My 22-toed (Hemingway) kitten has the shits. He's asymptomatic other than makin' the hershey squirts all over everything. He hasn't eaten anything other than kitten food and regular cat food to my knowledge. At what point does this become a problem needing medical help. Ideas for possible cause?

6/24/2008 6:56:57 PM

has he been wormed?? those usually cause it...and they sometimes need to be wormed multiple times to get rid of them all.

6/24/2008 6:59:45 PM

Yeah, last week... he's about 8 weeks old and the vet said to bring him back in a month.

6/24/2008 7:09:16 PM

well then he could possibly be "shedding" the worms....just keep an eye on him. if he becomes sluggish, you see blood, or if he seems to be straining alot he'll probably need to be seen. no need for a prolapsed rectum!

6/24/2008 7:57:31 PM

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"if he becomes sluggish, you see blood, or if he seems to be straining alot he'll probably need to be seen."

also start a line on him
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6/24/2008 8:11:02 PM

In my experience, kittens almost always get the shits at some point. As long as he's eating and most importantly, drinking and not acting weird other than shitting everywhere, I wouldn't be too concerned.

6/24/2008 8:36:20 PM

I agree that it's probably not a big deal unless he's sluggish, bleeding, stops drinking, etc.

if he's been DEwormed recently then he's just shedding them.

keep an eye on the food & water intake though

6/24/2008 9:06:44 PM