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My cat’s stool has no worms, but white rice-like tapeworm segments often stick to its rear; I dewormed inside and out once in the morning, worms stopped, but by evening they appeared again
Tapeworms are internal parasites needing cat-specific oral dewormers (fenbendazole, etc.); they shed white rice-like egg segments and are stubborn. After deworming, if segments reappear, re-dose, then deworm again in two weeks to clear them. Deworm monthly and avoid raw water, dirty water, and raw meat.
My cat has soft stools with mucus but normal spirits after vaccines and deworming; should I see a vet?
Soft stool with good spirits usually rules out acute infectious disease; it is likely diet, gut flora imbalance, or internal parasites. Overfeeding, irregular meals, or an intolerant food causes it; fast half a day, give probiotics, then small frequent easily digested meals. If it recurs, get a fecal test, deworming does not cover coccidia or tritrichomonas.
My cat had a bit of blood at its rear after a morning poop, but the stool was normal-shaped, dark and green; is that okay?
Blood at the rear with otherwise normal stool may be parasites, gut flora imbalance, diet, or proctitis. Regular deworming misses coccidia and tritrichomonas; they cause bloody mucus at stool end. Try probiotics and a diet change, and get a fecal exam if possible.
My cat has soft stools, meows for no reason, and sleeps all day. Is something wrong?
Soft stools in cats have many causes: poor digestion, parasites, or spoiled food. A recent food change can upset the gut, and probiotics plus a gradual transition help. Internal parasites such as tritrichomonas, coccidia, or giardia also cause soft stools and need deworming.
My cat has loose stools; after defecating its rear swells slightly with watery discharge, but it is alert yet has reduced appetite
Loose stools with a swollen rear may stem from gastroenteritis, parasites or food allergy; have a vet diagnose the cause. If a visit is hard, clean the area with saline-soaked gauze. For ongoing diarrhea, give pet anti-diarrheal and anti-inflammatory medication, and apply ointment to the swollen anus avoiding licking.
My Two-Month-Old Cat Was Brought Home the Day Before Yesterday, Fed Cat Food Directly Without Transition, Now Has Yellow Stools and Low Energy. Can I Give It Probiotics, and Should I Withhold Food?
Cat diarrhea is usually caused by parasites, bacterial enteritis, food-change indigestion, or panleukopenia. If the cat's energy and appetite are normal, the cause is likely indigestion from the new environment or food, and short fasting with anti-diarrhea and anti-inflammatory medication may help.
Can You Deworm a Cat That Has Soft Stools?
It is generally not advisable to deworm a cat with soft stools, because the medication can further irritate the intestines and worsen the problem. Address the soft stools first—with dietary fiber and probiotics—and only deworm once the stool has returned to normal for about a week. If parasites are the suspected cause, confirm with a fecal test before treating.
My cat has a black center on its tongue and soft stool with a streak of bright red blood, though the stool color is otherwise normal
A black tongue center may be a birthmark, pigmentation, or blood stasis and is usually normal if no oral injury. Soft stool with blood points to digestive or intestinal disease from diet change, infection, tumors, or parasites; use probiotics and deworming, and see a vet if lethargy or chronic bleeding occurs.
My cat vomited white mucus this morning, ate a little food and probiotics, and the stool is unclear but was normal before vomiting
White mucus vomiting has many causes: poor digestion, food change, hunger, hairballs, foreign objects, bacterial or viral gastroenteritis. If alert and only vomiting once or twice, fast for a day then feed bland liquid food with probiotics; see a vet if it worsens with lethargy, diarrhea, or fever.
My cat’s urine was pink at first, then it barely ate and had no stool; after amoxicillin the pink stopped but it keeps straining with only a little yellow urine, hides under the table, sleeps deeply, and vomited up what I fed—what is going on?
From your description the cat likely has a urinary tract disease. Straining with only a little urine, vomiting, frequent litter-box squatting, dribbling, and a full bladder suggest a blockage causing blood in urine and urinary retention. Long retention leads to toxin buildup and acute kidney failure with vomiting—usually male cats from cystitis, crystals, or bacteria. Rush to a vet for catheterization.