Kitten with worms

Hi found a kitten who appeared to be around two weeks old but is actually about six weeks old I dewormed her how long will it take for her belly to go down and to start gaining weight ??? Also how long does it take for the worms to start passing

Depends upon the type of worm(s).  Some worms are notoriously difficult to get rid of (girardia), and it may not be worms you're dealing with, but bacteria, like e-coli.  It may take several courses of de-wormers to take care of the problem.  Did the vet tell you what kind of worms she had?

Meanwhile, how is her appetite?  You can mix some kitten replacement milk with wet food to get the calories into her.

Good luck--and thank you for taking care of this little one.

I shall ask a mod to move this your thread to Preg & kitten care forum, you will get more answers there.

Good luck!

JadePrincess, You do weigh her every day? Best in grammes. It is the easiest way to notice changes.

What food do you give her?

What preparate for deworming did you used? Usually they begin to work quite quickly, two day perhaps, and you notice dying worms coming out. The poo gets often runny too.

What worms do you suspect? Kittens has almost always round worms, sometimes also tape worms.

You must often do it again a couple of weeks later.

And not seldom they do have other parasites, like Giardia...  But this is perhaps another story.

Please, continue to report and question!

Good luck!

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Well I tried deworming her a didn't see any worms she is very willing to eat soft big cat food but does nt like the good brand I got her ill try mixing it its for kitten under weight and weaning to four months especially for her she still loves her milk also any ideas

Could her belly just be big from malnutrician like humans sometimes get????

Well I tried to get a few shots in so y'all could see and let me know she is very tiny but has all her baby teeth and loves to run and jump on everything so I think she atleast 5 or 6 weeks just tiny what could this be ???? She does seem sick

jadedprincess said:

Well I tried deworming her a didn't see any worms she is very willing to eat soft big cat food but does nt like the good brand I got her ill try mixing it its for kitten under weight and weaning to four months especially for her she still loves her milk also any ideas

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If she ates wet it should be OK, even if it is not the small kitten variation.  I mean, its easier to make a decent wet food than decent dry food.

The danger is if it is some low fat variant; kittens shall have much fat.  Full fat variation.

If it is a low fat variant, you can try and melt in some butter.

Or mix it with this "kitten under 4 months" you do have.

Milk (kmr or goat milk) as extra is also good,

Good luck!

Also it seems as if she can barely see when do they get their full eye site anyone know???

What dewormer did you use? It's very important you don't buy over the counters at a pet store as usually they do nothing. Its also important that you deworm again in two weeks depending on what dewormer you are using. Her tummy is very distended is she having normal bowel movements and is she having any diarrhea or loose stools? Any vomiting? Is she active?

I have the same problem but I bought a kitten formula n she seems to be gaining weight

As someone else mentioned, pretty much all kittens have round worms so at the very least need strongid or drontal once and then again in two weeks. Over the counters don't work but all kittens need to be dewormed.