Help Needed!

ok I just got back from dinner and my baby boy is blown up like a ballon. as we were watching him to see what was going on he decied to poop. (which was great in my eyes) and before he could bury it I pushed him outa the way and look. and sure enough little white worms. I looked it up and they are tapeworms. the vet is not open til monday (small town no emergcy vet) I gotta know if the OTC stuff is worth buying I don't know what eles to do for the little guy!

Omg Now He Is Coughing What If This Isn"t What Is Wrong!!!!!!!!!!!!!

just got back from dinner and my baby boy is blown up like a ballon. as we were watching him to see what was going on he decied to poop. (which was great in my eyes) and before he could bury it I pushed him outa the way and look. and sure enough little white worms. I looked it up and they are tapeworms. the vet is not open til monday (small town no emergcy vet) I gotta know if the OTC stuff is worth buying I don't know what eles to do for the little guy!

OMG NOW HE IS COUGHING WHAT IF THIS ISN"T WHAT IS WRONG!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Ok, please calm down.

By Over the Counter, what do you mean exactly?

I suspect - though I can't be sure, that he wants to cough up some of the worms (probably in a hair ball).

Is there an emergency vet in a nearby town that you could visit - or even call for advice?

I think it's about 5.47 pm in the pacific coast - if you can't find a vet nearby who will advise you, there are vets or shelters still open on the west coast that probably can.

can you phone the vet at home and ask them to look at your kitty? i know what its like to live in a small town; except my vet is a 3 hour drive away.
good luck and i hope your kitty is ok

We actually are the nearby town to everything eles around here. haha that's kinda funny but I am thinking about calling the vet's house. I might wait til morning and see if he is acting the same I don't know what else to do.

I don't think there is an OTC for tapeworms and if there were,I wouldn't use them. They do more harm than good. I'd try calling the vet,too. Especially if he keeps coughing.

The worms shouldn't be an emergency situation. They're gross, yes, and a Monday vet appointment is definitely in order, but your kitten has had them for awhile, I guarantee it.

The coughing is another issue. Is the coughing continuing? Or was it just a one-time thing? Is the kitten active, playing, eating, drinking?

Most definitely don't use an over the counter worm treatment. Before TCS, I used to use such a thing for my ferals till I lost one. The vet told me that the over the counter stuff has piperazine in it and some cats are quite sensitive to it.

I couldn't begin to tell you how guilty I felt about that happening.

yes everything else seems normal.... he had poo dripping outa his butt a little while ago... I am going to call the vet first thing in the morning he doesn't look so bloated anymore.

I know pumpkin is good to regulate poop in kitties (the pure pumpkin not the filling). I know pumpkin seeds can kill parasites. I wonder if pumpkin can also eliminate parasites? Its only speculation. Your vet will have something that will work very fast.

The OTC stuff can be extremely dangerous and many people have lost pets to it. Definitely only trust the stuff from the vets.