Poorly Cat

Mr_P_5

Hi.

we have a kitten who is about 4months old and he has a problem. His bum is bleeding after he has been pooping. he seems fine in himself other than that. (although he does stink when he goes). we have two kittens and its quite noticeable. anyone got any advice or we best getting him to the vet?

thanks

Sola

I'd take him for a check-up; in the meantime put him on bland food like chicken and rice. It may be worms; it was with ours.

WeirdoMagnet

I'd get him to a vet. At the very least call your vet and get in touch with the 'on-call' service - they will be able to give you advice and advise whether your kitten needs to see a vet. It's impossible for anyone to diagnose over the web, and with young animals they can go downhill so quickly.

Let us know how you get on.

Georgie

perfectlypoor

how long has he been unwell for?

Mr_P_5

only a couple of days. he is fine in himself just a drop of blood after he's pooped - his bum looks a bit sore!

he has been wormed etc so think he should be ok on that side to.

Mr_P_5

just noted. he has diarria!

the_devil_made_me_do_it

Keep it on bland food such as small pieces of cooked chicken, small protion of tuna and plain scrambled eggs. Make sure it gets plenty to drink tho' so it dosen't get dehydrated. Might be an idea to by a baby syringe and feed small amounts of cooled boiled water into the side of it's mouth with that. Basically treat like a human baby almost. Should clear up. Good luck.

Sagz_2

It could be down to any number of things, worms, giardia, enteritis, colitis, physical trauma....
I'd let the vet take a look at him tomorrow.
If you can take a sample with you it may speed things up if testing is needed. In the meantime I suggest a bland diet and plenty of water to drink.
Hope he gets better soon

Mr_P_5

when you say bland is he still ok with his usual food? or shall i do him some rice or scrambled egss or tuna? aint got chicken.

the_devil_made_me_do_it

Mr_P wrote: »

when you say bland is he still ok with his usual food? or shall i do him some rice or scrambled egss or tuna? aint got chicken.

I'd initially try very plain cool scrambled egg. Add no butter and just a small amount of milk. Try the tuna if it dosen't eat that. I used to have a constantly ill cat, whom I fed those options too. It really helped her recovery.

If the kitten is no better, contact vet tomorrow. Fingers crossed, it'll recover ok.

Sagz_2

No left over trukey??? lol

Boiled rice, if your cat won't eat this on it's own (not many do!) then mix in a tiny amount of his usual cat food, just enough to colour and flavour the rice a little - try serving it luke as cats tend to like 'smelly' food.

Good luck