Please visit your vet after reading the following information which came from:
http://www.kittenrescue.org/pages.php?pageid=15GUIDE TO THE RAINBOW OF POOP ~ COLORS & CONSISTENCY
COLOR BLOODY:
Actual red blood seen in stool. Could indicate panleukepenia. Grossly abnormal, must be seen ASAP.
MUCOUS:
Yellowish/White/Clear slimy substance. Indicates severe bowel irritation. Grossly abnormal and needs immediate care.
BLACK:
True dark black color to stool. Usually indicates bleeding high in the bowel. Severe sign, needs immediate attention.
BROWN:
Normal color. Be happy!
ORANGE:
Usually indicates way too much bile in stool, can occur with reflux.Seek medical advice.
YELLOW:
Almost always indicates bacterial imbalance in the bowel. If has diarrhea also, usually related to coccidia. Seek medical advice.
WHITE:
Grossly abnormal color, usually indicates, severe bacterial imbalance and severe infection in the bowel. Kitten at risk of dying, needs medical attention, ASAP.
CONSISTENCY DRY/HARD:
Abnormal, usually indicates dehydration. Seek care, promptly.
FIRM:
Normal, be happy.
FORMED BUT SOFT:
Low range of ‘normal’. If stools change from firm to soft you should seek medical advice.
TOOTHPASTE:
Still has somewhat tubular form but falls apart once touched. Abnormal, needs medication.
COW-PATTY:
Never formed but thick enough it falls into a ‘cow-patty’ shape. Abnormal, animal is at significant risk and needs immediate attention.
LIQUIDY:
Just fluid that falls out of rectum, thin and may have mucous. Abnormal, animal is at severe risk and must be seen immediately.
THE 'SQUIRTS':
Animal has no control over bowel and watery fluid squirts out of rectum. Grossly abnormal, animal in danger of dying, must be seen immediately!
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