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Hello everyone. I am new to the group, I could use your advice! I recently bought an exotic kitten from a breeder on Oct. 15th. When I picked up the kitten, I noticed right away he was small. He was supposed ton be 12 weeks old but he looked more like 6 weeks. I did confirm with the breeders vet that the kitten had been wormed twice, and tested negative for felv and fiv. As for his small size, the breeder told me that his mother always has small kittens and his size was normal. When I got him home, he had diarrhea and it was bloody. I weighed him and he was just 1.5 lbs. Then I also noticed a few other things. His belly was bloated, he was not interested in playing, and he didn't have much of an appetite. In fact, he didn't even have his bottom and top front teeth yet (and still doesn't)! So I wormed him, and the blood cleared up, but he still had diarrhea. So then, I had the vet do a fecal exam. The exam showed that the kitten was loaded with coccidia, so I was sent home with Albon treatment.
That brings us to today. He is nearly finished with the Albon, and his diarrhea has gone away. He has been on probiotics as well. He is also more playful and active now, and eating like a PIG...his weight has gone up to two pounds, but his belly is as big and bloated as ever!!! Could it be that he is simply over eating? He does seem to gorge himself in my opinion. Or could this be something much worse, like FIP? That is my worst fear! It seems like if he were very ill, he would act like he feels bad, but he acts fine. But then, I did read that many FIP cats can be asymptomatic, showing nothing but perhaps stunted growth and a distended abdomen. I have already spent a significant amount of money and cannot return to the vet for a week and a half. Is there anything else I can do to see if his belly will go down?
That brings us to today. He is nearly finished with the Albon, and his diarrhea has gone away. He has been on probiotics as well. He is also more playful and active now, and eating like a PIG...his weight has gone up to two pounds, but his belly is as big and bloated as ever!!! Could it be that he is simply over eating? He does seem to gorge himself in my opinion. Or could this be something much worse, like FIP? That is my worst fear! It seems like if he were very ill, he would act like he feels bad, but he acts fine. But then, I did read that many FIP cats can be asymptomatic, showing nothing but perhaps stunted growth and a distended abdomen. I have already spent a significant amount of money and cannot return to the vet for a week and a half. Is there anything else I can do to see if his belly will go down?
I was thinking the same thing. I need to see about getting a better wormer.