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My kitten has diarrhea. Is it from cheese? What should I feed her?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Cat | Himalayan | Female | unspayed

my kitten is 4 months old and a himalayan breed.doctor it is our first time so we started to feed he boiled chicken..whiskas cat food and cat cereals..our kity loves to eat boiled chicken and mozarella cheese..we followed dis diet fr one month..now suddenly she had watery yellow coloured stool and we guessed its diarrhoea. actually she was abandoned and we had adopted her.she is not given any vaccination as wel.sm pipl suggested us to use royal canine fr her.but i have strtd giving h

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Answered By Dr. Melanie, BVSc MS

Veterinarian

Published on December 9th, 2016

It does sound like Adaa had diarrhea, and that could be cause by the cheese. Cats are lactose intolerant, and it's not recommended to give them diary products due to them causing GI upset. The diarrhea could also be caused by intestinal parasites, and if she has not had a deworming treatment, you will need to get one from the vet. I would also recommend having her vaccines done as soon as the diarrhea clears up. I would recommend feeding her Royal Canin kitten food. I would not continue to feed her only boiled chicken (she can't have cheese), as that's not a balanced diet. Cats need specific nutrients and amino acids, and a cat food will be formulated to give her those. She will need a kitten specific food because she will require higher amounts of calories, protein, and calcium, and a kitten food will provide that for her. I would start giving her the Royal Canin kitten food as soon as possible.

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