Distended Belly In 9 Week Old Kitten

[Astringer5511]

I recently rescued a kitten that was very dehydrated and underweight. I immediately took him to our vet and he tested positive for roundworms and ear mites. This past Friday we went in for a recheck and all worms were dead but his belly was still pretty full and he has had pretty severe diarrhea...even going if you squeeze him just right when picking him up. The vet gave him Proviable (a probiotic for his food and a paste to help firm stools), as well as Metronidazole. We are on day three of that regime and I feel like his diarrhea is more runny and his belly more distended. I will follow up with my vet tomorrow morning but any ideas on what is still going on? I would have expected at least some improvement by now. I will also say that he is eating properly and active.

 

[Furballsmom]

Hi! May I ask what you are feeding?

 

[Astringer5511]

Natural balance dry kitten food.

 

[Furballsmom]

Try Kitten milk replacer liquid, unflavored Pedialyte, kitten glop and goat milk.

 

[Furballsmom]

This has a couple recipes for some homemade kitten food

Kitten-Rescue.com

 

[Sarthur2]

Try feeding wet cat food in addition to the dry. You can buy infant simethicone in the baby aisle and mix a few drops into the wet food for gas. This sounds like a dietary adjustment, but could be a bacterial infection in the intestines as well. Give the metronidazole more time, and ask the vet for Albon for the diarrhea too.