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My kitten has fever & diarrhea. What should I feed her & how often?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Cat | Mixed Breed | Female | unspayed | 0.7 lbs

My kitten has cold since 2 days which is better today. But now she has fever and gastroenteritis for which she is on antibiotics. May know what care can be taken with respect to frequently of feeding and what can we feed her? We are currently giving her only curd. Please help.

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Answered By Andrea M. Brodie, DVM

Veterinarian

Published on August 27th, 2018

She needs to be fed kitten food, preferably tinned. Buy some tinned kitten food from your pet doctor or a pet shop. Your kitten will need to be fed 4 times a day. Curd is not a proper feed for a kitten and could be the reason for her diarrhea. She may also need to be wormed.

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