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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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Answered By Dr. Melanie, BVSc MS

Veterinarian

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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