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I trapped a feral kitten yesterday, took him to the vet and he has been in a separate room from my older resident cats. I have been spending time socializing him and he is doing very well but while I have been handling him, I've noticed several things:
1. He might have ear mites (coffee ground dust in ears)
2. Stomach is distended making him look odd--small face and a pot belly
3. Poops are white, flat and loose
4. Terrible breath
He was given all his vaccinations yesterday, leukemia test came back negative, was dewormed, and got his flea treatment. I can't take him back to the vet because he is clearly traumatized by all the changes in his life.
I can treat ear mites with homemade treatment as I already have some for my rabbits. Don't know what to do about the other issues. Any suggestions as to what I can do to help him?
I can't even let him near my own cats till he is free from all these issues as one of my cats has a suppressed immune system. He is living on borrowed time and I would not like to endanger that in any way. So, the kitten will have to live in one room for several weeks which isn't a great scenario for any one of us.
1. He might have ear mites (coffee ground dust in ears)
2. Stomach is distended making him look odd--small face and a pot belly
3. Poops are white, flat and loose
4. Terrible breath
He was given all his vaccinations yesterday, leukemia test came back negative, was dewormed, and got his flea treatment. I can't take him back to the vet because he is clearly traumatized by all the changes in his life.
I can treat ear mites with homemade treatment as I already have some for my rabbits. Don't know what to do about the other issues. Any suggestions as to what I can do to help him?
I can't even let him near my own cats till he is free from all these issues as one of my cats has a suppressed immune system. He is living on borrowed time and I would not like to endanger that in any way. So, the kitten will have to live in one room for several weeks which isn't a great scenario for any one of us.