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Soft Stool in Cats

Soft stool in cats may be caused by the following reasons: 1) Sudden change in diet: Cats may not adapt to new cat food, causing gastrointestinal discomfort. You can feed probiotics, digestive enzymes, etc. to regulate the intestinal flora; 2) Eating spoiled or moldy food: This can cause mild gastroenteritis; 3) Parasite infection: The parasites damage the gastrointestinal function, causing inflammation; 4) Eating a large amount of indigestible food: This may also cause soft stool and diarrhea.

Symptoms of poor cat digestion

Poor cat digestion may manifest in the following symptoms: 1) Coarse hair: Due to poor gastrointestinal function, the ability to digest and absorb nutrients is reduced, resulting in poor nutrition in the skin and hair, causing coarse hair. 2) Soft stool: The stool contains undigested nutrients such as fat, causing the stool to be soft or even diarrhea.

Treatment for soft stool in cats

The treatment depends on the situation. First, soft stool may be caused by an unreasonable food composition, such as eating too much high-water-content food or mainly feeding cans. These conditions can lead to soft stool in cats. This can be improved by adjusting the diet. Second, soft stool caused by disease: In this case, you need to go to the hospital, and the cause of the disease can be determined by examinations such as infectious diseases. Treatment should be started as soon as possible.