how often do i give my feral kitten rid worm paste?

Question

i just rescued a feral kitten. She has roundworms i believe. She has a huge pot belly. I bought hartz rid worm paste for cats and kittens and the instructions are horrible. It comes in a syringe and the dosage is according to the pounds, but it doesn't tell you how often to give this paste to kitten. I've never wormed a cat before and i don't know if you are supposed to give this paste daily or just that one time. I've been checking her stool and i can see little white specs and i also found a live round worm (it was white and spaghetti like and still alive). I don't know if the paste worked and if the worms were killed. What should i look for? If the paste works, would she pass the worms in her stool? should i be seeing a lot of them? Should her belly swell down immediately? she still has a pot belly. I gave her one dose for a 2lb kitten only one time and i just want to know if i continue giving this to her daily till the syringe runs out or if once is enough. please help

Answer 1

The white specs may be a different type of worm. You really need to take the kitten to the vet for a fecal. Regular worming meds will not kill tape worm.

Answer 2

You need to treat for the right kind of worm, which is easy for a vet to check with a stool sample (it's cheap). Kittens are sensitive to medications so don't give something that isn't needed. You may have two types of worms in her, but you need to get the correct thing from the vet.

Hartz has a huge number of lawsuits against it for poisoning pets, their stuff is garbage. Get her in for an exam and use the right meds from the vet.

Answer 3

possibly not. not in any respect use any form of Hartz products. they're too poisonous and function killed and made ill many canines and cats and toddlers. From flea products to OTC wormers - NONE of it quite is risk-free. because of the fact the kitten grew to become into already susceptible and ill - it quite is going to be a miracle if this kitten pulls by using.