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About Karen Craft
Expertise
I can give advice on cat behavior. I can help about newborn kitten care. I can help with senior cat care. I can answer questions about cat proofing a home or making it cat friendly. I can answer diet questions. I can answer home treatments questions for cats. At present I have 13 cats in home and two ferals outside. And there's always room for one more!

Experience
I have over 40 year's experience with cats. Father was a veterinarian and I assisted him in his work. I have 14 cats at present. Most are shelter or feral rescues. Two are purebred cats. I have done cat rescues and foster care.

Education/Credentials
I have an A.A.S.

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Cats - kitten

Expert: Karen Craft - 10/30/2009

Question
Hi, i have been feeding and (foster)caring for a young kitten for a couple of week. i wonder if it is sick this evening, because it's belly is big and harder than usual(gas?) and warm, and it is unusually quiet. can i give it pepto or something? it has been fine so far. today I mixed the formula with the canned food to make it more liquidy. it has always been able to eat these sparately before today.

Answer
Hi Tracy,

Do not give your cat Pepto. It has a compound in it that is in the same family as Aspirin. And Aspirin can poison your cat. Has your kit had a bowel movement? If he has then I wouldn't worry about him. Combining the foods together may cause either constipation or diarrhea. If he gets diarrhea cut back on the liquid. If he gets constipated add water to the food. Otherwise I don't think the combining of the foods will cause any problems that you should worry about. Good luck.

Ciao, Karen

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