kitten diarrhea - advice needed

[ukphd]

Hello

My female kitten has diarrhea. In fact they both had itbut the male's stools are back to normal now. The little girl's aren't.

She's been to the vet and been checked over and appears otherwise healthy - no signs of ill health (apart from that!). I took a stool sample which was tested for parasites/infection etc and it came back clear.

They've not had any change of food, or treats and the litter is the same as they've always had. There's been no other changes in their routine or anything like that. The ONLY thing that may have affected them was that we had roofers here this week making a fair bit of noise (on the roof - obviously). They weren't inside the house but obviously the kittens knew they were there. I guess this could have caused a bit of stress and caused this perhaps?

Anyway I just wanted to know if there was anything I can do to help her? Is there anything I can add to what she is eating that might help?

She's drinking water and isn't dehydrated. She's also eating normally, but her bum does look a little sore (understandably) and also because it's so messy she is stepping in it in the litter tray and walking it all over the house! When I'm there I clean the tray immediately but sometimes I miss it and she steps in it before I can get her out.

Any tips/advice would be gratefully received
thanks
Nancy

[Shell195]

If the vet can find nothing wrong with the kitten then give her bland food for a few days(boiled chicken/fish) get some Pro-Kolin paste(vet or online) and make sure she gets no milk at all and hopefully it will clear up.

[pigglywiggly]

12 hours with no food to give her giblets a rest,
then rice and chicken in tiny amounts often.

the prokolin in a tube is great stuff, kaolin to soothe everything and probiotics to help get the belly balance back.

our local lloyds chemist had it on the shelves too.

[Frogmad]

we dont recommend starving kittens anymore so just bland food chick/rice or white fish and rice and the prokolin is good also canikur granules are great as well....my monsters lick these up like a treat!!!

[Shell195]

Originally Posted by Frogmad

we dont recommend starving kittens anymore so just bland food chick/rice or white fish and rice and the prokolin is good also canikur granules are great as well....my monsters lick these up like a treat!!!

Our vets dont recommend starving kittens anymore which is why I never mentioned it. Have you ever heard of Peridale granules, are they similar to Canikur ones??

[Shell195]

Originally Posted by Shell195

Our vets dont recommend starving kittens anymore which is why I never mentioned it. Have you ever heard of Peridale granules, are they similar to Canikur ones??

Ive just googled Canikur granules and it says they have now been discontinued

[pigglywiggly]

how old is she?

another thing i`ve noticed with mine is they go a little loose when they start coming into call.

could that be the reason?

[Shell195]

Originally Posted by pigglywiggly

how old is she?

another thing i`ve noticed with mine is they go a little loose when they start coming into call.

could that be the reason?

Ooooh nice, a treading, squawking cat with the squits

[ukphd]

Thanks everyone - I'm going to try to get some of that Pro-Kolin paste online (it's a bit pricey at the vets) and will have a go with chicken and fish.

Can anyone recommend a good place online to buy the pro-kolin from?

She's now 23 and a half weeks old. She hasn't started calling yet but i guess that doesn't mean she's not starting to come into season perhaps? (I don't know much about cats coming into season!). She's being spayed on Thursday so I guess if it is that then that will sort it out?

[feorag]

I would be a bit hesitant about putting my cat in for spaying if she has diarrhoea that you haven't been able to sort out. Diarrhoea is also a sign of stress and it can weaken the system, so putting her through a GA while that is still going on could stress her even more and if she's carrying any viruses of any kind that could cause them to reactivate and cause more problems.

If she was my cat (and anyone feel free to disagree here) I would be waiting until the diarrhoea was sorted before I did anything with her that could cause her any stress.