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Hi all, apologies if this has been answered elsewhere — I found a lot of QUESTIONS about orange poop in kittens but no one reporting back on what the diagnosis was.
I'm fostering a mama cat with kittens, they are 4 weeks old today, and I've noticed at least one (possibly more—it's hard to tell as mama is still cleaning up after them) has bright orange, liquidy poops. Like, brighter than pureed pumpkin. I've talked to both the foster coordinator and the vet about it; the vet seems to think that as long as they are eating well, gaining weight and energetic that it's OK to keep an eye on it and see if it clears up. The foster coordinator is bringing me some dewormer today just so we can eliminate that as a possibility.
Has anyone encountered this and gotten a definitive diagnosis? These kittens otherwise all seem 100% healthy and happy. They are playing, nursing, gaining weight beautifully and seem otherwise fine. At first I thought maybe it was just due to mom's diet (they are all still exclusively nursing) but after doing some internet research I wonder if I need to take them to another vet and insist they test for something else.
This is my first foster litter so I worry about them constantly! Anyone have any insight?
I'm fostering a mama cat with kittens, they are 4 weeks old today, and I've noticed at least one (possibly more—it's hard to tell as mama is still cleaning up after them) has bright orange, liquidy poops. Like, brighter than pureed pumpkin. I've talked to both the foster coordinator and the vet about it; the vet seems to think that as long as they are eating well, gaining weight and energetic that it's OK to keep an eye on it and see if it clears up. The foster coordinator is bringing me some dewormer today just so we can eliminate that as a possibility.
Has anyone encountered this and gotten a definitive diagnosis? These kittens otherwise all seem 100% healthy and happy. They are playing, nursing, gaining weight beautifully and seem otherwise fine. At first I thought maybe it was just due to mom's diet (they are all still exclusively nursing) but after doing some internet research I wonder if I need to take them to another vet and insist they test for something else.
This is my first foster litter so I worry about them constantly! Anyone have any insight?