Kittens With Diarrhea

RE: Kittens With Diarrhea Post By (Guest Post) (11/13/2008) I too was told 6 years ago to give my kitten with diarrhea kaopectate. BUT-Kaopectate's formula has changed and it now has salicylates that are harmful to cats. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Kittens With Diarrhea Post By Krystal and dust ball (Guest Post) (10/20/2008) I just took in 3 kittens that are 6weeks old. one of them, dust ball, has had diarrhea for 2 almost 3 days. I have been feeding him the same dry food that the previous owner did. I'm really concerned. The stool is normal color if that helps. Thank you! Report Spam or Abuse RE: Kittens With Diarrhea Post by Luvmykats (1) | (09/22/2008) Contact This absolutely worked for my kitten who had severe diarrhea and almost died. After all the tests at the vet were negative, I was told to feed her ONLY Friskies Ocean Whitefish Dinner. I did & it worked. It actually saved her life. Please do try this...you have nothing to lose, except maybe your kitten!!! Luvmykats Report Spam or Abuse RE: Kittens With Diarrhea Post By krysm2004 (Guest Post) (09/15/2008) I agree, Iams is crap... look at the main ingredient... if it is anything other than chicken, lamb, beef or whatever then do not feed it to your animal... it can cause diabetes and obesity in cats. and definitely get rid of the goats milk. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Kittens With Diarrhea Post By (Guest Post) (06/03/2008) I have 4 kittens, just 2 of them have diarrhea and I don't know what to do here. Vets are too expensive. They eat dry and soft kitten food. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Kittens With Diarrhea Post By Kermit (Guest Post) (04/18/2008) The facts are that the underlying etiologies for this can be varied and even multi-factorial. Being a veterinarian myself and having stumbled onto this site, I guess you might expect the following response from me. Have your appropriately trained health care professional examine, diagnose , and treat your pet-that would be a veterinarian- not some ill informed/maybe well-intentioned web-surfer! Report Spam or Abuse RE: Kittens With Diarrhea Post By Amanda (Guest Post) (11/27/2007) I have a kitten hes about 7 months old. he was found in a parking lot before his eyes were even open. We bottle fed him and everything been to the vet several times. He has chronic diarrhea since we've got him, and the vet cant even figure out why. He's growing fine, kind of small for his age, but that was to be expected. He's been on steroids and that didn't even really help. Any ideas? Report Spam or Abuse RE: Kittens With Diarrhea Post By donna (Guest Post) (07/25/2007) PS. It turns out that it takes 2 weeks to develop coccidia, so they had already had it in their systems BEFORE they came home. No matter what you are feeding them -- if they get diarrhea, they get it. I had two cats I raised on Iams and they lived til age 21, quite healthy and happy. Give them love and attention and I think that's what matters most (same with people, no?). Report Spam or Abuse RE: Kittens With Diarrhea Post By Anita (Guest Post) (06/26/2007) They may be allergic to goat's milk, or whatever you are feeding them. Discontinue the goat's milk, and if the diarrhea continues, change their diet. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Kittens With Diarrhea Post by flip195 (14) | (06/26/2007) Profile | Contact Kmr Kitten food makes a second stage mix, get some of that and follow the instructions, also GET THEM OFF IAMS it is JUNK, full of fillers Like corn which is not great, if you wish to continue feeding I suggest Felidae of Natures Variety from the pet store, or even chicken soup for the cat lovers soul all of which are about the same price as iams junk. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Kittens With Diarrhea Post By Robin Mays (Guest Post) (06/22/2007) I have used baby rice cereal and one of those small cans of cat food, and mixed in a little amount of that kitten milk. It works great. My kitten was only 5 days old when I found her and now she is a healthy 6 year old cat. I hope this works for you as it did for me. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Kittens With Diarrhea Post By Kim Ch (Guest Post) (06/21/2007) The goat's milk may not be clean, if from an untested goat and milked in amateur ways. A kitten is a newborn and diarrhea can be quickly fatal, so taking it to the vet is the sensible thing to do even though it costs money. I can be very frugal with lots of things but when it comes to a LIVING thing in my care, I do the responsible thing. (But then again I can heartlessly chop weeds! =oD Report Spam or Abuse RE: Kittens With Diarrhea Post by rubyred777 (4) | (06/20/2007) Contact my dog once had the worst diarrhea imaginable. we spent 70 bucks to take her to the emergency vet. the vet told us to give her yogurt. i bought about a quart of organic yogurt and she ate it all and it solved the problem. this works for humans too. we think she might have eaten or licked something off of my husband's work boots, he is a butcher. anyway, it's worth a try. i dont know if cats being lactose intolerant matters, dogs probably are too. good luck Report Spam or Abuse RE: Kittens With Diarrhea Post by hedera (96) | (06/20/2007) Contact Get them to the Vets....and DONT give them milk....water suffice, and highly necessary to keeping them hydrated. Michelle Jones is quite right, they can die very quickly with diarrhea. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Kittens With Diarrhea Post By Mythi (Guest Post) (06/20/2007) I would take them to the vet as you don't really know what is wrong with them. They may need medication and they could be dehydrated, especially if it's hot out. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Kittens With Diarrhea Post by Manell (7) | (06/20/2007) Contact I have used children's Kaopectate (liquid). Depending on how bad the diarrhea is, I have given a dropper full 3-4 times a day. It has always worked for me. My Vet told me to use it. Just make sure that the kittens are drinking plenty of fresh water so they don't become dehydrated. Brenda from TN. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Kittens With Diarrhea Post by michellejones3 (30) | (06/20/2007) Contact Contrary to popular belief cats are lactose intolerant. I would highly recommend giving them kitten formula sold in the store instead of the goats milk. It will probably be much gentler on their stomachs. Once they are old enough to be completely weaned off of the milk do so. Diarrhea can be a common problem with though. Have them checked out at the vet to be sure it's not an underlying health issue and that they are not getting dehydrated. A dehydrated cat does not always know they need to drink & they may not drink enough. Dehydration from diarrhea can kill a kitten faster than you think. Good luck! Report Spam or Abuse RE: Kittens With Diarrhea Post By tupelo granmom. (Guest Post) (06/20/2007) the goats milk is prob the culprit Report Spam or Abuse