I adopted a 4 month old kitten from a rescue in August. She started to have diarrhea after eating soft caned food, so we bought her a better canned brand for her, but she still had it. She has had chronic diarrhea since and we've been trying different canned foods for her, but she still has it.
We had to keep checking her bottom after each time she used her litter cuz she had some poop on her fur near her butthole (sorry). This started about a week or so ago with checking her, and she is not a happy camper when we do this. This morning we found poop (diarrhea) in the tub. What can we do? She loves the canned food and we mix her hard food in. Should we stop the canned all together?
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Your little fur child needs to be seen by the vet! ASAP!
She could have parasites or food allergies or any number of things that only a vet can diagnose!
The rescue maybe able to give you a vet that will look at her for a reduced fee since she was newly adopted in August. It is also time to get her in to a vet so she has a health start with any vaccine etc (after the poopy issues stop of course!)
Please get her checked out ASAP!! Poor little thing could be getting dehydrated which is causing other issues.
PRAYERS FOR HER AND YOU!!! Please post back with a status update!!!
Thank you for your concern. She has been to her vet for her rabies and a check up. They weren't too concerned at the time because it wasn't "watery". Her stools were and are soft. I just found out that her foster mom gave her grain free hard food only.
Prayers will continue. Kitties are finicky creatures and have sensitive little tummies, so hopefully this will resolve everything!! Keep me up to date!! Take care!!
You dont want the cat to get dehydrated. Take her to the vet.
To add.... she is drinking water all the time and gaining weight. The bowel movements are soft, not firm and it may be due to not giving her grain free hard food as I found out that is what she was on before.
I think switching back to her dry food is a great idea. Coming through the foster system can be really stressful for kittens that age. Another product you can try is Purina Fortiflora. Basically it is probiotics for kittens. Breeders swear by it and I have used it many times. It always works.
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