Litter box liners are created for the convenience of the cat parent but they often tear from the catâs claws. Itâs also easy for urine to form pools in the folds of the plastic and that creates an odor problem.
Intussusception should be a consideration if your pet has a history of vomiting or diarrhea that has a palpable mass in the abdomen. The mass can be felt as a thickened sausage-shaped intestinal loop. Occasionally the small bowel can be felt entering the mass.
1 Genus Isospora is the most common cause of intestinal coccidiosis in dogs and cats. 2  Species of Isospora are host-specific, infecting only one species. 3  Species that infect dogs include I. canis, I. ohioensis, I. burrowsi, and I. neorivolta. 4  Species that infect cats include I. felis and I. rivolta.