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? asked in PetsCats · 8 years ago

Cat with some sort of digestive / intestinal problem?

Ok, have had this cat to the vet repeatedly and no real relief. We've had many cats over my life, never seen anything like this. What could it be?

Symptoms:

Smell.

She had burps that smell like something died in there.

Her bowel movements have incredible stench and it is not a poop smell. It is a something died smell.

When she coughs up hairballs, they also have that stench.

Pain.

She seems to have pain when picked up like you'd normally pick up a cat under their stomach.

She screams like it is a sudden very sharp pain when coughing up hairballs.

She has constant diarrhea.

We have done everything according to vet instruction. She's been treated twice for parasites, once being kept boarded to make sure it was treated, and twice for an unknown bacterial infection. Once treated for both at same time. Also had her teeth cleaned. Also has been on first cat food with no wheat and now a special cat food they usually only give right after surgery. She seems to have slightly less diarrhea with the after surgery food. After they treated both together, for a brief period the stench went away and the diarrhea seemed to almost go away. We took her back when it started coming back and the vet said negative stool test so nothing was done. Any ideas? Suggestions? Is there maybe a vet specialist we should look for?

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  • ?
    Lv 7
    8 years ago
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    One of my kittens just went through those same symptoms. Finally she turned up with coccidia. It took the full 21 days of treatment and change of diet to get her through it. The vet put her on Royal Canin Venison. Now she is fine with perfect poop and the house no longer needs to be evacuated when she uses the litter box or when she sits on your lap and passes gas.

    Source(s): foster mom of cats/kittens
  • J C
    Lv 7
    8 years ago

    Time for a referral to an internal medicine specialist. Additonal tests are needed - perhaps an ultrasound. There is someting going on here that is beyond the ability of your vet's diagnostics. The specialist will be money well spent!

    Source(s): many years of cat rescue
  • CF_
    Lv 7
    8 years ago

    Did the vet ever check her for diabetes? That sometimes causes bad breath but I do not think it causes tummy pain.

    I would suspect an ingredient in the food - such as if her food is chicken, she should be on lamb, or if her food is lamb she should be on chicken.

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