My 4-week-old bottle-fed kitten isn't pooping. Should I call the vet?

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I have (what I think) is a 4 week old kitten. I have had him for two days and he takes a bottle fairly well and eats gruel. I am able to get him to pee but not poop. Should I take him into a vet? Pet's info: Cat | American Shorthair | Male | unneutered | 1lb

Andrea M. Brodie, DVM · Accepted Answer

Weigh him and you can determine his age. Kittens gain about 3.5 ox of weight per week. So if he weighs 14 to 15 oz, he is 4 weeks old. He will still need kitten milk and instead of gruel you should offer canned kitten food in small amounts. Feed him 4 times a day plus about a table spoon full of kitten food per day. Over the next three to four weeks slowly replace the milk with the food. He is still young enough that he may have to be stimulated to poop and pee. So take a warm moist paper tissue and gently rub his anus. This will stimulate him to poop. Clean him afterwards. Do the same with urination, even when he appears to urinate by himself. He looks very sweet. You may want to worm him with kitten wormer as well.

My 4-week-old bottle-fed kitten isn't pooping. Should I call the vet?

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