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What feline disease causes a kittens nose to turn black?

My kitten is about 8 weeks old and about 2 weeks ago he vomitied and had diarreah for a day or so, he is not gaining weight like the rest of the litter and is smaller and seems to be developing slower than the rest of them too and his nose has black splotches on it. My roomate thinks he my have gotten a concusion around the time all this started. Is this serious enough for a vet vist or will he snap out of it over time?

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1. it might be best to have a vet visit if hes not gaining any weight cuz durring this time is when they should be gaining weight. if theres any reason to suspect a concusion it would be best to have a vet check him out cuz if you dont it might be something that gets worse, you know the saying "better safe than sorry" also found this on a vet website has a little similarity to your kitten "Q: Hi.. I have a 8 week old kitten..its been vomiting and there is blood in her soft stood...any ideas? I've been up all night with her..she hasn't figgured out her litter box too well yet...any info would be apreciated thank you Ann, Canberra, Australia A: Ann- The first thing I'd worry about would be intestinal parasites in a kitten this young. Intestinal worms and parasites such as coccidia and giardia are common causes of diarrhea in young kittens. If you are feeding the kitten milk it may be leading to the diarrhea, as well. These are the simple things. There are a lot of other possible causes of diarrhea, including feline leukemia virus infection, corona virus infection, food sensitivities, malabsorbtion disorders and other bacterial and viral diseases. If your kitten still has diarrhea it would be best to take her to your vet. Most of the time it is possible to control the diarrhea. Mike Richards, DVM " i hope this helps out some as i said before it would be best to go ahead and have the vet check him out
2. His nose is the least of your problems. Vomiting and diarrhea in a kitten are very serious and can result in death from dehydration. I wouldn't expect it to "snap out of it" without knowing what's truly wrong which only a vet can advise you of.