Thread: Probably should have posted in "diet & nutrition" but hey ho...poop problem!

Originally Posted by Weasel

Just a quick thought - your older cat with the tatty coat, thin but hungry - have you had his thyroid function checked out? Sounds like a perfect description of our old moggy. There are treatments that are useful as a dodgy thyroid can be rather serious.

Our MC Sidney has a very delicate constitution but we have had great success with Orijen dry food. As long as he doesn't have anything else, all us well. A week ago he was making the most dreadful smells... We discovered half a blackbird in the garden shortly after!

Hi there. Actually, I was talking to my friend yesterday about the old tatty boy, Gizmo, and she said her own golden oldie had been diagnosed with thyroid problems causing exactly the same symptoms. So it's off to the vets with Gizzy Whizzy!

We've experienced similar frustration with Sterling. The first vet gave her a de-wormer, which did nothing. Then they sold us some Hills Science Diet dry food, which did nothing. The next step was £300 worth of allergy tests, so I switched vets to get a second opinion. Right away they took blood for a blood test, gave her an antibiotic and steroids. The steroids did the trick.
I don't love keeping her on pills, but they're just tiny things (and I only give her half of one a day) and she's been so much happier and healthier. There were a couple days where she was just sitting curled up in the corner for hours and I thought she'd died, and not having those worries is so nice. She's a healthy weight, her poos are perfect, and baths are kept to a minimum.

I hope you find a solution you're happy with; it's a very frustrating problem!