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Kitten Won't Poop in Litter Box?

We just found a stray kitten that had been living behind a building. She pees in the litter box, but she poops everywhere else. We keep her in our room and in the bathroom at night. Her litter was a cheap kind that had big pieces of litter in it. We switched to one that is more like dirt, like she would of been using outside, but she still won't use it to poop in.

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Also she has a very swollen stomach so we took her to the vet a couple days ago. They gave her pills for worms, but we aren't exactly sure yet if that's what the swelling is from, we have to wait to see if the pills do anything. But the doctor said that shouldn't cause her to not use the box to poop. Can you please help us?

By Kayla Allen

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December 10, 20130 found this helpful

Good for you for taking in a little lost girl. You mentioned the litter... you should not use the clumping litter for small kittens. they have been known to eat it, just out of curiosity. And of course it is clay which can clog their digestive tracts. So I would go back to the larger (cheaper) clay litter for awhile. Hopefully she has been smart enough not to eat it. If you have had her wormed and she is pooping regularly I would just keep on doing what you are doing.

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Some kittens just have little fat bellies. Should she not grow out of it, I would consider changing her food as she may have an allergy. That often shows up as a bloated belly, and pooping problems. There are some good posts on this site about allergy diets. Good luck.

 

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