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Why does my kitten seem in pain when pooping in the litter box?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Cat | American Shorthair | Male | unneutered

my kitten is just starting to use the litter box & i wanted to know if the poop looked normal? also he appears to be in pain every time he poops... what should i do? (his mother passed :( )

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Answered By Andrea M. Brodie, DVM

Veterinarian

Published on April 30th, 2018

This looks like a perfectly normal kitten poop. He is probably not in pain but needs to tell everybody that he is having a poop. Like children.....The feces do not look to dry, therefore I do not think he is in pain.

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