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Worm Help2007-11-25 12:34:05

By the way. DO NOT give her any medicine until you get to the vet. First, you don't know the dosage amount for your kitten and you don't know if that drug will interact with anything your Vet may give her. Keopectate you can give to dogs i know, but i don't know if it is safe for kittens. I have never seen it given to cats before, and you certainly don't want to eoverdose her on anything, because dogs' livers and cats' livers are very different, and some things that you can give a dog, you cna DEFINATELY not give a cat. I may be wrong, but unless your 100% positive that its safe, NEVER give your pet anything without contacting your vet first to make sure its okay. Also, they get Tapeworms from eating fleas, so if she has had fleas recently, then that is a possibilty, to find out for sure ask them to do a fecal because the normal wormer that they use on puppies and kittens is called Strongid, and that doesnt get tapeworms; you'd have to get a different type of wormer.

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It may be worms or it may be something more sinister. The vomiting and diarrhea may be from her eating unhealthy foods. It's a good idea to take her to the vet on Monday. Until then, relax and have a good weekend with your kitten. If you are stressed out, she will be too and that won't help either of you.

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well she could have tapeworm whitch eats up all the food in her stomach before it gets to her so she is always hungrey (most likeley), u could take her to the vet and she can geet on a n antibiotic. or it could be the food ur mom has been feeding her has messed up her digestive system, which can also be treated by a vet.

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You are doing the best thing right now for your kitty by taking her to the vet. If she needs to be wormed the vet can do that.and they can tell you for sure if it is the change in her diet causing her to have diarrhea and to vomit. The vet can also test for other things to see exactly what is happening to Miss Annie.she and you will both be ok so hang in there!

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Have you de-wormed her? Thats probably the main reason for her not having put on weight and puking/diarrea. Kitties need to be dewormed every two weeks till they are 3 months, and then every 3 months after that, as they can get worms even from flea bites and stuff. Little kitties should be fed little bits, several times a day, so technically, your mum might be meaning well, but she really needs to stop feeding her stuff like chips or apples. Cats need the vitamins/proteins that are in meat, and that could be another reason why she's puking, her tummy cant handle it. Also cats are lactose intolerant, which is why they cant drink cows milk/eat chocolate. You're doing the best thing by taking her to the vet, get her checked out, they can tell you what is best.

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Give her a teaspoon of human keopectate. that will help the stools. the throwing up might be a hair ball. try giving her a small amount of butter or cooking oil to lick on. what is your mother thinking?? I am at mfroeh@yahoo.com if I can help futher.

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With the history you have presented your kitten with she could have many things that only a licensed veterinarian should diagnose. She should be fine if she keeps eating and drinking normally until monday if that changes take her to a veterinary clinic over the weekend. DON'T give a whole tablespoon of kaopectate as someone recommended on here that is WAY TOO MUCH for a 3 pound kitten a little on your finger just to wet it, if she would lick it on u can place 1-2 drops on her tongue. Keep her eating and drinking until she gets to the vet!

Good luck!

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Why do you have a kitty sitter while you are at work? Your not out of town, just at work? She is probably throwing up because of the junk she is eat. Stop feeding her apples and chips. Give only kitten food.

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I don't know what kind of vet won't get you in for a week but, it sounds like she needs to be checked over. The vomiting could be due to ALL the PEOPLE food she gets! That needs to stop. It could be intestinal parasites, sensitive stomach or something worse. I would call around for a vet that is able to see your cat sooner