Thanks Shelly,
The vets have been pretty clueless around this whole thing really, but I did read on another forum that the cause for the diarrhoea straight after the Ronidazole might be the complete stripping of all the gut bacteria - good and bad. That's why I put them on the FortiFlora but as I say, it's not done a great deal. I'll certainly check out the Protexin synbiotic D-C.
I've tried them on the Royal Canin before and it seemed to upset their tummies even more unfortunately. I'm currently giving them AVA "Vetinary Approved" kitten food (which is free from wheat, gluten, soya, pork and dairy, contains vitamins & minerals, pre-biotics, +Imuvita immune boosting ingredients etc etc.) It's too early to tell if they're ok with that one yet as I think they're having a bit of a bad reaction to the change. They certainly seem to like the taste though!
Before that they've been on James Wellbeloved grain free turkey kitten food for most of their lives. This has been the most consistent food for them and they seem to like it a lot. We've also tried Wainrights (which is supposed to be easily digested, hypo-allergenic and wheat free) and plain boiled chicken breast. But whatever we give them, the poops are always nasty - really bad for a day or 2 after the switch with blobs of blood and mucus, but then just consistently sloppy and smelly after that too.
With the peeing situation - it seems to be more of a scent-marking thing I think. It's nowhere near the box and mainly seems to be in the same spots - on the kitchen floor by the sink, behind the sofa in the lounge, behind a little corner table in the lounge and in the corner of the bedroom, when he manages to get in there (it's the only room with carpet so we tend to keep them out of there!)
Before now he always squatted down to simply pee on the floor but today I actually caught him spraying for the first time. Every time he does it I clean the area thoroughly and saturate it with anti-odour spray to try and prevent him from doing it again but just goes back to the exact same spot.
I did read that this tends to be a habit of male cats when they "come of age" and that neutering can help prevent it, so I'll give that a go. He seems to be sniffing his sister's butt a lot lately so I think he's possibly just maturing and not dealing with it very well! As I say, I've also ordered a FeliWay plug in, so I'll plug that in behind the sofa - which is his main spot.
Bless you - these men are not as patient as we women are they?! I've been cleaning up the accidents in secret too! I work from home while he's out most of the day so that helps. Personally I think it's all just a ploy to get me to do all the cleaning actually!
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