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mrakobesie (754) | 6 months ago | vegan food only found sold on line, it will take a few days to get it delivered. try giving him raw organic till it gets there:) Honestly, i don't know if people who work with animals are always professionals, sometimes they get volunteers, and volunteers usually don't know much:( oh, forgot to tell you, when my cat had this problem, this is exactly what we did: he couldn't digest veggies, so he started by eating only meat. we added papaya extract and psyllium husks fiber to the meat. papaya helped regulate the digestive tract and fiber prevented constipation that cats get if they only eat meat. once he got better, we got hm wheat grass and started adding other foods to his diet. But i don't know what exactly your cat has problem digesting, other then fish. but that's basically the concept, supplement till his digestion gets better:) good luck
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| | 3. mzz663 (1072) | 6 months ago | Wow....that is a big problem, especially when you have two young kids in the house to take care of, too. He could possibly be allergic to the food you give him. For starters you could call the rescue center where you got him, see if they noticed it and find out what they were feeding him. Sometimes changing the food from what they're used to having does that. I would keep him in the bathroom until he goes no where else but in the litter box. I had a female cat that would pee on the floor in the kitchen as soon as I got home from work, she had territory issues. (she came with the house when we moved there) I'm just guessing that it's either territory issues or something's wrong with it, if no one comes up with anything for an answer here for you, I would take him to another vet for a second opinion.
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| | 4. jesssp (1265) | 6 months ago | Out of curiosity, how long have you had him?
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jesssp (1265) | 6 months ago | Then he might just need time to adjust to a new situation, a new diet etc. It's always a good idea to seek a second opinion from another vet if you're worried though. My only advice is to keep his food consistent, don't try changing it up too often, and make sure his bowls are clean and he has fresh water every day. Make sure his litter box is always clean and don't use litters with too much fragrance. Also don't keep his food close to the litter box. Cats are a lot like people in the way they react to stress so this very well could be just that. I hope you solve your problem!
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