My young cat has diarrhea after spay/vaccines. How can I help her?

Oreo’s incision looks to be healing normally. Continue to check it every day for redness swelling or discharge. G.I. upset is the most common side effect from the drugs used during the procedure. I recommend to call the veterinarian and they may recommend a bland diet and a probiotic. If the diarrhea becomes persistent or if Oreo starts acting sick, then she should be seen. The most important thing is to keep the veterinarian in the loop so that they can make decisions in an appropriate timeline. Best of luck and please feel free to post any additional questions.

Deworming treatments as well as vaccines can cause diarrhea as a side effect. I wouldn't be concerned about Rae just yet, and I can give you a home remedy to see if that helps. Withhold food for 6 hours, then feed a bland diet of boiled white meat chicken (no bones) in small amounts several times a day for a couple of days. Then slowly add back in her normal diet. If the diarrhea continues on the bland diet, she starts vomiting food, stops drinking water, starts vomiting water, or becomes very lethargic, she will need to see a vet right away. I hope this helps!

Stopping the diarrhea usually requires stopping the cause of the diarrhea. In a young cat, it is often an infection that causes them to stop eating/drinking with diarrhea. However, this can happen with other illnesses or poisoning. Diarrhea is actually beneficial with infections, because it's the body's way of getting rid of the toxin/disease. And, most diarrhea resolves on its own within three days. The concerning thing with Samantha's case is that she could quickly become dehydrated if she is not drinking and continues having diarrhea. If this continues for more than a day, then she will need to go to the vet for an evaluation and treatment to keep this from being a serious problem. Other criteria for going to the vet are as follows: 1) Blood in diarrhea 2) Very watery diarrhea 3) She starts acting very depressed 4) Diarrhea lasts longer than three days You can help her get through this by feeding bland food (boneless chicken and tuna is good). Feed small portions (1 Tbsp or less) three times a day. Ensure fresh, clean water is always available. I hope this helps and Samantha gets better soon.

The incision is holding together. Yes, typically the stitches are not pulled tight at the time of surgery to allow for the skin swelling that naturally occurs after the surgery. As for the diarrhea, it could be due to stress or any medications Ella was given after surgery. I can give you a home remedy for her to see if that helps. Withhold food for 12 hours, then feed a bland diet of boiled white meat chicken (no bones) in small amounts several times a day for a couple of days. Then slowly add back in her normal diet. If the diarrhea continues on the bland diet, she starts vomiting food, stops drinking water, starts vomiting water, or becomes very lethargic, she will need to see a vet right away. Best of luck.

You can be a good kitten parent and help her clean by taking a wet cloth or tissue and clean off the diarrhea. Make sure you remove it all and then throw away the tissue or wash the cloth. If the diarrhea does not go away within a few days, you should take her to your vet for an exam. She may have worms or an intestinal infection or a food sensitivity issue that needs to be addressed.

It is possible that he could have had a reaction to the anesthesia or just the stress of being neutered. Or it could be completely coincidental and it could be secondary to something else like parasites, foreign body, a sudden change in food, pancreatitis, an underlying infection, and much more. I would try to feed him some plain boiled boneless and skinless chicken and white rice. I would also try to start him on some probiotics. Your vet should be able to provide these or give you some recommendations. You can try some plain sugar free yogurt but the probiotics in this isn't as good as the cat probiotics because we have different bacteria in our gut than in cats. The next step should be to have him re-examined and likely have some bloodwork done. I would also make sure the vet has ruled out an parasites including giardia which is difficult to find on a regular fecal test. If your vet doesn't think there is a foreign body, they will be able to provide him with a good anti-nausea medicine to help with the vomiting. I hope this helps!

As long as Savannah is playing, eating, and does not have a fever, your veterinarian will probably be comfortable giving her vaccines tomorrow. If they have any concern about her not being up for the vaccines they will certainly let you know. Try to bring a fresh fecal sample with you to the appointment so she can be tested for fecal parasites. Fecal parasites are very common and the leading cause of diarrhea in very young puppies and kittens. I hope she's feeling better (and not leaving skid marks!) soon.