Hi guys, thanks so much for your advise. I got in contact with my vet this morning and she advised that if I was happy enough that he is drinking water and well hydrated I should make an appointment first thing in the morning to see the vet rather than take him in today... Also advised to take his food away today to give his stomach a rest.

So I have taken food away and left plenty of water for him. Will take him to the vets in the morning for some medicine

In regards to some of the posts... I think I will try the chicken as of tomorrow as I have read in a few places this should help (vet also mentioned this). I'm still not sure what food I will go with after his diarrhoea goes as I have tried him on so many kinds which don't agree (including whiskers and felix). Wet food doesn't agree at all and this is why I have stuck with go cat dry. Expense isnt as issue so may have to chose a more expensive brand if thats what he needs.

The tests which he has had was on some stool samples. The vet advised the tests were free of worms, parasites etc and thought it was his diet. However we shall see what the vet says tomorrow

Thanks again everyone!

Leah just a thought you mentioned you've tried him on lots of different foods. When you introduced something how quickly did you do it? If you introduced something too quickly this could cause diarrhoea. It doesn't mean though that the cat has a problem with the food. Introducing a new food should be done quite slowly especially if you know your cat has a dodgy tum

Hi, yeah I did a gradual change but still didn't agree with him. I'll hopefully get some answers tomorrow when I see the vet and I'll let you all know how it goes

Hi again, just to let you know Simba is doing fine vet gave him some antibiotics and I've to take him back in tomorrow morning for another check up.

He wasn't too pleased about getting the thermometer up his bum so he isn't really my friend today :-/ hopefully tomorrow goes ok.

Vet has advised some kind of special diet, seems quite pricey. Wish I new the name of it so I could get some advise. But it was something like £20 for 2 kg. wasn't sure if that was good or not?!

was it dry food?Hills Science?

I really would try him on the plain boiled chicken first as he has no parasites etc. ANd then look at different high quality wet really or grain free dry.

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No it wasn't the science plan food...

He is on chicken and rice today but vet advised to introduce this new food he was talking about but I'm not sure, I kind of got the impression he wasnt given me a choice of food and he was telling me.

I need to find a food ASAP :-/

How is he doing on the chicken and rice? Is it firming up?

was it a special diet for cats with tummy troubles or something more general? there's RC sensitivity control, hypoallergenic and hills i/d that I'm aware of for the former.

Leah, I found that pumpkin worked a treat when my kittens had diarrhoea. I wouldn't advoacte this until all possible paracitic/bacterial/viral causes were ruled out as it can mask the symptoms, but it sounds like you've done all this already.

Buy either canned pureed pumpkin or a fresh one. I always went with fresh. Remove the seeds from the pumpkin and cut it into about 2 inch squares. Put in a pot and just cover with water. Simmer for 30 minutes. Then use a spoon to scrape the now soft flesh away from the skin. Keep the flesh and throw the skin. Mash the flesh and add 1 heaped teaspoon to each meal of his (please, wet food, it'll be so much better for him!) I saw results from this within hours, and boy was I thankful for it! It can be frozen, and can be kept in the fridge for up to a week.

For anyone with cats with ongoing diar rear, this is wonderful. For anyone possibly stumbling across this through google etc, please don't use this until the cat has been appropriately tested. This doesn't make the problem go away. It just helps you deal with it. It sorts out constipation and diarrhoea, and I swear by the stuff if given alongside a sensible wet food and a probiotic to help replennish the bacteria lost when they have the squits.

Leah, if you need a reasonable food which is readily available and not likely to cause upset, try Toplife Chicken Dinner from Asda. I've been told that it's a single source protein food, but that came from someone else, so please do your research on that. If you don't mind ordering online, then Bozita, Animonda, Grau and Smilla are all good foods. All are available from Zooplus, and the Bozita from Mutley and Mog. you could also try High Life which can be bought in some supermarkets, but mine won't touch it. Pets at Home do one called Purely, but there was a rumour they were stopping it, so you'll need to check that. They also do Nature's Menu which is super quality but very rich. I found that it gave mine the runs, so perhaps avoid that one. I really wouldn't feed dry. He's already losing lots of moisture through having the runs. Dry food will not only irritate the stomach due to all the grains in there, but will make his dehydration problem worse. I'm not saying you have to do this forever. I feed dry, not totally through choice mind you as my stubborn old girl won't eat enough wet to keep weight on her, but when the kits had diarrhoea, i took all dry away from them and only provided wet. The pumpkin mixes better with this too.

Hope this helps.