im really worried about our new kitten... his tummy is stil swollen
By graceandowen
@graceandowen (1637)
September 30, 2008 5:13pm CST
we adopted a kitten from a lady that wanted him gone she was advertising him on a rehoming forum. she said he had been flead and wormed and was 11 weeks old
when we got him home his tummy was extreemly swollen and he was a bag of bones
he has been to the vets and she has given worming treatment for his correct ages which is actually 5 WEEKS OLD! not 11 like the woman said, i was furious as i treated him at home with the syrup for kittens 11 weeks and over and this could have killed him!
the vet thinks its a bad case of worms and also gave him some prebiotic powder to help his tummy
he has been on these for a week now but no sign of his tummy going down, altho he has put on 200g since we got him i am really worried he has another appointment at the vets in 2 weeks for a check up and injections but im so worried about him i really hope there is nothing seriously wrong with him as my children and i adore him. :(
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@IrishRose23 (542)
• United States
30 Sep 08
Worms don't go away over night- and it takes time. Give it a few more days, and if it doesn't clear up, go back to the vet. He may have to give you a stronger dose of worming medication- or he may have to run some more tests. I wish your kitten the best of luck!!
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@graceandowen (1637)
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30 Sep 08
thanks hun im thinking about it, i did call the vets and she said to give it another week as he stil has some more medicine to have in 1 weeks time so im praying thats going to work
im not to worried that its going to cost a lot as thats not really the issue i just want him to be ok
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@fifileigh (3615)
• United States
1 Oct 08
just makes sure he drinks lots of water, eats healthy food, takes his medicine, and pray he is ok.
@Opal26 (17679)
• United States
1 Oct 08
Hi grace, The swelling is probably from the worms. It takes
awhile for the swelling to be gone. He may still have the
worms. Also the fact that he is so skinny will make the
stomach protrude too. Just keep in touch with the vet and
do what the vet tells you. Has the vet said that the kitten
will be ok? Is the kitten eating? Is he drinking? Is he
vomiting? You need to notice all these things. If he is
eating and drinking and going to the bathroom then he is
probably just still wormy. If he isn't doing these things
and vomiting the I would take him back to the vet. You
have to watch him carefully until he has passed the stage
where he is on the mend. It depends on what the vet has
already told you. When I first got my very first kitten
from a shelter she was very sick kind of like you are
describing and full of worms and everything else and I
had never had a kitten before. She turned out to be ok.
If you have any other questions you can pm me. But if you
are really worried always go to the vet. I think if the
vet was really concerned he would have told you what to
watch out for and would have said to come back before
2 weeks.
@cutiemye (41)
• Philippines
2 Oct 08
take the cat to a animal hospital, there might be much serious problems that can be associated with a swollen tummy-- maybe he ate something hard and it hit and wounded his intestines or maybe he has edema (increase of interstitial fluid in any of organs that caused swelling) if they do the xray of your cat, they will know. hope he get well soon =)
@radinrr90 (157)
• Malaysia
1 Oct 08
I don't quite sure about this but I thing what makes kitten to grows healthy is to give it cats milk.. I mean it need to drink milk that came from its mother or other cat. Same with human. Usually baby that been given mothers milk will be healthier..
