Hi, I’m feeling a little desperate and need your advice.
My wife and I adopted a lovely kitten five days ago. She wasn’t feral but her mother was a stray and it was very obvious our kitten was the less nourished of the pack. She is six weeks old yet she is tiny as a 4 week old one.
The first thing we did is taking her to a vet for a quick check up. The vet did not found nothing evidently wrong with her. So we took it home and started taking care of her (kitten milk formula, water, a litter, etc). The kitten immediately bonded with us, even refusing to sleep without us at her side. She purrs when she’s with us.
But two days passed and she wasn’t pooping, so we took her to another vet. The vet again took her temperature and checked her. He did not saw anything wrong but recommended some chewable mild laxatives (of course very small doses) and Royal Canin special food can with extra nutrients, after another two days, no poop yet (btw, we’ve been stimulating her belly and genital area with a cloth or cotton ball and warm water to help her, but she’s not so young to not do it by herself). Another two days passed and nothing so we took her to the vet clinic again. This time another doctor saw her and did a thorough checking. When taking the rectal temperature she did poop a little, just a little, the color was a yellowish brown and the consistency was good, no sign of intestinal blockage or parasites. He said he can’t feel any poop accumulation inside her. He did said her temperature was just a tiny wee low and she is malnourished of course. He recommended another dose of the laxative and semi solid food with water (I’ve been preparing a recipe of solid kitten food soaked in formula, water and all mixed with her can) and she’s been devouring it, poor thing. She’s playful and active, no lethargy at all, but another day has passed and… NO POOP!
Is this normal at all? Three different vets, no one notices anything wrong, correct food and care, yet no poop. I’m very tempted in trying a little chip of a glycerin suppository. But I’m afraid of being over pressuring her to poop (last night I was so frustrated I yelled, not my proudest moment, but I’m worried).
Please. Any advice would be welcomed.
We love her so much (her name is patata, potato in Spanish)