Kittens with diarrhea, please help!

haileey23

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I rescued 5 kittens from a farm where they weren't fed very well, if at all, so I thought they'd be okay switching to other food. Either they aren't, or they've had diahrrea for a long time. No matter what I try to introduce to them their stomachs show little to no difference. They were weaned quite abruptly because I had no choice. I had to choose between leaving them to the wild and cold or taking them and risking their health. I risked their health because if I hadn't, they'd more than likely dead! I have a 4 week old who weighs less than a pound... :( they all have access to food 24/7 and are starting to put on some weight! I could resort to feeding all of them but they don't mind eating food. Are they lacking something in their diet to help with the diarrhea? What could I feed them to help? The vet mentioned some food specially for things like this, but forgot to give me a sample. Not all of them are dewormed quite yet, but will be soon. The dewormed ones tend to have even more upset tummies. Does anyone know what I could do? Please help. I feel horrible knowing they have upset tummies all the time.
 
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haileey23

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what kind of food are you feeding them?
Right now purina kitten chow. Before that friskies wet food. They've all gotten better besides one, and he's not wormed! Hopefully taking care of that this Monday.
 

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deworming could solve the problem if all the others are getting better except for the one that's not dewormed yet, or it could have been the switch to a new food. my kitten had tummy problems when i first got her and she was on kitten chow but I switched her to a grain free diet and now grain free and raw, and that helped with the poo problem. guess it just depends on the tummy and the quality of food
 
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