Special Meals to Stop Diarrhea in Cats

Bland food that is easy to digest will calm your kitty's digestive system. A mixture of two parts cooked white rice and one part hamburger or shredded chicken that has been boiled will be easy on your cat's tummy and settle her irritable bowels. Give this special food to your cat in small portions three or four times a day for a day or two until everything in the litter department starts firming up, then gradually switch her back to her regular kibble.

A diet high in fat can sometimes be the culprit when it comes to diarrhea in cats. It causes swelling and irritation of your kitty's intestinal lining, interfering with proper digestion of her food. Insufficient fiber can be another cause of diarrhea as fiber binds things together for a more solid outcome. When putting together special meals to help with your cat's diarrhea or even when reading labels while selecting cat food, stick with low fat and high fiber for your feline's digestive tract health.

Special meals for your diarrhetic cat should never include milk products. Your kitty doesn't have the right enzymes to digest milk, so an innocent dish of cream can turn into a mess for you both. If you're in the habit of letting your kitty lick leche, stop immediately; if she isn't already hooked on dairy, don't let her start. Preventing a case of diarrhea in the first place is easier than dealing with the aftermath of a milk binge.

Before serving your cat special food for disruption in her digestive tract, a mini-fast can calm things down a bit and push her digestive reset button. Obnoxious things will stop coming out the back end if you quit putting food in the front end. Withhold food for at least four hours and up to 24 hours when your kitty first gets the runs, then give her a small serving of the special bland meal. Don't keep her from drinking water, though. Diarrhea can quickly dehydrate a cat, so she'll need access to as much water as she'd like to drink during and after her fast.