My rescued kitten isn't pooping and has brown spots. What should I do?

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I rescued a kitten...I think she is only 4 or 5 days old when I saw her on the corner of road.. I adopted her and feeding her for 1 week.. she pees but not pooped till now.. and she has some light brown color small thing around her corner of neck nd legs.. i dont know whether it is fleas or not.. kindly help me out.. Thank you. Pet's info: Cat | Mixed Breed | Female | unspayed

Laura Johnson VMD · Accepted Answer

Hi, thanks for using Petco Pet Education Center, formerly Petcoach! Orpaned kittens should be bottle fed kitten formula until 3 weeks of age. At 3 weeks you should start canned kitten food and have them off the formula by 5 weeks. Formula is very constipating. I would dilute the formula with water or change brands or mix 2 brands together. You need to stimulate her to urinate and defecate after each bottle feeding, which should be every 2-3 hours, with a warm soft cotton ball. Constipation can be very serious in new born puppies and kittens. Fleas are light brown and move around. If you can post a picture that would help us tell what they are. Since she is so young I recommend using a fine tooth comb and manually removing what you are seeing. She is too young for flea medications or flea baths. I wish you and Sasha the best!

My rescued kitten isn't pooping and has brown spots. What should I do?

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