Our best bet is that it is either coccidia or move-related stress. Coccidia is a common problem for young kittens, especially ones stressed by moving. It's a naturally occurring bacteria that causes issues when it gets out of hand. It can dehydrate the kitten, which can lead to more serious problems or even death. Stress alone can cause the same symptoms, though, and they could not find coccidia in the kitten's stool. So they gave me medications for coccidia and for parasites; they are harmless if the kitten has no problems, but can make it all better if she does. All will be well in kitten land.
I have a cat with chronic bowel problems which began as bloody diarrhea when she was only about 3 or 4 months old. She does well on a high fiber diet, e.g. Science Diet Oral Care (which incidentally really helps her teeth and is okay for the other kids too), and must avoid all canned cat foods. She does occasionally have to be put on a combination of meds when she gets a recurrence, but the diagnosis is basically an overgrowth of her own bacteria. Not Coccidia; the vet would have told me that. It's unclear WHAT bacteria, but she ends up put on a drug the name of which i can never remember but starts with meth *lol*, which is a nice calmer of kitty bowels (it soothes the digestive tract and helps to normalize things, and is particularly used for inflammatory conditions), and antibiotics. With this cat, though, the drugs are costly; they have to be transdermal creams because she absolutely WILL NOT take a pill or a liquid. Nothing by mouth, not even from me.
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I have a cat with chronic bowel problems which began as bloody diarrhea when she was only about 3 or 4 months old. She does well on a high fiber diet, e.g. Science Diet Oral Care (which incidentally really helps her teeth and is okay for the other kids too), and must avoid all canned cat foods. She does occasionally have to be put on a combination of meds when she gets a recurrence, but the diagnosis is basically an overgrowth of her own bacteria. Not Coccidia; the vet would have told me that. It's unclear WHAT bacteria, but she ends up put on a drug the name of which i can never remember but starts with meth *lol*, which is a nice calmer of kitty bowels (it soothes the digestive tract and helps to normalize things, and is particularly used for inflammatory conditions), and antibiotics. With this cat, though, the drugs are costly; they have to be transdermal creams because she absolutely WILL NOT take a pill or a liquid. Nothing by mouth, not even from me.
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(Glad that the kitty will be okay!)
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