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CATS DIARRHEA Custom Search Cats Diarrhea is in response to the many questions and comments that have been posted since my first page on CAT DIARRHEA was written. I wrote a comment to post in the comments section on that page, but being my usual "long-winded" self, it wouldn't fit so I had to create this regular page. The title may or may not be appropriate as you will understand when you read the article below. Further comments can continue to be posted to the comment section of the original question on CATS DIARRHEA entitled Water Bubbling Out My Cats Butt For 3 Days. To my amazement, this question has received more comments than any other question posted on this site, so read on for my most recent comment. Hi, Folks, I have been amazed at the number of comments that have been added to this page over the last months. I think I have finally realized why. Although many of the cases sound similar, most have slightly different symptoms or different degrees of severity, different aged cats, etc. While we may think, every post is about the same condition, I don't think it is. If you go back and read my initial page to which these comments are attached, you will see what I wrote initially. There are many different causes of cats diarrhea or colitis or whatever term we apply to these seemingly identical conditions. There are parasites, irritable bowel syndrome, colitis, constipation, intestinal cancer, anal sac conditions, cats who are incontinent, and others. In all these cases you may or may not see discharge from the anus. Most of you describe a colorless, odorless liquid. Generally, the only thing colorless and odorless that comes from a cat's anus is mucous. There are exceptions - sometimes anal sac secretions are surprisingly odorless. Sometimes, there can be confusion as to whether it is actually coming from the anus or could be urine. Urine in certan conditions can be quite odorless and colorless. I also have many times seen a patient whose owner insisted had diarrhea, only to find out the cat was contipated and was straining and passing mucous around the impacted feces, making the owner think it was CATS DIARRHEA. I have also seen cats who were thought to have an intestinal problem that turned out to be urinary and vice versa. I think the bottom line everyone should keep in mind is that leaking any fluid is not normal and if it is accompanied by lethary, loss of appetite, fever, vomiting, or most anything out of the ordinary, then a vet should be seen immediately. If it happens for a day and the cat otherwise seems perfectly fine, you may be able to wait and it may have been a one-time insignificant incident. I can't make that judgment call without actually examining your cat, but those are the general guidelines.
I hope this has been of some help. Again, I don't think all of your cats have the same thing, and be careful about doing what your fellow reader had done to her cat without a vet's recommendation because the two cats could have two very different conditions with very different reactions to the treatment. Best to all,Dr. Neely
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