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My 8-week-old kitten has diarrhea and clear liquid from his butt. What's wrong?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Cat | Mixed Breed | Male | unneutered | 25 days old | 3 lbs

I have a kitten, he is just about 8 weeks old and has had diarrhea for the last few days im guessing from eating cat food for the first time, I brought him and his siblings home about a week ago and now he is secreting a clear liquid that is a bit thicker than water but not much from his butt, what could it possibly be and what should i do?

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Answered By Dr. Melanie, BVSc MS

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Published on June 16th, 2018

Gizmo is very cute! It could also be that he has intestinal worms, which are common in kittens, causing his diarrhea. I would deworm both him and his siblings with a dewormer called Panacur. You can get it from your vet. It's a three day course of treatment, and they will all need another course of treatment two weeks after the first to kill all the worms. They should then be dewormed monthly until six months of age, after which they should be dewormed every three months. Now if he's up to date on his deworming treatments, I'd make an appointment with the vet for Gizmo. Diarrhea can be very dehydrating in young kittens, and this should be examined and treated. Call the vet on Monday in this case. Best of luck, I hope this helps!

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