I love my cats. Recently, one of my girls had a problem. She had diarrhea. Sick topic to discuss, but believe me when I say that I was getting very worried. It started about about 10 days ago. Not only did the smell become such a gross out factor, but the worry that my little baby was ill was sickening to me as well.
As most people do, I consulted the Internet. Luckily, there is ample information out there about cats with diarrhea. Some of it was scary. Diarrhea can be a very bad thing. But I decided to try some of the little tips before going to the vet.
First, I went to the store and bought a different type of dry food. Evidently, there is a theory that sometimes cats can become allergic to their food. So I tried Purina One SMARTBLEND Sensitive Systems.
Second, I bought some plain yogurt. Yes, yogurt for my cat. Now, I went to Food Lion for this hoping I could find a small container of it. But they only had the big container, 32 oz. size. The reasoning for yogurt is simple. In the digestive system, there is a flora of bacteria. If the balance of this flora is disturbed, then the probiotic bacteria in yogurt can help. Also, I want to add, that it is important that plain yogurt is used because cats can not tolerate a lot of sugar. The sugar in sweet, flavored yogurts could have an opposite effect--more diarrhea. Well, this was new to me. I tried placing a small amount on a dish beside the food bowl. Unfortunately, my other cat ate it and not the intended patient. But I was slick. I put some on my finger and wiped it on my sick baby. She had to eat it then. I know that sounds kind of mean, but I wanted her to eat a little bit at least.
Third, I bought distilled water and some unflavored Pedialyte. Well, actually, I bought the Food Lion off-brand of this. I mixed this in the water bowl. I started with a 1 part electrolyte to 4 parts distilled water mixture. Then I decreased the amount to 1/8 cup of electrolyte to 1 cup of distilled water. The idea behind this is to prevent dehydration by replacing the electrolytes that may have been lost via the diarrhea.
Well, I am glad to report that she is much better. It's been about three days now with no diarrhea. I am ecstatic. My little super pooper is back!
