Shwayna
Member Since 2026
Hi all,
I wanted to make sure it's clear I'm going to be mentioning stool/waste, and I'll try my best to refer to it as stool. I don't want someone to power through reading this post if they know they get queasy about this topic!
I also want to make it clear that I will be contacting his vet on this issue. I just know she's going to push for him to go on a diabetic cat food from Hill's Science, and that would be dry food. Jojo's teeth can't handle dry food right now, and the dry food has so much more carbs than wet food.
Also, sorry for the very long post. I prefer to give more information than necessary, and I will try to work on trimming down how much information I get.
Jojo is currently being fed Friskies Shreds and Friskies Pate (two cans of shreds, 1/2 a can of pate a day) and the Pate is the poultry mix bundle, while the shreds is just the 48 pack of flavors. Since the switch, Jojo's stool has become much softer. I expected this, considering he was going from kibble to wet. But, it seems like it's too soft. I've noticed Jojo is obsessively licking at his bum, trying his best to clean himself every time he goes #2 in the litter box. He is able to clean the fur area around his tail and bum somewhat okay, though it does take a while, but he can't get closer to the skin. I'm at a point where I must wipe him after he uses the litter box.
Jojo hates being wiped, but I have to wipe him or else there's a high probability he'll leave spots of waste around the apartment after he sits down or lays down somewhere. I have figured out Jojo can't tolerate any amount of cheese, so he no longer gets the turkey and cheese flavor. But, all the other flavors seem to make this issue happen.
Our other cat is being fed the same diet, just less, and she also has a microchip feeder so Jojo can't steal food. He isn't getting any amount of people food, and if he does get treats, it's freeze-dried chicken breast. I know he does tend to have a sensitive stomach, and I've decided I'm going to try to do a process of elimination with different proteins to see if any get his stomach upset. I'm already aware chicken doesn't get his stomach upset, so I have to try some other proteins.
He does also have a very large litter box he uses, so large that he can lay down and roll twice in one direction if he'd like to. So, I'm not concerned about the litter box being too small.
I suppose I'm mainly looking to hear if this sounds like this is normal, though. Jojo is an overweight cat, so I do know grooming can be difficult, but he's never really had much issue with cleaning his bum until he started to switch over to wet food a few months ago. I know wet food makes stool softer, and I don't know if this sounds like it's just him having a hard time grooming, or if it could be a sensitive stomach issue. He does get a sanitary cut from the groomers every few months, and he goes back on the 28th, so I'm hoping this sanitary cut will help reduce this issue.
Thank you all! Again, sorry for the extremely long post.
I wanted to make sure it's clear I'm going to be mentioning stool/waste, and I'll try my best to refer to it as stool. I don't want someone to power through reading this post if they know they get queasy about this topic!
I also want to make it clear that I will be contacting his vet on this issue. I just know she's going to push for him to go on a diabetic cat food from Hill's Science, and that would be dry food. Jojo's teeth can't handle dry food right now, and the dry food has so much more carbs than wet food.
Also, sorry for the very long post. I prefer to give more information than necessary, and I will try to work on trimming down how much information I get.
Jojo is currently being fed Friskies Shreds and Friskies Pate (two cans of shreds, 1/2 a can of pate a day) and the Pate is the poultry mix bundle, while the shreds is just the 48 pack of flavors. Since the switch, Jojo's stool has become much softer. I expected this, considering he was going from kibble to wet. But, it seems like it's too soft. I've noticed Jojo is obsessively licking at his bum, trying his best to clean himself every time he goes #2 in the litter box. He is able to clean the fur area around his tail and bum somewhat okay, though it does take a while, but he can't get closer to the skin. I'm at a point where I must wipe him after he uses the litter box.
Jojo hates being wiped, but I have to wipe him or else there's a high probability he'll leave spots of waste around the apartment after he sits down or lays down somewhere. I have figured out Jojo can't tolerate any amount of cheese, so he no longer gets the turkey and cheese flavor. But, all the other flavors seem to make this issue happen.
Our other cat is being fed the same diet, just less, and she also has a microchip feeder so Jojo can't steal food. He isn't getting any amount of people food, and if he does get treats, it's freeze-dried chicken breast. I know he does tend to have a sensitive stomach, and I've decided I'm going to try to do a process of elimination with different proteins to see if any get his stomach upset. I'm already aware chicken doesn't get his stomach upset, so I have to try some other proteins.
He does also have a very large litter box he uses, so large that he can lay down and roll twice in one direction if he'd like to. So, I'm not concerned about the litter box being too small.
I suppose I'm mainly looking to hear if this sounds like this is normal, though. Jojo is an overweight cat, so I do know grooming can be difficult, but he's never really had much issue with cleaning his bum until he started to switch over to wet food a few months ago. I know wet food makes stool softer, and I don't know if this sounds like it's just him having a hard time grooming, or if it could be a sensitive stomach issue. He does get a sanitary cut from the groomers every few months, and he goes back on the 28th, so I'm hoping this sanitary cut will help reduce this issue.
Thank you all! Again, sorry for the extremely long post.
