Vet said my kitten has a 'beer belly'. Is this normal?

kitty1224 · Oct 12, 2015

Last evening I noticed my 6 month old male kitten having some sort of a swelling in his belly towards the rear. It didn't feel hard to touch and didn't seem like he was in any discomfort. This morning I took him to the vet and he said that it's just equivalent of having a beer belly and that there is nothing to worry about. His overall health is fine. He ways 6 lbs. Very active and playful. Was just wondering if any other kitty parents have noticed such a 'beer belly' and is it normal?
Thanks in advance.

stephenq · Oct 12, 2015

kitty1224 said:
Last evening I noticed my 6 month old male kitten having some sort of a swelling in his belly towards the rear. It didn't feel hard to touch and didn't seem like he was in any discomfort. This morning I took him to the vet and he said that it's just equivalent of having a beer belly and that there is nothing to worry about. His overall health is fine. He ways 6 lbs. Very active and playful. Was just wondering if any other kitty parents have noticed such a 'beer belly' and is it normal?
Thanks in advance.

Jungle sack, primordial pouch, belly flap, oh there are so many terms for it and yes its normal.

red top rescue · Oct 12, 2015

I had one that looked like that. It turned out he had megacolon and his extra large intestines kept a lot of food in there. We added pumpkin to his diet and that helped a lot. When I first found him he had bee consitipated. We put him on wet food with pumpkin mixed in and that worked fine. I hope yours is that simple. If his belly keeps getting bigger, you should follow up with your vet. Use a measuring tape to measure it and that way you can keep track of it.

Vet said my kitten has a 'beer belly'. Is this normal?

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