My 12 week old kitten has an extended belly and i dont know why. She had worms about a week ago so i gave her the de-worming tablet and her worms are all gone now, so it cant be that. She has diarea every couple of days. Shes eats quite a lot becuase shes gets hungry often; a combination of wet and dry food. Whats wrong with her? BTW She was born with a scale 4 out of 6 heart murmur. Could her extended belly have anything to do with that? She is very playful and healthy apart from that with a normal amount of energy for a kitten.
2007-07-11 08:52:29 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pets ➔ Cats
Are you SURE that the kitten does not have worms? Have you had a sample analyzed? What usually occurs is, 9 out of 10 kittens will be born with worms...so there is a general deworming medication that vets prescribe to go after these guys.
The heart murmur has nothing to do with the diarrhea. Heart murmurs only mean that a valve in the heart isn't functionally completely and there is a backwash of blood going on. Bear in mind however, that stress can play a role in the grade of murmur and may only occur when stress is involved. One cat of mine had a Grade 4 when he was a kitten..but it later went down to a Grade 2 when he was a year.
However, there are other parasites such as coccidiosis and giardia in which the 'general deworming medication' will have no effect. These guys are much tougher and they present themselves as 'cysts' which makes them more resistant to treatment. Get a poo sample from your kitten and ask the vet to send it to the lab for analysis. The vets may offer to analyze the sample but be aware that they may not be able to detect it. The lab is a better bet because they are specialized in finding these tough to detect buggers.
From what you are describing, I am willing to bet that your kitten has either coccidosiosis (which is what one of my guys had as a kitten) or giardia. If this is the case, she will need stronger forms of medication to kill them off.
Definitely get a sample looked at and in that way, you can rule out what is involved and make sure later that her parasite slate is clean.
In addition, monitor your kitten closely. If she stops eating, acts lethargic and tired all the time, get her seen immediately!!!
Hope this helps and please keep me posted!!
Good Luck!
2007-07-11 09:09:42 · answer #1 · answered by KarmaDub 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
has she been to the vet? Did you get the worming tablets from them? Did you bring a second stool sample into the vets office to be sure the parasites are gone?
Normally an extended belly is a sign of worms. She should have another stool sample checked for them.
2007-07-11 09:00:01 · answer #2 · answered by BVC_asst 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
To the vet! And stop wasting time on the computer. Kittens don't have a lot of reserves so you don't have much time to waste. Call now! And be sure and describe what is happening so you can get her in as soon as possible.
2007-07-11 09:21:16 · answer #3 · answered by D 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
because of the fact the kitten replaced into on the bathing room floor, it appears that evidently like he have been given into some purifier or poison. Kittens attempt to "mouth" each little thing, and he could have tasted some Clorox, or Tilex, or something that somebody could have wiped clean around the lavatory with, or spilled on the floor. loss of motor function can ensue from poison, stroke, and so on. If he have been MY kitten, i could get him to the closest vet or emergency sanatorium ASAP. somewhat, i could have taken him THIS MORNING! The longer you wait, the greater danger you have of dropping him! So...........HURRY !! desire you're making it in time..................take a mastercard, if the sanatorium won't permit you pay next week. good good fortune.......
2016-10-20 21:20:55 · answer #4 · answered by hilderbran 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I agree with the "get your cat to the vet asap" answers. There is a very serious, often fatal disease called feline infectious peritonitis, and a swollen belly is one of the symptoms.
2007-07-11 09:55:47 · answer #5 · answered by Lee 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Get her to the vet ASAP, she sounds like she needs professional care. She also needs some medicine to rid her of her diarrhea, which my vet told me can do a lot of damage to a cat and it's very difficult for them to get better without treatment.
2007-07-11 08:56:25 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
..I'd take her to the vet
2007-07-11 09:00:13 · answer #7 · answered by Mommy 2 Heaven Angel & 1 N Belly 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋