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I have a 6 week old himalayan/persian kitten and she has diarreah with blood. We got her from a private home. The mama cat had died and the owners were trying to find them new homes since they didn't know how to take care of a kitten. The kitten's hind legs and tail are completely drenched in urine and mostly diarreah. The owners did their best w/out the mama cat to clean the kitten up. But since the kitten is so young, the best they could do was wipe the behind with a wet rag. The kitten is a beautiful flame point himalayan, but is sooooo~ dirty and smelly. We tried to wipe the butt area with more water and towels and it has gotten a little bit better, but not much. The kitten is eating and drinking really well, but she won't play much. After her last meal, the kitten pooped on our new carpet. And it's not her fault b/ she had diarreah. When I wiped her butt again with a wet rag, there was blood in the bowel movement. I am going to the vet tomorrow afternoon, but do you think the kitten is really ill? Or do you think she'll be okay? Also, I thought kittens at 6wks are supposed to be litter trained. Thankfully, I don't have any other pets in my home right now so even if the kitten has something, no one will be getting it. Thanks for posting.

I would try and get the kitten into the vet ASAP. As for litter trained they are but you need to restrict the kitten to a small area until she learns where the box it. Also, you can try cat attract litter.
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A 6 week old kitten should be able to survive without it's Mother. It will miss some training and social skills but should be able to eat food on it's own. The blood could be irritation from the stools but it could many other things. Do you know what the mother cat died of?? Take the kitten to the Vet as soon as you can and let us know how it is doing.
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