What's wrong? Adopted Kitten, Blood in Diarrhea, Vomiting White Foam, Not Eatting?
Hello.
I just adopted a female kitten, she's supposedly a month and a half.
She seemed fine at the time, but when we arrived home she ate very little. I noticed some smear blood on the ground, with a bit of smudged stool, and what seemed to be a parasite? Like a long string kind of in a curve form.
As I have other animals, (all healthy) I had no idea who it could have been from. But later at night, she went in her liter box, again, diarrhea, but with a bit of red blood. This morning I woke up to find more dried diarrhea, chunky vomit, and a white foamy vomit?
I'm definitely taking her to the vet tomorrow, but is there anything I could do in the meanwhile?
What could she have? How can I make her eat? She'll only drink some water.
I'm fairly new to cat care.
Thanks.
Update:2 dogs, 2 fish, 2 rabbits.
I'm especially worried about my rabbits. Could this pass to them too? :( They are constantly free roaming, while my kitten does not want to be isolated.
Answers & Comments
Verified answer
A six week old kitten is at least two weeks too young to leave her mom. They are NOT reliably weaned at that age, and should still be drinking mom's milk. She's got worms - tomorrow take a fresh stool sample with you (and the worm as gross as it sounds). Ask for a fecal test that *includes* coccidia and giardia. In the meantime keep her away from your other animals - these parasites are contagious through the poop. An easy to clean room like a bathroom is perfect. Go out and get a can of Kitten Replacement Milk - available at WalMart and many grocery stores. Get some canned kitten food, and mix the two together to make them soupy. Encourage her to eat that - wipe some on your finger, then wipe it on her mouth. If she continues to vomit and won't eat, then I'm afraid you'll need to get her to the vet today. Tiny kittens can dehydrate very quickly, and get extremely ill. Shame on the person who gave you an underage cat with worms :(
If you have not already take cat to vet, it has a parasite in the intestines call geardia (can't spell it), it can spread to humans if you touch the poop.