For a loose stool or diarrhea, the kitten is characterized by the presence of repeated liquid feces with an unpleasant odor and an admixture of foam. This indicates that in the body of a small animal, certain disturbances occurred in the digestive system. Let's find out why the kitten can start a loose stool. The reasons for the appearance of a loose stool in a kitten may be several:
- change in diet in the form of a transition from cat milk to other more solid foods;
- can happen banal overeating, because the kitten is still small and does not know the measures in food. Sometimes kids can pull something off the master's table and eat, and this can also cause diarrhea;
- sometimes in small kittens, as in children, food allergies may occur to some kind of food;
- the kitten can eat something from the ground during a walk, for example, the remains of food abandoned by someone, cud, which can also cause a loose stool;
- helminthic invasion of the cat-mom causes diarrhea in kittens that feed on cat milk;
- as in humans, some kittens may have a loose stool on the background of a negative psycho-emotional background: separation from the mother or a sharp change in the habitual situation;
- a very serious reason for the appearance of liquid stool in kittens is infection with such formidable infectious diseases as feline plague, chlamydia , calcaceurosis, viral peritonitis and others.
Symptoms of diarrhea in kittens
The most basic symptom of diarrhea is repeatedly repeated frequent loose stools. In addition, the kitten may have flatulence, an admixture of blood and mucus in the bowel movement. Diarrhea in kittens is accompanied by lethargy, dehydration, decreased appetite and vomiting, fever and weight loss.
It is very rare, but occurs in kittens black or bloody stool - a symptom of internal bleeding. In this case, the animal should be immediately delivered to a veterinary clinic.
Liquid chair near the kitten - treatment
If your kitten had a single liquid stool and this did not cause any changes in his behavior, then most likely you can try to cure the baby at home. If your baby has overeaten or diarrhea has begun after the introduction of a new diet, limit the total amount of food and everything will return to normal.
Sometimes, not only an unbalanced diet leads to a digestive disorder in a small kitten, but also a change in drinking water. Therefore, you should strictly follow the diet of the baby. During a walk do not let the kitten have leftovers that are lying on the ground.
Treatment of food allergies reduces to the elimination of allergen products from the diet of a kitten.
If the general condition of the kitten is alarming, you should definitely show it to the veterinarian. And it will be better if you call a doctor at home, as in the veterinary clinic there are other sick animals, contact with which is undesirable to your and so unhealthy baby.
If you have a suspicion that your kitty has been poisoned by something, do not self-medicate,
In the case of helminthic infestation or an infectious disease, an animal can be helped only by a veterinarian who prescribes medication and will monitor your kitten's health.
Any problems with a stool in a kitten should be decided only by a specialist. Since the body of the baby is not yet strong enough, all diseases also take place in a more rapid and acute form. And, means, and time for treatment of a kitten at you will be limited. Therefore, do not risk the life and health of your pet and when a liquid stool occurs, you should seek help from a veterinary clinic.