Antibiotics for week old kitten with diarrhea???

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  • 18 May, 2016 at 2:21 pm #847528
    EmmaLee Smith
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    The kitten I have been caring for has had diarrhea for about three days now. It’s usually just a little at a time, nothing major. It’s a watery yellowish, brownish color. I took him to the vet, but the stool sample was too soaked into the paper towel and they couldn’t use it. So they perscribed Albon for him. He passed a pudding type consistency stool yesterday after I left the vet, so I went back and had the vet run tests on it and they said it tested negative for everything but the receptionist said I should still give him his antibiotics. I don’t know if I trust her, and I’ve read that antibiotics can cause worse diarrhea in young kittens and destroy his gut flora. Would it be okay to go ahead and give it to him? Nothing else is wrong with him except sometimes he sneezes when he’s suckling. Other than that he appears to be healthy. I also told her I have been making 1/4th of his formula pedialyte so he doesn’t get too dehydrated but she said you shouldn’t give pedialyte to kittens that young and had me switch to straight formula. He’s just a little dehydrated but I’ve read everywhere that I can give him pedialyte? Would it be okay to give him the antibiotics if I also give him bene-bac to help put good bacteria back in his gut?

    18 May, 2016 at 2:34 pm #847534
    Kittyzee
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    If the vet prescribed Albon for your kitten, then give it to him. But the best thing you can feed him is the GOAT’S MILK. It’s full of the good probiotics that he will need even more once he’s on the antibiotic. Pedialyte is safe for kittens when they have life threatening diarrhea. The receptionist is not a vet, and if you have questions, then the vet should be the one to answer them. I am not a vet either, but have given pedialyte to kittens with diarrhea, and it has saved them. Medicine is not an exact science, but one of trials and results. You have to step away from the emotional attachment sometimes and really focus on what the problem is and how to treat it.

    20 May, 2016 at 8:15 pm #847645
    Anonymous
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    Hi ELS,

    How’s your kitten doing?

    PG

    23 May, 2016 at 12:31 am #847738
    EmmaLee Smith
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    Well today was the last day of antibiotics and other than the occasional thicker diarrhea it’s still very watery. He’s still eating good though and I had the vet check to see if he was dehydrated and she said he’s fine. I’m going to call tomorrow (they aren’t open today) and tell her it didn’t help. In the mean time I am getting him powdered formula because I hear it constipates them, so maybe it will firm it up a bit. I’m thinking maybe he has diarrhea because the liquid formula is too rich?

    23 May, 2016 at 12:34 am #847739
    EmmaLee Smith
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    But he’s vocal and alert and he LOVES feeding time. He gets so happy after he eats. He purrs and kneads and suckles a lot lol.

    23 May, 2016 at 1:46 am #847744
    CatWScotia
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    Hi Emma, I have never had to care for a baby kitten like yours, but quite a few others here at TDK have done. I would suspect that most vets know a lot about illness and injury in animals but, like me, have never been involved in the day to day care of normal, healthy but orphaned or abandoned kittens. In which case, I would be happier following the advice of those who have actually done the job many times over.

    Since I’ve been a member here I have lost count of the times I’ve seen worried foster parents of kittens asking advice about feeding because the baby has constipation or diarrhoea. Each time they are told that goat’s milk is better for them than the formula kind, which often produces those worrying symptoms in the kittens. Sometimes the advice is taken – and the kittens thrive on it. Their tummies become more settled, they become happier, they’re not always crying because they’re hungry.

    If it’s at all possible for you to get hold of some goat’s milk, even just some to try for a couple of days, that would be my advice. As I said, I have never been in your position – I’m not recommending from my own experience. But it seems to work for so many others, so I honestly think it’s worth a try.

    These links are often suggested as a help to people rearing kittens – you could take a look at them too, for hints and tips with all sorts of things you’ll come up against.

    – http://messybeast.com/handrear.htm

    – http://www.safehavenforcats.com/newborn.htm

    – http://dailykitten.com/chat/topic/helping-a-kitten-to-eliminate/

    Best of luck with your baby – you say he’s happy, which is a good start!

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