Why is my kitten's belly bloated and hard after recent constipation?
Updated On September 23rd, 2025
Pet's info: Cat | American Shorthair | Female | unspayed | 1 month and 5 days old | 1lb
I have a 4 week old kitten. She had an enema a few days ago for constipation, but since then she eats/plays/uses the litter box normally. But, in the last couple of days, I noticed her belly is bloated and hard like when she was constipated. She's had a dose of dewormer and eats canned kitten food mixed with KMR. She's not acting out of the ordinary and I don't want to bother her vet again if it's nothing, but I don't know why she's bloated like this.
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Published on May 6th, 2017
Poor fluid intake, low fiber diet, food sensitivities and intestinal parasites can all contribute to constipation in kittens. I recommend adding a probiotic/fibre supplement such as fortiflora and ensure she is kept up to date with deworming medications. Monitor for feces production, she may require another enema if not resolving
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Published on February 3rd, 2017
If their bellies look bloated this could be related to intestinal parasites. Parasites are common in young kittens and your veterinarian can usually diagnose them with a simple stool analysis. Constipation could occur due to dehydration, poor nutrition or eating foreign material. Cats who are constipated strain to defecate without producing stool or only produce small amounts of stool. I'd recommend having a veterinarian evaluate them.
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Published on March 20th, 2018
This could be due to congenital problem, or intestinal disease affecting her gastrointestinal tract. I recommend having a vet evaluate her before treating for constipation; otherwise the mineral oil or other treatments can make the bloating worse. Below is a link to more information about constipation in cats. https://www.petcoach.co/article/the-big-no-go-constipation-in-cats-101/ I hope that helps and all is well with Buffy.
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Published on December 24th, 2017
As a kitten, worms are a common cause of a bloated abdomen. You can get a dewormers at a vet or over the counter at a pet store. The lack of bowel mocmenenta may be from the food. If he is eating well and acting normally you can add canned food as thisbhas more water content to help. If not eating and seems painful or straining to go then you may need to see a vet for a stool softener
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