Lily has been having some bouts with diarrhea since February. She'll be constipated for a day, then one hard chunk will pass, followed by diarrhea that lasts for 1-3 days. The first time it was three days, but the past couple times it cleared up much quicker. I hold back on her food for a day, then feed her white chicken and rice, then gradually mix her food back in. After that, she's fine.
The first time this happened was after I caught her eating stray cat poop in our backyard
, so I was sure that's what it was. Our vet tested her for parasites and didn't find any, so she just gave Lily antibiotics and said that her system seemed like it was overloaded with bacteria. The second/third time it cleared on its own with the chicken and rice diet.
I'm not sure what's still going on that might be causing this. She still picks up and chews EVERYTHING in the backyard
, so I'm pretty sure at some point she's gotten back into the cat poop. However, all this has somewhat coincided with switching her to adult Wellness so I'm wondering if that could have something to do with it. We feed Lily the regular Wellness (not the CORE). Should I consider switching? Also, could this be anything more serious that I need to ask the vet to run tests about?
Thanks in advance. You guys are great help!
Oh, and any advice on getting rid of multiple stray cats?
