I love this thread! I have been struggling for almost a month now to find out why my kitten is having diarrhea. He was tested for parasites and worms, all of which were negative. He is currently almost 10 weeks old. I got him at 6 weeks which is obviously VERY young to be on his own but I was up for the challenge. He was perfect for the first 4 days with me and then the diarrhea began. Not large amounts or explosive but very liquidy, smelly, and frequent. The vet treated him for worms anyways just in case. He was on Albon first which did nothing. and then generic Flagyl which changed the consistency of his poop from liquid to mush (which was better). He has been off that medication for almost a week and its still mushy and he's still getting it stuck on his bum. The vet just called me today and suggested a probiotic since he's been on a couple antibiotics so I am hoping that will help. It has not gone back to diarrhea thank god!
Other than the poop issue, he is a very normal kitten. He doesn't throw up, he eats plenty, and he is super playful and he's gaining weight and growing. I currently have him on Science Diet which he likes, but he eats anything I give him pretty much and I hate to keep switching his food around cause I did a few times when the diarrhea started.
ALSO, canned pumpkin helps -- no pie filling, just fresh canned pumpkin
Other than the poop issue, he is a very normal kitten. He doesn't throw up, he eats plenty, and he is super playful and he's gaining weight and growing. I currently have him on Science Diet which he likes, but he eats anything I give him pretty much and I hate to keep switching his food around cause I did a few times when the diarrhea started.
ALSO, canned pumpkin helps -- no pie filling, just fresh canned pumpkin