If this is your first visit, be sure to check out the FAQ by clicking the link above. You may have to register before you can post: click the register link above to proceed. To start viewing messages, select the forum that you want to visit from the selection below. |
|
|
Thread Tools | Display Modes |
#1
|
|||
|
|||
HELP WITH SICK KITTEN AFTER WORMING
Hi...My kitties are now 7wks old and have been doing great till I was up at
the vets last wed with a dog to be fixed . I just asked her if I should be worming the kittens or anything and she told me to give them nemex(pyrantel parmoate) 2days in a row then wait 2 wks and do it again. I gave 1 dose and in 24hrs I had one that was screaming trying to poop. I called and she told me to give him 1tsp mineral oil that day and again the next. He cleared up with only 1cc mineral oil. I don't know how u would get a tsp down them(which would be five cc). Now this is monday and 4 are acting fine but my little female is crying when she poops(is very soft but not liquid) I can't get ahold of my vet..of course things always happen on a holiday weekend..so I called another and he said to give them all a couple of cc of mineral oil ..I have and she is still crying just when she poops about 3 times a day her belly feels big but other wise she is acting fine..sneezing some. I have been giving them a choice of softened(with goat milk and yogurt added) nutro kitten food or dry and she likes to eat the dry so I have been giving her some syringes of gatorade to make sure she is getting liquid..they have water free choice. I am just not sure what to do next? I can't afford to take her to the emergency clinic so am trying to get her through till tomorrow morning and I will take them all in and see what's going on. Any ideas? Also when and what do you reccomend for vaccinations? Where do you get them? Rachel |
#2
|
|||
|
|||
HELP WITH SICK KITTEN AFTER WORMING
On May 28, 7:14 am, "RaeRaeMae" u34576@uwe wrote:
Hi...My kitties are now 7wks old and have been doing great till I was up at the vets last wed with a dog to be fixed . I just asked her if I should be worming the kittens or anything and she told me to give them nemex(pyrantel parmoate) 2days in a row then wait 2 wks and do it again. I gave 1 dose and in 24hrs I had one that was screaming trying to poop. I called and she told me to give him 1tsp mineral oil that day and again the next. He cleared up with only 1cc mineral oil. I don't know how u would get a tsp down them(which would be five cc). Now this is monday and 4 are acting fine but my little female is crying when she poops(is very soft but not liquid) I can't get ahold of my vet..of course things always happen on a holiday weekend..so I called another and he said to give them all a couple of cc of mineral oil ..I have and she is still crying just when she poops about 3 times a day her belly feels big but other wise she is acting fine..sneezing some. I have been giving them a choice of softened(with goat milk and yogurt added) nutro kitten food or dry and she likes to eat the dry so I have been giving her some syringes of gatorade to make sure she is getting liquid..they have water free choice. I am just not sure what to do next? I can't afford to take her to the emergency clinic so am trying to get her through till tomorrow morning and I will take them all in and see what's going on. Any ideas? Also when and what do you reccomend for vaccinations? Where do you get them? Rachel the most likely cause is that the kitten is laden with worms, and cries when defecating due to cramping within the intestinal tract, or strictures associated with sore abdominal tissue where the worms were attacking. the mineral oil is to move the stool through quicker. using a soothing agent (kaolin or kaopectate) may take down some of the pain during defecation. the repeat dosings are recommended due to the fact that the drug works on the adult stages, and not always the larval stages, and not on the egg stages. since the life span is only a couple weeks, the kitten could be reinfested within two weeks and would need to be rewormed (which the vet recommended). vaccinations are recommended when the immune system is thought to be priming and available for introduction to alien agents (about 6 weeks for the first dose). since each animal is different, and the best vaccine protection comes from introducing the agent several times, repeat boosters are recommended every 3 weeks until the pet is at least 12-16 weeks old). vaccinations for most viral feline infections can be bought over the counter (except for rabies), but the advantage to having them done by the veterinarian a clinical exam of health done by trained professional, and initial database can be established for comparison when the pet is older and presented for surgery or a wellness exam, vaccine is properly administered, vaccine was properly stored, injection materials are properly disposed of, predisposing medical conditions can be caught and treated or rectified early. |
Thread Tools | |
Display Modes | |
|
|
Similar Threads | ||||
Thread | Thread Starter | Forum | Replies | Last Post |
De-worming for cats | ilovecats | Cat health & behaviour | 1 | November 20th 06 05:37 PM |
de-worming for cats | elizabethzotani | Cat health & behaviour | 10 | October 16th 06 11:33 AM |
worming | looby_lou | Cat health & behaviour | 2 | August 1st 06 04:24 PM |
cat worming question | Pat | Cat anecdotes | 4 | July 14th 06 01:28 PM |
My kitten is very sick!! | Alyssa8 | Cat anecdotes | 168 | May 31st 06 10:17 PM |