My FIV cat has diarrhea for a week. How to manage his messy bottom?

Hello, sorry to hear about Greg. GI signs in cats can be caused by infections, ingestion of foreign material and less likely by a dietary indiscretion (cats don't often eat other types of food they should not). Other common causes in middle or older cats include inflammatory bowel disease IBD or even GI lymphoma in older cats. With Greg having FIV, he is even at more risk of developing infections or other diseases such as IBD. He would require further diagnostics (in addition to blood and urine tests) to confirm these. It may include stool samples and an abdominal ultrasound. Even more, GI biopsies may be recommended if your veterinarian suspects that Greg may have IBD or GI lymphoma. You may try however, offering Greg a bland diet in case this is consistent with a dietary indiscretion. The bland diet could consist of plain white rice, skinless and boneless boiled chicken, and/or low fat cottage cheese. If these help then perhaps Greg may have a dietary indiscretion and will be ok within a few days. However, if he does not improve, has persistent diarrhea, develops a decreased appetite, lethargy, or vomiting then he should be seen by his veterinarian sooner. Hope this helps and best of luck.

Hi and thanks for using Petco Pet Education Center, formerly Petcoach. My favorite go to's for chronic diarrhea are diet change-hills science diet ID feline is probably my favorite-probiotics like proviable-a good routine deworming-and then occasionally a low dose of prednisilone just to keep chronic inflammation down at its very worst. I hope this helps!

Poor Dixie! I would recommend to have her seen by your vet soon if you haven't already done so. Since she has had issues in the past, it is best to have it addressed again sooner rather than later to have the best outcome. You could also talk to your vet about whether or not a probiotic may help her and her tummy. I hope this helps!

If the diarrhoea is persistently present you could try to start feeding with a bland diet based on boiled chicken or white fish and rice for the next 4 days. Then gradually reintroduce the normal diet over 5 days. I would definitively recommend a veterinary check up if the signs persist after that or you notice vomiting, lethargy or inappetence. Hope this answer was helpful, but please do not hesitate to contact us again on the forum or by requesting a consultation if you have any more questions or to discuss it any further. If this answer was helpful please let us know, this will be used to improve our service!

Thanks for using Petco Pet Education Center, formerly Petcoach! This is not normal. Diarrhea can be observed with conditions such as colitis, gastroenteritis, dietary indiscretion, intestinal parasites, among many other possibilities. I recommend that you have Ivy evaluated by your veterinarian for further assessment and treatment. They may choose to check for parasites and to start medications for diarrhea depending on the results. Good luck! Hoping for a speedy recovery!

Poor Fred! This diarrhea could be caused by a GI illness, change in diet, intestinal worms, eating something rotten, or a foreign body. It sounds like he has a bad case of it, and I’d recommend a vet visit due to that. The vet can diagnose the cause of the diarrhea, and can treat him for it. I would take him into a vet today. Good luck, I hope this helps!

Thanks for using Petco Pet Education Center, formerly Petcoach. The next steps for me would be a deworming and switching to a prescription GI diet to see if that helps. If no improvement, abdominal ultrasound and full bloodwork are indicated. Best wishes to you and Sven!