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My kitten is vomiting, diarrhea, and thirsty. How to help at home?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Cat | Domestic Shorthair | Female | unspayed

My kitten is vomiting, watery diarrhea, and is constantly thirsty. She was find this morning but been like this for about 4 hours now and im worries. We don't have a 24/7 vet close to us. So is there any recommendations on how to help at home until i can get he seen by a vet?

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Answered By David Elbeze, DVM, MRCVS

Veterinarian

Published on November 26th, 2018

It sounds as your kitten is suffering from a gastrointestinal condition, possibly an infection. it could also be due to ingestion of a foreign body material. i would recommend taking her to the vet the first chance you get, she will need to be checked first, if the vet thinks it's a simple gastrointestinal infection she will need an anti vomiting injection, antibiotics and a special food for a few days in order to get better. if the vet thinks it is more serious she will need a blood test and possibly an ultrasound in order to find out what is wrong.

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