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Why is my rescued kitten bloated, not pooping, and barely peeing?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Cat | Domestic Shorthair | Male

I rescued a kitten from a girl who got them off them off the park he’s had a bloated tummy hasn’t pooped and only peed once in 2 days idk if that’s bad

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Answered By Jenny, DVM

Veterinarian

Published on December 24th, 2017

As a kitten, worms are a common cause of a bloated abdomen. You can get a dewormers at a vet or over the counter at a pet store. The lack of bowel mocmenenta may be from the food. If he is eating well and acting normally you can add canned food as thisbhas more water content to help. If not eating and seems painful or straining to go then you may need to see a vet for a stool softener

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    Answered By Elva Ma DVM

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    Published on February 11th, 2018

    Hello, and thank you for your question. Bloating in a young kitten may be due to intestinal parasites, a gut infection, or he simply may be full from eating. Is he acting unwell, or disinterested in food? Any vomiting? If so, I would recommend taking him to the vet to check for infection or worms. If he is active and playful, I would monitor him for now. You can try offering him smaller meals more frequently, to prevent him from eating too much too fast. If he is only 1 month old, you may offer him kitten milk replacer in small frequent meals if he is not with his mother anymore. I hope this helps, and that Lumi feels better soon!

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