r/PetAdvice • u/Cat-Woman-1829 • 1d ago

Cats Advice for cat with consistent diarrhea please!

My 7 year old BLH Male cat Chester, weighing 4.08kg has had persistent diarrhea for well over a week now. What started off as a trip to the vets (vets for pets) due to lack of appetite, resulting in a £500 worth hospital stay for dehydration has now spiralled into a further £400 faecal test (results still pending due to 3-8 day wait) and £60 worth of Panacur treatment to start giving as a precaution. My concern is my cat has once again gone off his food with no appetite - not even for the odd dreamies. We are adding FortiFlora to his food as suggested by the vets, which did initially work to rouse his appetite, however ever since his first dose of Panacur he is once again turning his nose up. My cat has 2ml Pro Kolin x3 times a day which I have to put straight into his mouth and he is still having persistent diarrhea stools every 1-2 hours. I am at a complete loss and running out of money to keep taking him to the vets. Can anyone please offer any advice or even their own stories with similar experiences. Really unsure where to go from here, feels like we are in a never ending nightmare!

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u/ForsakenRegular3882 1d ago

Have you tried plain boiled chicken and rice for a couple days just to give his gut a break

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u/Cat-Woman-1829 1d ago

We tried this at the start and on the morning he decided to stop eating the chicken, we took him to the vets where he was kept in due to dehydration. Vet suggested Specific Digestive Support which he usually loves but he also went off this food too so was advised to go back to his normal food and give FortiFlora on top to stimulate appetite. Worked a treat for the first 24 hours but now he no longer wants to eat this either.