I acquired to rescue british shorthairs nearly 3 weeks ago, I was told that they were 4 ish but on closer examination they appear to be older. They have lived together all their lives - or so im told!

Well, the one boy is absolutely fine and has settled in brilliantly but the other is completely stressed out so much so that he has recently been at the vets for 4 days having investigations due to insainely bad diahorea (cant spell that!). He came home 2 days ago and is alot better but the other cat seems to be rejecting him and they no longer spend anytime in the same room. Tonight, the stressy one has soiled my bathroom rug despite having full and clear access to the litter tray - his diahorea has cleared up though thank god.

As they are indoor cats and my house is modest in size none of this is proving very easy - any advice welcome????? Has anyone tried feliway???

the other cat is prob rejecting him because he smells of the vet.

Do they have any blankets or anything like that. If so I'd try rubbing him with a blanket the other cat has been on so he smells of cat and not of vet. It's quite common for cats not to get on after vet visits. If that doesn't work you might have to reintroduce them.

What investigations did your cat have at the vets?

For now I would keep poorly cat in a small area of the house with close access to a few litter trays and let him get confident in one area again before he gets access to the whole house. Should reduce the amount of litter accidents too. Is there a room he could be kept in would also be helpful for you if it has a floor that can easily be cleaned. It was prob very stressful of him to have a new house to get used to and then a vet visit away from your other cat and now your other cat not accepting him back.

I had quite bad toileting accidents with my two when I got them in January and the one had an on off dodgy tummy until it finally got resolved by the right diet and vet treatment for parasites. They were also very timid when they came to me. I know it can be very trying.

I didn't use feliway so can't advise you on that.

i use feliway & it works with my shy baby - definately worth a try.

oh also - i'd try an extra litter tray - maybe in the bathroom.

Ah thanks for your posts. Yeah maybe your right about the vet smell thing, i think the other being much more confident was also quite pleased with recieving our full attention for a few days so it may take him a while to realise he's not the only baby!!

Scipio (the poorly one) has thankfully been having all of his accidents upstairs on the bathroom floor which is lino. My new carpet has been safe so far! He's just been letting me brush him and has been purring like mad! Do you think i should put him a litter tray in the bathroom or will it just encourage him?

The vets investigations showed nothing so he thinks it was a stress reaction, hes obviously just very highly strung - understandably.

I think as well as your suggestions i might try feliway - anythings worth a shot to try and make him more chilled out.

Thanks again.

how many litter trays do you have in the house at the moment? Are you using the same cat litter as the rescue was?

I'd def put a tray in the bathroom if it's where he's hanging out.

What actual tests did the vet do? It took several vet visits to get my cat's parasites correctly diagnosed and treated.

If he is still slightly sloppy with the poops has the vet prescribed anything at all? Might be worth trying a prebiotic like diarsanyl or prokolin.

feliway is cheaper on ebay than vets

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