Hi all, we have two cats ( Peanut and Treacle ) who we got from the Cat Protection League when they were six months old.

Now the pair of them are very set in their ways regards food. It has to be the same pouches and the same dry food or they won't eat. They are stubborn about this. Anyway a few weeks ago we were having fish for our tea so we thought we would give the cats a little bit. Both sniffed it, licked it but ultimately ate it. A day later Peanut was ill, she was sick a couple of times and her poo became diarrhea. No more fish we thought, she is obviously allergic ( quite common in cats ). A couple of days later and Treacle had a splatty poo too. We wondered about the vets but thought we would keep an eye on it. Sure enough, they firmed up. Mostly.

It is now a couple of weeks later and both of them, occasionally( not all the time ) have a semi soft poo. It isnt the consistency of diarrhea but it isnt as solid as the rest. It isnt the whole poop just a bit of it. I am wondering about the vets.

Now the thing is, they hate the vets, most cats do, but Peanut, who is very highly strung as we think she was treated badly as a kitten, gets really worked up at the vets. She pants, gets hot and is actually worse for going. The pair of them are acting fine. They are eating absolutely fine, they are pestering for food, they are drinking, they are playing as they normally do, they are sociable as usual, they have cold wet noses and seem like two perfectly normal 21 month old cats. It is just the little bit of non formed poop which is still worrying me at times.

Am I being a worrying old fuss pot ? Is it possibly the heat ? Or should I whip them straight down the vets when really it could be nothing ?

I'd try worming them first, and cut anything like beef flavoured cat food out for a bit. Stick to chicken, turkey and other things that are gentle on their stomach. Its probably nothing to worry about.

It could be the heat, a lot of the centre dogs and cats are suffering too. You could try them on some dry food or chicken and rice for a few days, but as long as they are generally eating and drinking and are not acting differently I'd just keep an eye on them, if it becomes liquid or you see mucus or blood in the poo (regardless of consistency) then straight to the vets.

They were wormed when they had their annual booster about 5 weeks ago so they should be worm free. I did wonder about the heat, they don't like it at all. Really bothers them.

Funnily enough the beef one always looks a bit funny to us, we do wonder about that ourselves

Was it the usual wormer? That could be the cause, if its new or they actually had worms they can cause upset tummies for a while.

Yes we get them wormed at the vets so it was the one she gave them

My other half knows how I worry and she keeps saying to me "do they look like ill cats ?" when they are running around like lunatics chasing each other or scoffing down a handful of Vets Kitchen.

Do they go out at all and do you have any plants in the house. Also with the worms some cats do need worming more than others but your vet will advise you on this. You can have a poop sample tested but that will be around £40-£50.
I alwys try too ad lid beef flavored food but with mine sometimes i can't help but use it, also too much dry can cause runny tummys too

No they are indoor cats. I am thinking it is the heat really too. They are acting as normal as could be. In fact they have just been hissing at each other after a little play fighting got out of hand.

Our cat is nineteen and a half years old. Over the years she has had the occasional soft poo. Unless your cats have soft/runny poo for more than two days (and go more than usual) I would not worry.