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This is my first post, I have read several post here that all seem to be very helpful and informative. I'm hopeful someone may have some insight to my problem. I have a 6 week old kitten. I took her from my neighbor when she was 2 weeks old. One of the cats in the colony she feeds had her and had stopped caring for the kittens. There were only 3 that survived, I took one and my other neighbor took 2. My daughter and I named her Muffin. Anyways, she has had diarrhea the whole time I have had her. I had her combo tested 2 weeks ago and she was negative. At that time she also got her first dose of dewormer. I told the vet about her diarrhea and her bottom was kinda raw from it so he gave her amoxicillan. Told me it should clear up and if it didnt to bring a stool sample. So 5 days later after it did not clear up the diarrhea I brought him a stool sample. Her bottom is not red anymore thankfully. He had it tested for parasites,giardia, and coccidia (excuse spelling if incorrect)and none of that was present. She has been eating wet kitten food for 2 weeks now. I have given her several doses of benebac. I have tried offering her dry food but she won't eat it. Any ideas that may be causing this? She acts fine and is very energetic. I have been keeping her quarantined from my other 2 cats because of not knowing the cause of this. I'm so ready for this to stop. It worries me that it has been this long and she has never had formed stool. The vet told me to give it a bit longer and if it's not better by next Wendesday he will give her another type of antibiotic. Anyone experienced this before with a kitten or have any tips of what I can do for her or give her to possibly harden up her poo?
Thank you for your time!
This is my first post, I have read several post here that all seem to be very helpful and informative. I'm hopeful someone may have some insight to my problem. I have a 6 week old kitten. I took her from my neighbor when she was 2 weeks old. One of the cats in the colony she feeds had her and had stopped caring for the kittens. There were only 3 that survived, I took one and my other neighbor took 2. My daughter and I named her Muffin. Anyways, she has had diarrhea the whole time I have had her. I had her combo tested 2 weeks ago and she was negative. At that time she also got her first dose of dewormer. I told the vet about her diarrhea and her bottom was kinda raw from it so he gave her amoxicillan. Told me it should clear up and if it didnt to bring a stool sample. So 5 days later after it did not clear up the diarrhea I brought him a stool sample. Her bottom is not red anymore thankfully. He had it tested for parasites,giardia, and coccidia (excuse spelling if incorrect)and none of that was present. She has been eating wet kitten food for 2 weeks now. I have given her several doses of benebac. I have tried offering her dry food but she won't eat it. Any ideas that may be causing this? She acts fine and is very energetic. I have been keeping her quarantined from my other 2 cats because of not knowing the cause of this. I'm so ready for this to stop. It worries me that it has been this long and she has never had formed stool. The vet told me to give it a bit longer and if it's not better by next Wendesday he will give her another type of antibiotic. Anyone experienced this before with a kitten or have any tips of what I can do for her or give her to possibly harden up her poo?
Thank you for your time!