Kittens stopped eating, have diarrhea. How to treat at home?
Updated On September 23rd, 2025
I have three 3 months old kittens 2 males and 1 female, they stopped eating 4 days ago and have diarrhea, they lost a lot of weight, but drink a little bit of water. My other cats are not sick. So I went to the local vet and he told me that they need injections which were pretty expensive, but I don't have the money and I'm looking up for a solution which will help me cure them at home. Can you help me please...
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Published on July 6th, 2017
I'm sorry to hear the kittens are so sick. Unfortunately, there's not a lot you can do about a bacterial or viral infection at home. Things you can do would be to give them water with a syringe or eye dropper. Each kitten should get about 90ml of water in a 24 hour period. Make sure they are staying warm and clean. You could also give them Lysine which may not be hard to find, each kitten will get 250mg every 12 hours. I would also call the veterinarian back and ask if there is an oral antibiotic you could give the kittens as this is less expensive. Best of luck, I hope they get better soon.
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Published on October 24th, 2018
They look like old lesion probably scars, but skin infection is possible as well. Unfortunately there is no much you can do for the bloody diarrhoea as ideally it would require some antibiotics to be resolved as it is likely to be due to an infective cause. If they eat solid food you can try to start feeding with a bland diet based on boiled chicken and rice in small portion every 6 hours for the following 48hours. Then gradually reintroduce the normal diet over 5 days. If the signs do not resolve with the dietary change a check up at local veterinarians would be required. Disinfection may be started at home with very diluted hibiscrub or betadine or salted water baths twice daily. Pay attention not to touch the eye with those solutions as it could be very irritant. Hope this answer was helpful, but please do not hesitate to contact us again on the forum or by requesting a consultation if you have any more questions or to discuss it any further.
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