Coccidia

I picked up an adorable 1 year old red tabby from the local shelter 2 days ago as a companion animal for myself and my 8 year old torti. He has had his shoots and flea medication and show no signs of respiratory infection. He had worms initally but was given Drocit and my resident cat was given revolution that protects against worms. I took a fecal sample to the vet today to see if he was passing any worms with the hopes of letting him out if the bathroom full time. ( I feel really bad confining him, he howls sometimes and i've lost much sleep because of this too. Plus i live in an apartment with very thin walls) Upon examination the vet discovered no worms but a single small organism that she considered to be Coccidia . She provided 10 days worth of anti-biotics. He has no Diarrhea and his stools are fully formed when he goes so i don't think he has it very bad and almost question the need for medication. I cant seem to find a vet that is open this afternoon but i am concerned about a few things and hoping someone here can help.

Since worms are transmitted by feces i cleaned his fuzzy bum and let him explore my apartment supervised and the two cats sniffed each other but had no other contact. Each cat had it's own food/water and litter pan to prevent worms from spreading. However I am worried that by allowing him to roam around the apartment i have put my 8 year old cat at risk for catching it. I also read that most adult cats are more or less immune to it and kitten are most at risk. Should i be overly worried about my adult cat getting this as well?

I also cleaned the bathroom and got him a tiny liter pan so i can change it daily. Should i be worried about it spreading outside the bathroom through clothing like socks after i have been in visiting him? Will he have to stay in the bathroom fulltime until it has been cleared up.

I really appreciate any help you can provide, i'm a bit freaked out about all of this and don't want to infect my resident cat. I love my new kitten to death but so far this adoption has been one stressful ordeal for me.

I would love to let them out together but i cant risk infecting both cats. I'm on a very limited income and i have read that many times it takes several doses of anti-biotics to get rid of it, between the meds and fecal exams it will cost 60$ each visit per cat. He is on Tmps not sure if that is Albon or not. I have read that coccidia will clear up on it's own unless it is severe, but others say it needs medication to clear up.

P.s on a side note your Chloe looks just like my cat whisers.

I think he is on Tribrissen®, they just used an abbreviation on the pill bottle.
I am also thinking that he may already be on the road to recovery or is just a carrer, he was removed from a neglectful home with too many cats so that is likely were he picked it up. 2 days in the shelter would mean 4 days in total which is too early for infection to be from the shelter. He was in rough shape when they got him 4 days ago, flea bite dermatitis, bald spots and worms too. I agree that medication is a good idea just in case the stress from the move is causing a flare-up. Maybe it was just caught before it got too bad. I will be taking him in after 10 days of eating pill laced treats. Bless the person who invented treats with pill holes in them. I assume he has a healthy immune system, he was vaccinated against FIV when he came in but i'm uncertain if they tested him before vaccination. My older cat has not had shots in almost 4 years since she had a scary reaction to the last one. But i've read from reputable sources that one shot is capable of providing immunity for life and boosters are just wasteful.

I wont have to worry about them cleaning each other anytime soon, i have not allowed any physical contact and whiskers is still at the hissing and growling stage and likely will be for some time.

Is 33$ a bit much for a fecal exam? Should i be checking around a bit to see if somewhere else is cheaper?

Thanks for the advice everyone. My vet seemed eager to get back to work and the paperwork she provided on coccidia left me with even more questions.

I can get the test done at a lab for 40$. I live on Ontario Canada so i guess these prices are about right.

So far i have been able to catch him using the litter pan and clean it before he manages to bury it. He eats like a little piggy and drinks a ton of water first thing in the morning. His stool was formed but had a but of sticky looking mucus and a bit of blood at the end.

He has a weeping sore on his back too (clear to light pink fluid, i have been apply vetericyn spray to it and his other dermatitis spots. I hope it starts to heal soon or it may mean a trip to the vet. Other than that he is very loveable and seems happy except for the being in the bathroom part. Sadly when i got to work he will have to stay in the bathroom since i have no-one to supervise him.

I'm going to call the shelter on monday and see if they test for FIV when cats come in. The internet is so ripe with misinformation, i had read that FIV could be transmitted by claw scratches too.

The shelter here does not test for FIV, but given his young age and being an neutered indoor cat they said it was unlikely he would have FIV. I found out that a guy who had 10 cats brought 3(including Kujo) cat to the shelter but provided very little information about them. They were spayed and neutered but no one knows where since most vets here wont do surgery if the animal has a flea infestation. I suffer from an anxiety disorder so i'm probably worrying too much about FIV at the moment. But I'm also looking out for my resident cats health. I would feel horrible if something happened to my little girl. That and living on a single minimum wage income leaves little room for vet bills.

The little guy is doing a bit better, he seem rather relaxed all curled up in my sink looking like an angel.

Is Felv something i should get him tested for?
He seems healthy other than the coccidia, worms and dermatitis.
This whole adoption opened up a huge can of worms, i was under the impression that initial vaccinations protected against a lot more than they acutally do. He's had limited face time with my cat and no actually physical contact but now i'm almost scared to let him anywhere near my resident cat.

I know the shelter didn't test him. He was flea treated, dewormed and given fel-o-vax PCT. I checked with 2 vets in the area and neither of them recommended the test on a cat unless there was a valid reason too do so. I explained he was a shelter cat but that did not change the opinions given. I was quoted 80$ for the test. Plus 70 for FIV.

I decided that having 2 sick or dead cats was not worth the risk. I got him tested at the vets today for fiv/felv at the cost of 80$(quess the quote was for both tests) He came back negative so i have peace of mind and can let him mingle with my resident cat this weekend

I took him off the coccidia medication when it started to give him progressively worse mushy stools. 2 days after stopping he is back to normal litter box deposits. They still wanted to treat him for asymptomatic coccidia but the treatment seems to make it worse so i'm still not sure i will bother. Think my resident baby will warm up to him fairly quick, she kinda sniffed him and hissed in his face but she talks tough but is a big suck. She has seen him afar and he has been in the bathroom for a week so i imagine she got a few sniffs too.

It sucks big time, i've got general anxiety, social anxiety, depression and ocd. Tend to make even the littlest problems seem so huge.

He seems to be staying out of trouble so far minus the plant as a litter box accident last night. He's sleeping right now in my box spring