Why is my new mom cat meowing, eating a lot, and having diarrhea?

I would not be worried about anything at this stage based on your description. However, I recommend you speak to your vet about deworming for mom and the kittens. They can start deworming as early as 2 weeks of age. The diarrhea may be normal due to hormonal changes, could be diet related or it may be due to worms.

I would recommend putting Baby on a bland diet. I/D which is a prescription bland diet is a good choice. I would then give a dewormer to Baby. If this was already done I would talk to your veterinarian about antibiotics and steroids. Baby may have irritable bowel disease which is leading to the diarrhea. Thank you for using Petco Pet Education Center, formerly Petcoach.

It is concerning that Lola has diarrhea, and it could be that it is intestinal worms causing the continuing problems. She could have tapeworms, and those require praziquantel to kill. If the deworming medication she got didn't have it, that could explain the issues with her stool. I'd have her checked out by a vet in the morning. I hope this helps.

Yes, she is probably coming into heat. I recommend spaying her soon or she will become pregnant if you let her out. Even if she’s indoors all the time, cats will go in and out of heat frequently and that can cause health issues so it’s best to get her spayed to prevent future problems. As far as the diarrhea and swollen belly goes, she may have intestinal parasites. You can bring a stool sample to your veterinarian and they can see what types of intestinal parasites she has and prescribe the correct dewormer for her. Thanks for using Petco Pet Education Center, formerly Petcoach to help you care for Pumpkin.

Have you changed any of her food ? If so, it could just be the diet change as her tummy is still quite delicate and immature and it can take time and a few tummy upsets to get used to all the food ingredients. If no food has been changed, then I wonder if Pompom has been treated for worms. All kittens need to be treated for worms regularly, using a safe product dosed for her weight. You will have to take her to see a vet to get the right product for her. With regards to her food, just remember to change her diet gradually.

How lovely of you to rescue Carmen from the streets! I would suspect that it is likely she has worms given she was a stray, and I would see if your local pet store has deworming medications such as Panacur. That is very effective in treated worms, and you will need to treat the kittens for worms as well. If Carmen has them, her kittens will have them as well. It is safe to treat them for worms at six weeks of age. I would still keep the vet appointment for her as she will need a thorough check up even if you find deworming medications in the pet store. She could have tapeworms, which cannot be treated with medications you find OTC. That's because tapeworms require praziquantel to treat, and that's a prescription medication. In addition, you can feed her a bland diet to see if that helps with her diarrhea. Give her a bland diet of boiled white meat chicken (no bones) in small amounts several times a day for a couple of days. Then slowly add back in her normal diet. Good luck, I hope this helps and happy new year!

She may just be seeking attention or depending on what the injection is it may be hormonal related. Regardless, I would bring her to the veterinarian to have them re-evaluate her. Thank you for using Petco Pet Education Center, formerly Petcoach.