Kit 5wks old cry when pee or poo. Have 3 days, vet treat for eye infect. and worms. Why the cry for both elim

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Ok now i have more space to type. Found kit in yard, only 1.5 lbs. eats dry or wet food. Readily uses kitty litter, but cries out loud, when either peeing or poohing. Got her to vet same day I found him. Had one eye close due to conjuctivitis, using ointment and worm meds. Gave bath. Apparantly fleas liked the bath. Found fleas on her, combed the best I could, and re-bathed. Some dead fleas on towel, but not in the water, cannot use flea shampoo or meds on yet too yet..help...why the cry and how do u get fleas off when they didn't come off body when bathed in deep water.finally some drowned and came off......just vacuumed everywhere and washed bedding in case....so little, the cries don't seem normal unless used to mother egging on to pee or pooh or doens't like feel of litter..anyone have these experiences...at wits end for the little guy.......will call vet tomorrow if persists...ty chris

I can't find how to thank you first four for answering my pleas....so just adding and hope u see. I just check the little one, he is 5 weeks estimated by the vet....I got five more fleas off, one dead four alive so I think there must be more.two baths and still there...first used neutrogena shampoo.....then used ivory dish washing liquid. Yup found the fleas don't always drown..he seems ok when I put in litter box, plays a little, then starts the little digging, but still crying with the pee or pooh....ty all.....chris

Thanks Chalice, I had never heard of frontline spray for kittens so young......thanks so much.the dawn didn't work, after 3 baths in it . Poor thing is either gonna hate water or love it. He is doing well now, no crying, think it was just hoping for sand and not kitty litter. But trying to find a home for it is always difficult. I have MANY cats, all well taken care of but not room for one more. ty all again.

Hi again chalice...i checked so many places online about frontline....it just says cannot be used on kits under 8 weeks and even vets and shelters and breeders use dawn. I will check with my vet. She did originally say Dawn and did not suggest anything else.

Answer 1

Your kit probably has a urinary tract infection or another type of infection. You need to take her to your vet and tell her what she is doing and what is happening!

You may not be seeing the fleas that are coming off on the towel on her body because flea have very good hiding spots. Also, most fleas do not just fall off when submerged in water. You'll need a flea comb to get them all off.

Answer 2

Yes, go to the vet tomorrow if the crying persists.

As for the fleas - nothing you bath in is going to work; but you've noticed that by now. You need to get some proper treatment from the vets - Frontline Spray is the only thing that is safe for use on an animal under 8 weeks old. It can be used on puppies and kittens from 2 days old and it works, so go and get some.

Chalice

Answer 3

Okay before you take the little guy to the vet I have had alot of kittens I have not seen a kitten not cry while using the litter box at first give him at least a week to go to the litter box until he gets used to it. The best thing for fleas is Dawn dish liquid it kills the fleas and is safe to use on little kitties. Just try to be patient with the little guy Good luck.

Answer 4

there might be something wrong with her digestive tacks so ask the vet if there a problem

Answer 5

how old is the kitten.......as soon as possible you should have bloodwork done on her to test her for leukemia and aids.