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My kitten is dribbling poop. What causes involuntary fecal matter?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Cat | Persian | Female | unspayed | 4 months and 29 days old | 3 lbs

Hello, I have a kitten of 5 months old that is suddenly having fecal matter dribble from her butt even without her noticing. What could be the causes of this?

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Answered By David Elbeze, DVM, MRCVS

Veterinarian

Published on May 14th, 2017

If it is liquid or very soft, she is probably suffering from diarrhea due to a gastrointestinal condition, it could be an infection, worms or a chronic intestinal disease. you can try to switch he to boiled chicken and rice for a few days and see if it helps, if it doesn't - take her to the vet in order to get treatment.

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