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My kitten isn't eating or pooping. Does she need a vet right away?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Cat | Domestic Shorthair | Female | unspayed | 1 month and 24 days old

Acil is not pooping. Not eating well. Why this happens? Will this problem go away as days pass? As my parents says. Is vet visit necessary. Will any side effects comes from vet's medicine.

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Answered By Jeffrey Milner

Veterinarian

Published on September 20th, 2017

HI, sorry to hear Acil isn't eating well. If he's not taking in food, he will not have enough waste to make feces. Due to her young age, I suggest taking her to a vet and having some tests done to see why she is not eating. Kittens should always be eating multiple times a day and if they don't, they can get low blood sugar and have seizures and maybe die. If she is still up and walking around, I would try some canned food in a blender and use an eye dropped or oral syringe to make sure she gets some nutrients until you can get her to a vet. IF she is not responding to you and only laying there, she needs emergency veterinary attention. Force feed her small amounts of a liquid food until you can take her to a vet, and no, I cannot forsee any side effects coming from any medication the vet might give. Good luck!

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    Answered By Rebecca, DVM

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    Published on September 8th, 2017

    If Acil is not eating or drinking she really needs a veterinary visit. This could be from parasites, or there are several feline viral diseases that could make her feel sick. If she is only 5 to 6 weeks old then you may want to try feeding kitten milk replacer, KMR as well as trying a canned kitten food formula. But if those don't encourage her to eat then she really needs to see the vet for diagnostics and then treatment to get her feeling better. Best of luck I hope Acil makes a full recovery. Thank you for using Petco Pet Education Center, formerly Petcoach.

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