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I have just inherited (temporarily) a 1 week old kitten. They were abandoned by their mother and he has been roughing it for a week before I rescued him. I started him on some KMR and he seems to be doing okay. To my knowledge he has not eaten for a week. His sibling died in my truck on the way home. I have noticed that his belly is quite large. I seems that he may have some form of worms or parasites. Also he has a lot of mucus coming from his eyes. We have been trying to wipe his eyes clean for the past 24 hours. I went to a nearby Petco and looked for some de worming medicine but was a little confused. Also there did not seem to be a good eye drop for his eyes. I have been debating about taking him to vet but I do not plan on keeping him.
The back story is that I took two of his sibling to the Human Society here about a week ago and after I signed all the papers they said that they would dispose of them humanely. They would not doubt do the same to this little guy. I was planning to care for him until we either find him a home or drop him off at the Humane Society when he is better and they can find a home for him. We would love to keep him but we already have two cats to care for. Any advice would be appreciated.
I was also worrying about my two cats catching the worms or parasite from the stray. I have setup a separate litter box for the stray and trying to keep them separated as much as possible until we can get rid of the worms. Is there a real danger in my two cats getting worms?
I have just inherited (temporarily) a 1 week old kitten. They were abandoned by their mother and he has been roughing it for a week before I rescued him. I started him on some KMR and he seems to be doing okay. To my knowledge he has not eaten for a week. His sibling died in my truck on the way home. I have noticed that his belly is quite large. I seems that he may have some form of worms or parasites. Also he has a lot of mucus coming from his eyes. We have been trying to wipe his eyes clean for the past 24 hours. I went to a nearby Petco and looked for some de worming medicine but was a little confused. Also there did not seem to be a good eye drop for his eyes. I have been debating about taking him to vet but I do not plan on keeping him.
The back story is that I took two of his sibling to the Human Society here about a week ago and after I signed all the papers they said that they would dispose of them humanely. They would not doubt do the same to this little guy. I was planning to care for him until we either find him a home or drop him off at the Humane Society when he is better and they can find a home for him. We would love to keep him but we already have two cats to care for. Any advice would be appreciated.
I was also worrying about my two cats catching the worms or parasite from the stray. I have setup a separate litter box for the stray and trying to keep them separated as much as possible until we can get rid of the worms. Is there a real danger in my two cats getting worms?