14 WEEK OLD KITTEN, BLOODY MUCUS IN STOOL – HELP?!

I’ll start by saying im not a vet but i have had similar experiences as i have rescue cats. When was it exactly when you gave her the wormer? In a young kitten that has recently been wormer and it has bloody mucusy stool for only a day or two and is otherwise healthy happy playing and importantly stll eating and drinking it is probaby detached worms in the bowl.

The wormer takes effect killing the worms that have.attached themselves to the intestine and bowl walls. When they detach there may be a minute ammount of blood which gathers in the stool but after worming this should only occur in one or two stool samples. If it continues get to a vet or if she goes off her food.

You may find when you wormer her in august that this wont happen again as there maybe no more attached worms left in her system

Good luck and remember the most important thing SPAY her at 5 months and regularly worm ever 2 to 3 months especially if she has access to the out doors or other cats

If it was a store bought wormer it could be possible like you said it might not be the best kind and takes longer to kill off the worms. I’d keep an eye on her but i think its just the worms detatching. It also happens in cats that havent been wormed when the worms die off after the natural life span it will cause mucusy bloody stool and as certain worms (ie. Hookworm) all have the same life.span certain conolies of them will die off naturaly all at the same time. Mayb the wormer didnt have any effect at all and its just a case of the worms natural death cycle. Stick to the vet wormer and flea treatments from on i’d say.

Ecbrown that is a possibility coccidia is a common parasite but as far as i know vets will normally onky test if the bloody stool is an ongoing problem . I think if it only happens once or twice its more than likely detaching worms.

If it continues i would definately recommend a vet visit if your kitten was coccidia positive then your vet could recommend using a product called “kocci free’ which is effective at getting rid of coccidia but if your kitten has access to other cats they migjt well need to be treated too coccidia is easily passed from cat to cat and dogs.can get it too

I don’t believe coccidia is actually a worm, but another type of parasite. And, no, you won’t always see worms in the poop when a cat has worms. I’m pretty sure coccidia is only seen through a microscope. Kittens often get parasites from their moms and are born with them, so the other pets may not be to blame. And my Leo was also playful and did not seem ill when he had coccidia. In his case, it was not an emergency but did need treatment from the vet to get rid of it.

But you are right, there could be a number of causes…upset from food change and such. If it continues I’d ask the vet about coccidia though.

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