Kitten with worms and respiratory disease.

aleach210

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Earlier I posted about my kitten with diarrhea and possible worms. We took her to the vet and found out she does have tapeworms. And she also has the common cat respiratory disease. They gave her a dewormer and the previous day a different vet gave her antibiotics for her diarrhea. But now she's sneezing and is very lethargic. She pooped and passed a lot of what appeared to be the tapeworms. I think that's good. But she's just not herself. She really hasn't eaten or drank much. I'm really worried and scared. She's only 10 weeks. I just need some positive help or something. I feel really bad and I wanna help but I'm worried she won't be okay. Will she be okay??
 

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Yes, with deworming, flea control given regularly so she doesn't get more tapeworms, and antibiotics given when they are supposed to be, every 12 hours for the duration, she will be just fine :)
 

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She'll be okay. Just try to encourage her to eat so she keeps her strength up. Get some strong smelling canned food or some meat baby food (just meat) and warm it up so the smell is stronger. If her nose is blocked up and she can't smell her food she won't want to eat. You can run a hot shower and keep her in the room for a few minutes so the steam will help clear her nose a bit, too.
 
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Thank you guys so much!! She seems a little better today. Thank you :)
 

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With little ones, it sometimes takes awhile for them to get over the illness.  In addition to the steam treatments in the shower, you can use Little Noses baby nose drops to help open up the nasal passages and help with decongestion.  If you're still concerned, get the kitty back to the vet for a check up and possible medications. 
 
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