9 week old kitten has diarrhea with a bit of blood in it and doesn't always go in litter box?

Answer 1

deworm...sometimes there will be blood in the stool if there are worms or if there have been loose stools - the lining of the intestine can slough off...

also kittens are like babies...they need a small confined space to develop good litter box habits (like having a diaper). Run of the house is just too big for a baby...put everything he needs in one room (if it bathroom - be careful to always close toilet lid - he could drown).

Trust me, if you want your cat to develop solid litter box habits, you will isolate him now as a kitten - and once he is older, provide at least +1 litter boxes than the number of cats in the home. Also, make sure the lip of the current box is low enough for him to get into...

Here are some articles to cat behavior and litter box tips (GREAT articles from behavior experts). Good luck!

Answer 2

OK first off at 9 weeks old it is not going to be litter trained properly but as far as the diarrhea you need to make surer that you are feeding the kitten KITTEN FOOD adult food is too harsh for them to digest and find a good worm-er that is specially made for kittens and then go to a local feed store and find a medication called Terramycin it is an all purpose medication that can be used to treat many infections just give the kitten 1/2 tsp. in a small amount of moist kitten food and then re-administer in about 2 weeks that should do the trick it has worked for my animals many times in the past. i hope it helps you

Answer 3

Wow everybody sure jumped on the worms bandwagon really fast...

That is going to please a lot of veterinarians out there. Anyways, maybe your kitten just ate something it should not have. I had a cat once that would eat wire, leather, etc till it was kicked out of the house. It exhibited the same symptoms your cat has. The previous owners of the cat were told by a vet it had some certain illness or whatever, and to feed it iams. However after I moved the cat outside and started feeding it cheap food, it was fine. No more bloody diarrea.

Good luck.

Answer 4

This kitten is only 9 weeks old and you expect it to go in the box already?! But yeah, I have no clue.... go see a vet.

Answer 5

Have you wormed your kitten? If not that has to be done, most of the time you can buy some at wal-mart, or from the Feed store. If that doesnt work go to the vet.

Answer 6

What are you feeding him/her? Most adult cat food is too rich for kittens and will give them the symptoms that you are describng. Make sure that the cat food you are using is kitten formula. Call the vet anyways though. It never hurts to be too careful.

Answer 7

Take to vet quickly. This is a serious condition that could result in your kittens' death.

If you cannot afford a vet, contact your local humane society and ask them what vet does their treatments for them. Call that vet and explain your dilema. Offer to help one saturday cleaning kennels to pay for the service. I bet if you're nice they'll help you out. :)

Answer 8

Guide to the Rainbow of Poop
and Urine Colors (The Scoop on Poop):

Color:
Bloody - Actual red blood seen in stool. Could indicate panleukepenia. Grossly abnormal, must be seen ASAP.
Mucous - yellowish/white/clear slimy substance. Indicates severe bowel irritation. Grossly abnormal and needs immediate care.
Black - True dark black color to stool. Usually indicates bleeding high in the bowel. Severe sign, needs immediate attention.
Brown - Normal color. Be happy!
Orange - Usually indicates way too much bile in stool, can occur with reflux.Seek medical advice.
Yellow - Almost always indicates bacterial imbalance in the bowel. If has diarrhea also, usually related to coccidia. Seek medical advice.
White - Grossly abnormal color, usually indicates, severe bacterial imbalance and severe infection in the bowel. Kitten at risk of dying, needs medical attention, ASAP.
Consistency:
Dry/hard - Abnormal, usually indicates dehydration. Seek care, promptly.
Firm - Normal, be happy.
Formed but soft - Low range of ‘normal’. If stools change from firm to soft you should seek medical advice.
Toothpaste - Still has somewhat tubular form but falls apart once touched. Abnormal, needs medication.
Cow-patty - Never formed but thick enough it falls into a ‘cow-patty’ shape. Abnormal, animal is at significant risk and needs immediate attention.
Liquidy - Just fluid that falls out of rectum, thin and may have mucous. Abnormal, animal is at severe risk and must be seen immediately.
The ‘Squirts’ - Animal has no control over bowel and watery fluid squirts out of rectum. Grossly abnormal, animal in danger of dying, must be seen immediately!

Answer 9

you do not - you turn to a non-clumping clutter for the subsequent quite a few weeks. Use easy previous clay or international's perfect. And even with you do, do not swat, squirt or maybe with once you seize him doing it or he will develop into afraid to apply the container. it really is totally hardship-free for youthful kittens to devour the cat clutter - they are exploring their international and use their mouths to do this besides.

Answer 10

No one on here can tell you for sure what it is, you need to take it to the vet, it could be serious. Pedialite (or water if you don't have any) and starchy foods help diarrhea.