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my 5 year old queen cat is off her food , and her poo is loose and realy smells bad and has had a bit blood in it

Submitted: 53 days and 16 hours ago.
Category: Pet
Value: $15
Status: CLOSED
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Pet's Gender: Female
Pet's Age: 5
Type of Animal: cat

Already Tried:
nothing

Posted by NancyH 53 days and 16 hours ago.

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Have you brought in any new cats?

Does she go outside at all?

Has she been chewing any houseplants?

Have you changed foods recently?

What breed of cat is this?

53 days and 16 hours ago.

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1 no 2 not much 3 no 4 no 5normal black cat

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It sounds like there are a couple of possibilities. One is that she has picked up an intestinal parasite at some point when she was outside. Your vet can check a fresh stool sample for microscopic worm eggs or cycts of protozoan infections such as coccidia, giardia or other bacteria.

Another possibility is inflammatory bowel which you can read abuot here

http://www.marvistavet.com/html/body_inflammatory_bowel_disease.html

A cat can develop an intolerance to a food they always eat which can trigger this problem.

If nothing is found in the stool sample I'd plan a vet visit for your cat. She may need fluids, injection of a stomach soothing med etc.

Hope this helps you!

 

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Expert: NancyH
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Answered: 9/29/2009

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