Soft kitty poop

Hello,

I just got a new kitten about a week ago, and ever since I got her she's been having very soft poops. She hasn't had any solid poops, and I'm not sure if I should be concerned about this or not. I took her to the vet a couple days after I got her to get her shots and what not and they did a fecal examination for internal parasites and what not, and it came back negative. The lady I got her from fed her purina kitten chow as well as wet food, and I am feeding her the same thing. I also noticed a tiny streak of blood her in poop about 10 minutes ago which really freaked me out and caused me to write this post. Please help! 

banana123 said:

 
Hello,

I just got a new kitten about a week ago, and ever since I got her she's been having very soft poops. She hasn't had any solid poops, and I'm not sure if I should be concerned about this or not. I took her to the vet a couple days after I got her to get her shots and what not and they did a fecal examination for internal parasites and what not, and it came back negative. The lady I got her from fed her purina kitten chow as well as wet food, and I am feeding her the same thing. I also noticed a tiny streak of blood her in poop about 10 minutes ago which really freaked me out and caused me to write this post. Please help! 

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Hi!

In house (vet) testing of stool is not nearly as reliable as outside PCR testing at a lab.  I would send the sample out and probably discuss with the vet treating her in advance of a positive result for either coccidia or giardia, which are common kitten parasites.  She also needs to go through a de-worming protocol.  The blood indicates either a parasite or worms.

Feeding her the same foods is a good thing, but if you want to try mellowing out her digestive tract you could feed human baby food chicken Stage 1 (stage one only) for a few days or even better, chopped up boiled chicken and rice.

But the bottom line is, newly adopted kittens with soft bloody stool either have worms or a parasite.