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Looking for the right food for your cat? Answer these questions and we’ll help you find the right food for your pet’s health.
Updated on June 19th, 2026
He could have a sensitive stomach or a malabsorption problem. Unfortunately KMR isn’t a well balanced meal for him to consume after the weaning age (3-5 weeks of age), so it’s best to keep him in a high quality kitten food such as Royal Canin, Hill’s Science diet, Evo, Eukanuba or California natural by Natura. Your vet can run a test to check for malabsorption. This is something that can be treated. I would also recommend trying a probiotic for a few weeks to see if this makes a difference. Over the counter Culturelle is comparable to a lot of the pet formulated probiotics we carry in the clinic. Adding in 1-2 tsp of canned pumpkin (not the pie filling), can also help solidify his stools. If all else fails then it’s best to go back to your vet to have a pcr fecal screening test, which is a little more in depth to check for bacterial infections that would not be detectable with just an in-hospital fecal exam. I hope this helps and best wishes moving forward with your pet Charlie and his loose stool. Take care.
Updated on September 24th, 2025
KMR is a much better balanced food source for kittens than either cow's milk or a homemade milk recipe. Follow the instructions on the packaging as to how much to feed per day, divide the feedings up into several per day. You can use a warm wet washcloth to gently massage the rectal and urinary openings to stimulate bowel and urinary movements. Here is a great article on raising orphan kittens that will provide you a lot of helpful information: http://www.veterinarypartner.com/Content.plx?P=A&S=0&C=0&A=1738
Updated on September 24th, 2025
They should be able to start eating wet food. You can mix some wet food with the milk replacer or some water to make a gruel and see if they can eat that. I probably wouldn't leave the kmr out for more than a few hours.
Updated on September 24th, 2025
Hello, and thanks for contacting Petco Pet Education Center, formerly Petcoach. Kitten food is actually more nutritious than KMR - KMR is really for those tiny kittens who are so little they're not yet ready to try solids on their own. So, if your kitten is willing to eat canned kitten food well, I would work on weaning her off the KMR. However, if she's refusing to eat anything for more than 1 meal in a row, then I would take her right in to your vet. Little kittens like Baby can get dehydrated and sick very quickly, so prompt medical care is important if she's not feeling well. Hope this helps!
Updated on September 24th, 2025
If you are wanting to have the KMR pass through to the kittens into the mom's milk, it will not work like that. Bosie will digest and breakdown a lot of the KMR's nutrients and it will not pass to the kittens. If you want the kittens to get the KMR, then it needs to be fed to them directly.
Updated on September 24th, 2025