Is it normal for my 6-month-old kitten to poop often and stink?
Updated On September 23rd, 2025
Pet's info: Cat | Mixed Breed | Female | spayed | 5 months and 7 days old | 7.75 lbs
My first pet is my new kitten. She is 6 months old. She poops multiple times a day. Sometime 3 or more times. Is that normal? And it stinks, a lot! I feed her Performatrim Ultra dry food for kittens, and Performatrim wet food for kittens which the vet recommended to me. Thanks!
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Published on January 8th, 2017
Congrats on your new kitten! Yes, it is normal for a kitten to pass multiple times a day, especially if she is being fed multiple times a day or has food left out at all times. Poop does stink lol! It could be the combination of the food causing the smell, but I would continue to feed it to Ovey because it was recommended by your vet :-)
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Published on March 20th, 2018
It can be normal that a kitten only poops once a day. As you know by now, you have to stimulate them to pass urine and feces, and those are not always produced after every feeding. As long as they are passing stool at least once a day, it's fine. I hope this helps!
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