My 3-month-old kitten has a big stomach and vomits blood. What to do?

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How do we save our kitten who is barely 3 months old and still very small, maybe too warm, and has a big stomach and vomits including blood sometimes... In Egypt it's difficult to provide kitten milk so we gave her diluted milk with water, momentarily she used to produce faeces with blood which has stopped and we got so relieved. We then gave her cerelac (infant cereal) as advised by a vet we don't trust. Vet Professionals are also scarce in Egypt... Please, what should we do? Pet's info: Cat | Mixed Breed | Female | unspayed

Sara Farmer, DVM · Accepted Answer

Some veterinarians recommend goat's milk for kittens so diluting some goats milk might be helpful, however at 3 months old she is definitely old enough to be eating kitten food. Kittens generally start to show interest in solid food around 4 weeks of age. It unfortunately sounds like she needs veterinary care - a big stomach can be a sign of intestinal parasites, and vomiting and defecating blood could be a sign of a serious infection. If she has not been vaccinated panleukopenia would be of particular concern.

My 3-month-old kitten has a big stomach and vomits blood. What to do?

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