What to feed a newborn kitten with diarrhea overnight?
An orphaned, very young kitten who won't drink much formula has developed sudden diarrhea and refuses to eat while waiting for the vet to open in the morning. This leaves worried finders stranded overnight without knowing how to provide proper nutrition or safely handle the illness.
What people tried
Every workaround mentioned in the threads below. We haven’t tested any of them — and nobody here is claiming they worked.
- 1mixing regular food with formula to make kitten gruel
- 2giving kitten formula instead of regular milk or unsuitable food
- 3waiting for veterinary clinics to open for professional evaluation
- 4Tried feeding with a small spoon instead of a syringe or bottle
In their words
Unedited, most upvoted first, each linked to the thread it came from.
“He is small, and I don't know what to feed him.”source ↗
“The kitten does not have a mother. He has developed diarrhea.”source ↗
“I'm worried something might happen to him.”source ↗
“I found this little fella last night in my house. I waited for his mom to come but she didn't.”source ↗
“In the morning, I tried to feed this guy. With milk formula for pets. Wouldn't eat it.”source ↗
“Will that be enough? How old do you think he is?”source ↗
“Why don't he eat?”source ↗
“Should i give him to others?”source ↗
“He doesn't drink much, but still drinks. The problem is that the veterinary clinic opens at 10 am, and it's almost midnight now.”source ↗
Where this came up
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