Worried..Please Help

My kitten is 3 weeks and 5 days old. He has been doing very well. he eats and sleeps alot and plays...however he doesnt poop...he didnt about the first week i had him ...he was abandoned and we found him at a couple days old...then he did it was likestuck on his fur and after that it was hard....i tried veggie oil...but since then he hasnt pooped its been a week..he seems to being doing great...i cant afford a vet bill he was an unexpected but happy gift and iv spent too much already. What should I do...like i said he seems to be doing great! should I worry? please help!

I don't think that it is normal for him not to have pooped in a week?Are you sure he isn't going somewhere and you just don't see him doing it?Good Luck...

Have you been stimulating him to poop like his mother would do? A warm wet washcloth to simulate the mom licking him is what I would use. If it has been too long he may need veterinary attention though.

i stimulate him to go to the bathroom. he pees like a racehorse. the couple of times he pooped he did them on his own and once he was having trouble i saw and i rubbed until he was done. A friend told me she has a kitten same age and to rub his tummy, the opening and where his tail begins until he goes and that it took an hour and that he cried pretty much the whole time.. i tried that for ten minutes and felt so guilty i stopped..should i rub until he goes...and how long i dont want to sit there for an hour...no one else has had this problem before???

P.s. hes in the same box or near me so yes i would notice if he went.

www.kitten-rescue.com gives detailed instructions about what to do to stimulate young kittens

Originally Posted by Azreal McCray

i stimulate him to go to the bathroom. he pees like a racehorse. the couple of times he pooped he did them on his own and once he was having trouble i saw and i rubbed until he was done. A friend told me she has a kitten same age and to rub his tummy, the opening and where his tail begins until he goes and that it took an hour and that he cried pretty much the whole time.. i tried that for ten minutes and felt so guilty i stopped..should i rub until he goes...and how long i dont want to sit there for an hour...no one else has had this problem before???

P.s. hes in the same box or near me so yes i would notice if he went.

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You've been told how to do it, and someone who had that problem seems to have told you what they have had to do. In fact, from what you said, when you did what they suggested, and stuck with it, it worked. So what else are you trying to find?

I'm sorry, but sometimes there are no shortcuts, especially when you are working with a life as delicate and fragile as a very young orphaned kitten.

If you are not willing to do what you need to in order to keep her healthy and alive, even if it takes an hour, even if it takes two, if you are not willing or able to do it, then please contact a local rescue group and let them foster the kitten to someone who is willing to put in the time and effort to make sure she grows up healthy and strong.

You can always adopt an older kitten or cat who will not need the extra time and attention an orphaned, under-aged kitten does.

Ooh...and I would also add that you really need to have a vet visit lined up soon for this little one. All pets need routine care, and it's critical in kittens this young to be examined. So if financially you are unable to provide vet care, I suggest you either try to make a payment arrangement with the vet (most will accommodate you if done in advance), or like the previous poster mentioned, have the kitten fostered by a rescue organization that will ensure that he has the medical attention he requires.

For those of you who would like to know and have any suggestion, I finally decided to make sure he went poop because I know its not normal. I massaged his belly for 15 minutes and then the tail and opening and then i took a wet wipe and massaged the opening. he finally went!!!!!! My boyfriend says it was about 6 peas combined. I will continue to do that maybe day or evry other day. His poop wasnt hard but it wasnt toothpaste consistancy either. I used veggie oil for 1 1/2 bottles but he didnt seem to like it....any other suggestions?

azriel, I would take this little kitten to the vet ASAP! It is not normal for you to need to massage and stimulate him toget him to poop. I know it has to be uncomfortable for the little angel.
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There are so may people here who know an awful lot. Listen to em!

At 3-4 weeks, it is still relatively normal for an owner to have to stimulate bowel and bladder function...he probably hasn't got full muscle control yet. It's normal, and nothing to worry about, and as long as you've figured out how to get him to go # 2 (and #1), you know you're doing something right.

Some develop at different stages later of faster... Like or human babies do...