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Hi there,
I've posted before. I'm in the process of adopting a rescue kitten. He was very skinny, the rescuer gave him a dewormer (he tested positive for roundworm) which helped a little. She him to a vet--he was still not gaining much weight, did another fecal and he had Giardia. Gave him meds and he gained about 4 ounces in a week (since he started the meds), which is pretty good. He also has ringworm. They're taking him to a new vet today for a second opinion about the Giardia (first vet weighed him in her office and said he only gained one ounce vs what the rescuer got on her scale where she's been weighing him daily, which to me has more meaning). First vet wanted to wait a week and do another fecal--she also wouldn't give him his final shots or oral meds for ringworm because of his weight. They are seeing what the second vet says (they say normally you wait two weeks after the meds for Giardia then retest--I called my vet who confirmed this). If the second vet says he's making progress, I'm hoping she gives to go-ahead to put him on oral meds for the ringworm. The rescuers are great and very caring.
The cat is about 13-14 weeks old and roughly 1 pound underweight (he's about 2 pounds 12 ounces right now). He's eating/playing/pooping normally. He's alert and very bonded with another kitties (who I'll be adopting too and who doesn't have any of those problems but is being treated for them just in case...)
Anybody out there with experience with kitten parasites and what to expect? Especially with gaining weight?
I've posted before. I'm in the process of adopting a rescue kitten. He was very skinny, the rescuer gave him a dewormer (he tested positive for roundworm) which helped a little. She him to a vet--he was still not gaining much weight, did another fecal and he had Giardia. Gave him meds and he gained about 4 ounces in a week (since he started the meds), which is pretty good. He also has ringworm. They're taking him to a new vet today for a second opinion about the Giardia (first vet weighed him in her office and said he only gained one ounce vs what the rescuer got on her scale where she's been weighing him daily, which to me has more meaning). First vet wanted to wait a week and do another fecal--she also wouldn't give him his final shots or oral meds for ringworm because of his weight. They are seeing what the second vet says (they say normally you wait two weeks after the meds for Giardia then retest--I called my vet who confirmed this). If the second vet says he's making progress, I'm hoping she gives to go-ahead to put him on oral meds for the ringworm. The rescuers are great and very caring.
The cat is about 13-14 weeks old and roughly 1 pound underweight (he's about 2 pounds 12 ounces right now). He's eating/playing/pooping normally. He's alert and very bonded with another kitties (who I'll be adopting too and who doesn't have any of those problems but is being treated for them just in case...)
Anybody out there with experience with kitten parasites and what to expect? Especially with gaining weight?