we are taking care of 2 orphan kittens who's mother was hit by a car, the mother was a stray and the babys were only 3 weeks old when we brought them home. one still has diareha what should we do.
2006-10-24 12:05:03 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pets ➔ Cats
Worm them. Take a fecal sample to the vet so you will know what they have, or if they have coccidia. Make sure you are giving NO dairy products. Either kitten formula, or just hot water moistened dry kitten food of a good quality. No colored bits.
Kittens can start getting wormed at 2 weeks.
2006-10-24 12:08:43 · answer #1 · answered by ARE YOUR NEWFS GELLIN'? 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Can I assume you are bottle-feeding them? For the one kitten with the diarrhea you can add some baby rice cereal to his milk. It has to get through the nipple so you couldn't use a great deal and maybe on a steady basis it might help him.
I hope he is not seriously ill and of course we would all be more comfortable if you consulted a vet about him.
I would assume both kittens would have the worms and I do not know at what age they can get worming medication. That is a possibility.
2006-10-24 12:10:17 · answer #2 · answered by old cat lady 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Im not 100% sure on this one but I do know that the diarhhea is probably caused because the kitten still neds to be nursed, I know that this is not possible for you so I suggest trying to find some kind of kitten milk that is similar to its mothers. I think they sell something like that it pet stores. Hope this helps.
2006-10-24 12:20:15 · answer #3 · answered by ♥♫♥ Crystal ♥♫♥ 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
get them checked at the vet, they may need to be wormed or get antibiotics for coccidea. Most vets will let you bring in a small fresh stool sample for testing without an appointment.
Don't feed them cows milk, use KMR or milk made for kittens. Most animals have problems digesting cows milk.
A small animal like your kitten can get dehydrated fast, so don't delay.
2006-10-24 12:15:57 · answer #4 · answered by animal 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Take her to the vet. Buy it some fiber kitten food and take it off milk as with my cat the milk only makes it worse. Also make sure her food has dry food and meat this makes the recovery go by very fast.
2006-10-24 12:16:04 · answer #5 · answered by beau_money 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Stick a cork up her butt! joking!
well i say u should get worm tablets.... and heres how to get them in the cats belly: back her into a corner, hold her srcff gentley and push so her claws are busy, then try (again gently) to open her mouth, put the pill far as u can i the back of the mouth, and make sure she swallows. if she dose it good then pet her and give her water or somthing to wash it down or food. if she spits it out try again.
2006-10-24 12:18:01 · answer #6 · answered by Have a break, Have a Kitty-Cat 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
He needs to be dewormed. My kitten was the same way. Go get deworming tablets, and deworm all of them, even though only one has diarhea
2006-10-24 12:07:46 · answer #7 · answered by ? 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
oooh thats not good. you probably want to place as much newspaper as you can over everything. unless you want to hold the kitten over the litterbox all the time
2006-10-24 12:08:30 · answer #8 · answered by wants anwers 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would consult your vet as soon as possible. Diarrhea can cause dehydration in small animals, especially ones that young.
2006-10-24 12:11:42 · answer #9 · answered by LokiBuff 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
try kitten formula instead of milk to feed them.......walmart and petsmart sell it
most important is to get them to a vet.....I had a kitten that was sick alot and I was told to give her cream of wheat
2006-10-24 12:11:46 · answer #10 · answered by fruitylil'me 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋