What do you feed your sick kitten?

Answer 1

You have to find out what your kitten has! Take it to a vet: Kittens cannot easily fight these conditions and can die from dehydration. The vet will probably put it on IV fluids (supportive care) and if the cause is bacterial it will also get antibiotics.

Answer 2

Plain, easily digested foods are usually best. The most common foods given to an unwell cat is plain cooked chicken or steamed white fish as these are very good for helping settle a cat's upset stomach. Be sure to get as much fluid into your cat as possible as cats, like humans, get very dehydrated from vomiting or having diarrhoea.

Additionally, malt pastes such as Pro-kolin are an effective treatment for upset stomachs. Such pastes are beneficial to a cat as it helps promote a healthy digestive system and helps settle an upset stomach. You can get these via your vet.

It is recommended to take the cat to the vet if the diarrhoea does not clear up within a few days, or blood is present.

Answer 3

It depends on the age. For a really young kitten, it should be normal. Make sure you feed it special kitten formula, and nothing else. You should be weaning it if it is under 6 weeks of age (a month and two weeks). If it continues for a while, take it to a vet. If it is older than 6 weeks, than make sure you are feeding it the same brand of food that it usually eats. If you just bought the cat, it may be nervous or scared and it has to adjust to its new environment. It may also have internal injuries, or diseases. If the cat is pooping out blood or worms, take it to the vet immediately, or as soon as possible.

Answer 4

Many things can cause diarrhea in felines, the most common being food Allergies, intestinal parasites and even some antibiotics can interfere with a cat's stomach. For kittens with diarrhea, it is highly recommended that it gets seen to by a vet. Kittens, particularly young kittens, will become dehydrated very quickly which can be fatal if not treated. Take the kitten to the vet immediately.

Plain, easily digested foods are usually an effective treatment. The most common foods given to an unwell cat is plain cooked chicken or steamed white fish as these are very good in helping settle a cat or kitten's stomach. Feed little and often so not to upset the stomach even more.

Be sure to get as much fluid into your kitten as possible. Kittens get dehydrated quickly from vomiting or having diarrhea, so it is important to to get fluids into the kitten. Try adding a little of the cooking broth to the water, mixing water into their food, giving watered down kitten milk (never cow's milk) or getting a water fountain to perk up the interest in drinking again.

A good test is to pinch the skin on the back of the neck. If the skin immediately springs back, the kitten is likely to be hydrated sufficiently. If the skin stays up, or goes back slowly, the kitten is likely dehydrated. Seek veterinary treatment.

Additionally, malt pastes such as Pro-kolin are an effective treatment for upset stomachs. Such pastes are beneficial to a cat as it helps promote a healthy digestive system and helps settle an upset stomach. Be sure to check with your vet that malt is okay to give to your kitten first, however.

Answer 5

First check with a vet for advice and diagnosis. You need to know what is causing the kitten to be sick. If your kitten is sick it probably won't eat until it is feeling better. I have tried and it is very hard to get them to eat.

I had a cat that got sick and wouldn't eat anything. I went to the vet and got it some antibiotics. Following the vets directions I gave it the medicine. The cat started to get better and began to drink and eat.

Now the sad part. If your kitten is sick it may have one of the terminal cat diseases. One of them is 'Feline Leukemia Virus' (FeLV). Kittens are much more susceptible to infection than are adult cats, and therefore are at the greatest risk of infection if exposed. It can be carried from an infected mother to the kitten/s. Sadly I had a loving kitten that got 'Feline Leukemia'. The kitten got very sick and died. I won't go into the details but I tried everything and nothing worked. (Tear. Tear.)

Answer 6

Many things can cause diarrhea in felines, the most common being food allergies, intestinal parasites and even some antibiotics can interfere with a cat's stomach. For kittens with diarrhea, it is highly recommended that it gets seen to by a vet. Kittens, particularly young kittens, will become dehydrated very quickly which can be fatal if not treated. Take the kitten to the vet immediately.

Plain, easily digested foods are usually an effective treatment. The most common foods given to an unwell cat is plain cooked chicken or steamed white fish as these are very good in helping settle a cat or kitten's stomach. Feed little and often so not to upset the stomach even more.

Be sure to get as much fluid into your kitten as possible. Kittens get dehydrated quickly from vomiting or having diarrhea, so it is important to to get fluids into the kitten. Try adding a little of the cooking broth to the water, mixing water into their food, giving watered down kitten milk (never cow's milk) or getting a water fountain to perk up the interest in drinking again.

A good test is to pinch the skin on the back of the neck. If the skin immediately springs back, the kitten is likely to be hydrated sufficiently. If the skin stays up, or goes back slowly, the kitten is likely dehydrated. Seek veterinary treatment.

Additionally, malt pastes such as Pro-kolin are an effective treatment for upset stomachs. Such pastes are beneficial to a cat as it helps promote a healthy digestive system and helps settle an upset stomach. Be sure to check with your vet that malt is okay to give to your kitten first, however.