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New Kitten eats adult cats poop??

post #1 of 2
9/24/10 at 3:37am
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I have taken on a kitten age 8 weeks (10 days ago) When I got her he seemed underweight and the owner told me that he had to fight for his food as her other 2 adult cats ate the food quickly.

When my pedigree British Lilac goes in the litter tray. The kitten eats it and it is usually a large poop as my cat is huge.


Any suggestions or thoughts on this please?


PS. I am feeding the kitten 4 times a day and he has gained weight and looks far more healthier.

Thank you,

Annie.
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post #2 of 2
9/24/10 at 5:01am
Some animals (especially wild) will do this because an adult animals stool will have beneficial bacteria in it that they "seed" their intestines with. I wouldn't necessarily say that's what you're seeing though.

Talk to the vet. It's possible that your kitten isn't getting enough of a particular nutrient and is trying to fix that. There's also pica which makes animals try to eat things they shouldn't

A temporary fix could be to replace or add a higher sided box or a top entry one since the kitten is too small to enter those, yet. But you wouldn't be able to stop the adult cat from using the regular boxes, too.
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