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Deworming Young Kittens?
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Greetings; A freind who has recently become unable to be mobile has had the unfortunate event of all three of her female cats (we're trying to get a mobile vet to come to fix her cats) had a litter of kittens within a couple months, and it would seem that they all have worms. Because the cats are allowed to go outside during the day, they're also flea-ridden. Without centering in on the fact that there are so many obvious other issues with pet management going on, and neither her nor we have a great deal of financial resources, as the liason and representative of the kittens (and getting them all homes this season) I ask what options there are to deworm and flea-treat kittens of all ages. The youngest litter of five are just about month old - perhaps a week or two more. They've just begun to venture out the door, and their eyes are still blue. They are definately less than two pounds, generally less than one. The second and third litters are two and nearly three months old respectively. We have been monitoring all of the rest of the general health of the kittens, as well as the mothers, to make sure that nobody was catching anything, no upper respiratory infections, etc. like have been rampant in her neighborhood in the past. We may also be taking the youngest litter from the mother to hand-raise, depending on her ability to financially take care of the rest until adoption. Basically, the meat of the question: Is there an approved, an easy or a safe way to worm very young and young kittens, that they may actually get the bulk of their nutrition for themselves? Thank you in advance for your replies. bowensanders |
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"bowensanders" wrote
Basically, the meat of the question: Is there an approved, an easy or a safe way to worm very young and young kittens, that they may actually get the bulk of their nutrition for themselves? Strongid. It's a liquid medicine that is safe to give to young kittens. It kills roundworms. There's also Droncit (sometimes Drontal?) that comes in injection form, this kills tapeworms. One shot takes care of it. Both of these need to be obtained from a vet, and you need weights of the kittens for accurate dosage. -- -Kelly |
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