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What happens if you bathe a kitten under two months old?
Bathing a kitten under two months old can lead to health problems. Young kittens cannot regulate body temperature as well as adults, so they easily catch a chill. Their skin is also more delicate and easily irritated, which can cause skin disease or allergies.
How can I let a kitten die without pain?
If a cat has an incurable disease and suffers long-term, euthanasia is a humane option for a painless passing. But first confirm with a vet that it's truly needed, and give it companionship and end-of-life care.
A milk kitten under one month old has swollen limbs/joints.
Swollen joints in a very young kitten are mainly genetic joint dysplasia (common in Scottish Fold) or joint cysts/tumors. Get X-rays and tests at a vet to find the cause.
Hello doctor, my two-month-old domestic kitten suddenly got a small hard lump on its forehead, under the skin, moving with the skin when pushed.
The lump may be skin inflammation or a sebaceous cyst. Use pet antibacterial topical for inflammation; otherwise see a vet to check for a cyst needing surgical removal.
How Does a Mother Cat’s Mastitis Affect Her Kittens?
Kittens may get too little milk from a sore, swollen breast, weakening immunity and growth. Vet care for the mother plus separate feeding with formula is advised.
My kitten has a hard, bloated belly and rapid coarse breathing, but eats, drinks, and is energetic
A hard, distended belly may be constipation—check recent bowel movements; hard or absent stools suggest constipation. Rapid breathing alongside bloating could hint at FIP or a tumor, but those usually also affect spirit and appetite. If it persists, see a vet.
Kitten was fine when first brought home, but started vomiting the next day with clear fluid and white foam, refusing food, listless for three days, vomiting 2 to 3 times daily, sometimes yellow; never ate, threw up a few kibbles, ate some cat strips and hairball paste, water never cut off. Gave amoxicillin on day three, still vomiting, ate some chicken breast, vomited green fluid at night, then started having diarrhea.
Based on your description, vomiting, lethargy, loss of appetite, and diarrhea are most likely caused by enteritis or feline panleukopenia (distemper) virus infection. Because symptoms appeared shortly after bringing the kitten home, it may be a so-called week-old kitten from an unreliable source.
My four-month-old kitten threw up yellow-green foamy fluid all day yesterday, has been lethargic and refusing food/water all day, with bad breath; before that it may have drunk spoiled milk (not sure) – is it just an upset stomach? I gave a little probiotics and omeprazole; should I go to the hospital?
Yellow-green foamy vomit may come from spoiled food, parasites, prolonged fasting, infectious disease, pancreatitis, hepatitis, or kidney damage. If vomiting is not frequent, withhold food and give glucose water and probiotics; spoiled milk may cause gastroenteritis, so pet anti-inflammatory helps, then feed soaked kibble in small amounts once it stops. If vomiting is frequent or with fever, arched back, pain, or lethargy, see a vet for the cause.
My cat has many unexplained colored spots in its left eye; they were there as a kitten but seem to be growing – not on the surface but inside the eyeball, visible from the side
Brown spots inside a cat's eye are likely caused by uveitis. You can try eye drops with neomycin sulfate and diclofenac sodium. Since uveitis often reflects internal disease, watch for fever, abdominal distension, or rapid breathing. The spots could also be iris pigmentation that needs monitoring for tumors.
My kitten vomited several times, then stayed listless and very weak, with a changed cry. It lies down, no energy, and when it cries it goes ‘uh-uh’ and licks its mouth once.
Vomiting with weakness can be indigestion, gastroenteritis, obstruction, pancreatitis, or distemper. Try fasting, probiotics, and water to prevent dehydration; if no relief, see a vet. Unvaccinated cats are more likely infected, so treat promptly.