Why is my week-old kitten's poop brown and stinky? What should I do?
Updated On September 23rd, 2025
Pet's info: Cat | Domestic Shorthair | Female | unspayed | 8 days old | 0.5 lbs
My week old kitten is pooping it's like brown and stinks is that normal also what should I do now to help her grow older as she just turned a week old
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Published on August 8th, 2017
If your kitten doesn't have a mother to feed her, you need to feed a formula made for kitten (KMR). You need to feed by a bottle every 2-4 hours and then wipe her bottom after wth a wet cloth to stimulate her to poop and pee. Make sure she stays warm because she cannot regulate her temperature. In another week you can start giving a dewormer for round worms and hook worms (follow the instructions on the bottle). At 8 weeks, she needs to see a vet to start vaccines. Good luck and congrats on you new baby!
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It is possible that she has intestinal parasites, GI bacterial overgrowth, or dietary intolerance. I would recommend an over the counter pet dewormer and a pet probiotic. Also, make sure that you are feeding her an appropriate kitten milk replacer so she is getting the proper nutrition. If she continues to have diarrhea for longer than 48hours, she should see a vet for evaluation. There are some intestinal parasites that need prescription medications.
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Published on May 18th, 2018
How lovely of you to take Roo in and look after her! It could be that you are making the KMR too concentrated and that is causing her to not poop. Try adding a bit more milk to the KMR and see if that helps. If it doesn't, you will need to take her into a vet as soon as possible for further treatment. Given that she is four weeks old, you can also start weaning her onto kitten food. To help her wean and to get used to dry food, I would soak a high quality kitten formulated dry food in warm water until soft. Then mix that with the KMR to make a mush the consistency of oatmeal. Over the next two weeks, gradually increase the amount of dry kitten food and decrease the amount of water and KMR you use until she is eating the dry kitten food only. Best of luck, I hope this helps.
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