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I have a 2year old cat. he has had diarrhea and not been eating well for 4 days up to a week. he is also very irritable. Please help me....i don't know what to do. His poop is very foul smelling. his poop also has mucus in it.

Submitted: 279 days and 2 hours ago.

Category: Cat

Value: $9

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Age: 2; Male; Breed: long hair...manx mix

Already Tried:
i have tried little bits of food, and water

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Hi,

Intestinal diarrheas are divided into small and large bowel origin. In large bowel diarrhea (colitis), the stools are usually soft to jelly-like, the animal strains to pass the stool and goes in several small spots, and there may be red blood seen. Occasionally the pet will also have vomiting. Causes are usually either stress, or a bacterial infection. I treat these with a bland, low fat diet like meat baby food and intestinal antibiotics, like metronidazole. Your vet will need to see him to send this medication. Plese bring a sample of the stool in a baggie- no paper please, to aid in diagnosis. Occasionally additional antidiarrheal medication such as sulfasalazine is used. I have added a link to click on for an article for more information in this disorder.

http://www.petplace.com/cats/colitis-in-cats/page1.aspx

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Expert:	Dr. Brian
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Answered:	2/17/2009

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30 years in private practice, 2008 WA State Vet of the Year

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Age: 2; Male; Breed: long hair...manx mix Already Tried: i have tried little bits of food, and water

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