Kitty Diahrea

[sprout.derek]

we got this little girl, Jazz, about two weeks ago at age six weeks, perfectly healthy. From the start, we've been feeding her Fromm for kittens. After about a week, she started having diahrea about three times a day. We started her on a chicken and rice diet, and after two days, her poops were solid again. I've now tried slowly reintroducing Fromm for about three days, and her poop is slowly but surely liquifying once again. We had a fecal exam come back clean. Any ideas? I've thought maybe switching her to a limited ingredient chicken based diet.

 

[Furballsmom]

Hi! Good on you for getting it to stop.
Definitely a different brand and can you try canned food?

 

[sprout.derek]

Canned food was originally a part of the equation as well, but we eliminated that as soon as the runny poops started. We read that too much canned food could be an issue so have been avoiding it until we can get to the root of the problem.

 

[sprout.derek]

I want to find a limited ingredient diet for kittens, but I'm having a difficult time doing so. Can I buy an adult formula and break up the pellets into smaller sizes?

 

[Furballsmom]

If I may ask, was there clarification as to why or how wet food is a problem?

Try some plain pumpkin, 1/4 teaspoon a day.

You could try any brand that is labelled All Life Stages. Also you could add some water or broth to the kibble, --if you do be sure and don't leave it out for more than an hour due to fast bacterial growth.

Here's a link to a thread that discusses brands of kibble and sizes, but I don't know if they are All Life Stages foods;

Iso Small Kibble

Also here's a database; CatFoodDB - Cat Food Reviews to help you find the best cat food for your cat

 

[Furballsmom]

Also, this thread could be helpful. By the way, I'm not pushing an agenda regarding canned, it's just that these posters talk about some things that might be useful ;

New To Kittenhood, Need Guidance On Food

 

[maggiedemi]

Canned food was originally a part of the equation as well, but we eliminated that as soon as the runny poops started.

I would try a different canned food. Cats need the moisture in canned food to avoid urinary problems.

 

[RajaNMizu]

I agree with the advice on canned food. As for dry, I know the kibble size is small for any of the Tiki flavors (chicken, fish and chicken&fish) and it is an all life stages food, so that might be helpful.