I have been noticing blood in my kittens stools (fresh blood) for awhile now. This might happen every day, or every other day. I have two kittens and notice that this has been happening with both of them. Occasionally I will see a little blood-tinge on their little behinds.
I've had several fecal cultures done, as well as the smears to examine for bacteria.
My vet didn't seem overly concerned. He suggested that I switch them off of a kitten formula onto Nutro Natural Choice adult formula. He told me that adult formulas have more fiber and sometimes the kitten formulas have so much packed into them, nutrient & supplement-wise, that they can be irritating on their little digestive tracts.
They had been eating Iams kitten formula, as well as a splitting a can of Fancy Feast or Iams Kitten canned formula each day. In addition, I was occasionally seeing some soft stools. He didn't think that the wet food was the problem, and thought my choice of wet foods was OK.
The kittens seem to like the Nutro food, and I have noticed that we haven't had any soft stools since starting it two weeks ago. I'm still concerned about the blood, though. Otherwise, they are growing and seem very healthy to me.
I'm off to call the vet again. I'd appreciate anyone's advice or experience with a similar issue.
thanks!
Jill
I've had several fecal cultures done, as well as the smears to examine for bacteria.
My vet didn't seem overly concerned. He suggested that I switch them off of a kitten formula onto Nutro Natural Choice adult formula. He told me that adult formulas have more fiber and sometimes the kitten formulas have so much packed into them, nutrient & supplement-wise, that they can be irritating on their little digestive tracts.
They had been eating Iams kitten formula, as well as a splitting a can of Fancy Feast or Iams Kitten canned formula each day. In addition, I was occasionally seeing some soft stools. He didn't think that the wet food was the problem, and thought my choice of wet foods was OK.
The kittens seem to like the Nutro food, and I have noticed that we haven't had any soft stools since starting it two weeks ago. I'm still concerned about the blood, though. Otherwise, they are growing and seem very healthy to me.
I'm off to call the vet again. I'd appreciate anyone's advice or experience with a similar issue.
thanks!
Jill