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Why Your Kitten Has Diarrhea: Common Causes and Care
Kitten diarrhea has several common triggers — chills, an immature or stressed gut, or parasites. Finding the cause before treating it is the fastest way to get a young cat's digestion back on track.
What to Do If You Find a Stray Kitten
Finding a stray kitten does not always mean you should take it. If it looks healthy and the mother may still return, watch from a distance for 30 minutes to 3 hours first. Once you commit, the priorities are warmth, a vet check, and round-the-clock feeding with kitten formula — never bathe it or drop it at a crowded shelter. Kittens under three weeks cannot regulate their own temperature and need feeding every 2 to 3 hours.
Why Is My Cat Having Diarrhea Again?
Diarrhea is loose or unformed stool from food moving too fast through the gut to absorb water and nutrients, and it can be acute or chronic. Causes range from infections, parasites, and diet changes to stress and underlying gut disease; at home, keep water available, feed small frequent easily digested meals, and use smectite or pet probiotics for mild cases — but see a vet for blood, fever, lethargy, or ongoing diarrhea in an unvaccinated cat.
How to Feed a Kitten: Schedule, Diet, and Foods to Avoid
Kittens need frequent small meals of quality kitten food — at least three a day under six months — with fixed times and a clean, quiet spot to eat. Never give cow's milk (most cats are lactose intolerant), cooked bones, chocolate, grapes, onions, or raw meat and eggs; switch to adult food gradually over 5 to 7 days around the first birthday.
Why Does a Cat Get Diarrhea After a Bath?
Post-bath diarrhea usually comes from poor digestion, stress, or getting chilled. Mild cases respond to probiotics and a calm, warm space; if it turns watery and frequent, see a vet to rule out gastroenteritis, parasites, or panleukopenia—especially in unvaccinated cats, where dehydration and low blood sugar can be fatal.
Common Causes of Diarrhea in Cats
Diarrhea in cats traces to a food switch, the wrong foods (milk, shrimp), parasites, enteritis, or a sudden chill — and the fix starts with a 24-hour fast and close observation. If your cat is bright and eating, watch and wait; if it turns lethargic, stops eating, or shows blood or vomiting, see a vet.
How to Avoid Buying a ‘Sunday Cat’ (Sick Kitten)
This time we tackle a heavy topic: the 'Sunday cat'—a kitten that falls ill or dies within days of purchase. Those fooled are usually newbies who skipped their homework and chased low prices.
Causes and Prevention of Cat Stress Reactions
Simply, a stress reaction is any disliked or hated situation causing pressure or stimulus. When a cat is stimulated by environmental change, that's a stress reaction; failure to adapt can cause physical or mental abnormality, even disease.
Feline Distemper: Causes, Symptoms, Incubation Period and Treatment
Feline distemper is no joke—it can take a cat's life and spread to more healthy cats, causing more to die from it. So how do cats get it, and how should feline distemper be treated?
Feline Distemper in Cats: Symptoms, Causes, Diagnosis and Treatment
Feline distemper, also known as feline panleukopenia, is one of the most common acute infectious diseases in cats clinically. It is a highly contagious, febrile disease caused by parvovirus infection. Kittens have extremely high infection and mortality rates, and affected cats typically show sudden onset, markedly reduced white blood cells, high fever, anorexia, depression, vomiting, hemorrhagic enteritis, and severe dehydration.