Rescued Kitten has wet and bloody stool :(

Hello again, it's been a long time since I visited the forum. 

The other day, we rescued a tiny kitten from a ditch behind my boyfriend's house. I bathed her and fed her and she slept peacefully. I started monitoring her poop since she cries whenever she does her business, and I saw a long white worm. Her poop was also very runny. The day after, I had her dewormed. Her poop is still runny and her anus is a bit bulgy and always wet after pooping. Her poops are still really wet and recently, I saw blood in them. What can I do for her at home? I'm still a student so I don't have enough money to have her seen by a vet. All the cats I have rescued with issues, I have managed to bring them back to health with TLC and home remedies. But this is the first time I encountered something like this. I hope you can help me about what I can do for her. Thank you~

What a sweet little baby!  Most likely her little hiney is raw from all the loose poops.  I'd call the vet and ask them what they'd recommend you do.  The worms will cause diarrhea, but so will some other parasites such as giardia, which needs a fecal test and different medication.  It's a parasite, but not like worms.

I would love to call a vet, but like I said, I cannot afford one. She is indeed sweet, she loves to cuddle. 

We found a 5-6 week old kitten in a drainage ditch a few years back, and she had the same problems plus a bad case of fleas. The fleas could have killed her as she was very anemic from the blood loss due to the fleas. Salome, the little kitten, had bloody poops and a sire butt that caused her to whimper when she pooped...she also had runny poop for several weeks. Revolution works great for treating a lot of problems, such as fleas and worms, but you cat might be too young.

   I know you don't have much money, but you should try to find an older vet that has an established practice and avoid the "Big Box" chains, such as Banfield's. The chain Vet services specialize in a ton of expensive and non necessary tests, which is where they make a lot of money. My Vet charges $70 for services that Banfield's wanted $800 or more. Older Vets have a lot more experience and are usually much less expensive.

   I think your kitten will be OK once she is rid of the internal parasites. My Salome still like to scratch her butt on the carpet (like many dogs do), but the vet said it isn't a problem and she just picked it up as a habit from having an itchy butt when she was young. I hope this helps and your kitty does well!

Jim

No telling what she ingested while on her own. What worm medication did you use?

In addition to the tapeworms and medicine, her little system is cleaning itself out. What are you feeding her? Hopefully a combination of kitten chow and wet cat food. It may take her a few days to adjust. Please no milk products, as the lactose gives cats diarrhea.

If, however, she has worms or parasites other than tapeworms, you would need to acquire different medicine. My local Humane Society offers low-cost exams, worming, and spays on an a la carte basis - far cheaper than a private vet. Do you have a nearby Humane Society you could visit?

I would give it a couple of days to see if her system normalizes.

You are very sweet to take care of her and give her a home! Let us know how it goes!

AN UPDATE

So I tried feeding her boiled squash (mixed with a bit of Whiskas Junior) for 2 days, and thankfully, her stool has become better! Not hard, but intact and not watery. I also don't see any signs of blood anymore (I actually just saw it once). Hopefully this will be the start of her healthy self.

Thanks everyone for your inputs.

Good to hear she is doing better!

I'm glad to hear that she is doing a little better! I don't know about feeding boiled squash, but I don't think it would cause any problems other than the "scoots". Make sure kitty gets enough electrolytes if she has extended bouts of diarrhea, as losing water from diarrhea can cause problems with sodium and potassium levels in their blood. I wouldn't be too worried about it unless it is a bad case of watery stools that has gone on for a while (3 days or more). Boiled chicken in chicken broth works out well, as it provides plenty of protein and sodium...although the boiled squash sounds OK as well.

   It sounds like you have done a good job in nursing the kitten back to her normal self...I'm sure the kitty will remember this. I know it sounds strange, but I've noticed that rescue cats often bond much more strongly with their rescuers than other people. I don't know if they actually remember, but they definitely show a bit of preference when their rescuer interacts with them...could they actually be grateful?

   I think so!!

Jim

zhakar said:

 
it's good to hear, if u see blood in her stool again u might need to deworm again.

try to get some metronidazole, fenbendazole, sulfamethoxazole/trimethoprim and baycox

these med will be useful if she has a diarrhea again

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I see, I'll take note of them. Hopefully I won't be needing them though! Thank you.

JMarkitell said:

 
I'm glad to hear that she is doing a little better! I don't know about feeding boiled squash, but I don't think it would cause any problems other than the "scoots". Make sure kitty gets enough electrolytes if she has extended bouts of diarrhea, as losing water from diarrhea can cause problems with sodium and potassium levels in their blood. I wouldn't be too worried about it unless it is a bad case of watery stools that has gone on for a while (3 days or more). Boiled chicken in chicken broth works out well, as it provides plenty of protein and sodium...although the boiled squash sounds OK as well.

   It sounds like you have done a good job in nursing the kitten back to her normal self...I'm sure the kitty will remember this. I know it sounds strange, but I've noticed that rescue cats often bond much more strongly with their rescuers than other people. I don't know if they actually remember, but they definitely show a bit of preference when their rescuer interacts with them...could they actually be grateful?

   I think so!!

Jim

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Boiled squash was suggested by a member from my local cat lover group. I just thought of trying it as squash is pretty much very easy to acquire. I'm quite confident that Kumi (what I named her) won't get dehydrated as she loves water! I always see her drink on the water bowl. 

I quite agree with what you said about rescued kittens being attached to their rescuers. Our oldest cat prefers the company of my boyfriend, as he's the one who picked him up by the road.

sarthur2 said:

Good to hear she is doing better!

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Thank you!

You can substitute pureed squash for pumpkin to help with diarrhea and constipation.