My 9-month-old kitty June has quite a large belly. It hasn't come up suddenly; she's always been like this (of course, sudden symptoms should always be seen by a vet). It looks like she's pregnant. She was spayed at 18 weeks, so I know she's not preggers, plus she's never been around a tomcat anyway. She's been dewormed several times (twice by the vet, a few times I gave her OTC dewormer). I also gave her OTC Tapeworm Tabs, but she's never had any Drontal or anything else from the vet. She was last at the vet 2 weeks after her spay, to have her stitches taken out.
My vet is a farm vet, and has a rather laid-back attitude about things like this. So before I take her in, I want to know what to suggest to him. So, any suggestions as to why a 9-month-old spayed kitten's belly would be so big? Her digestion seems to be working fine. The only other times I've seen this, the problem was cleared up right away after a round of dewormer.
My vet is a farm vet, and has a rather laid-back attitude about things like this. So before I take her in, I want to know what to suggest to him. So, any suggestions as to why a 9-month-old spayed kitten's belly would be so big? Her digestion seems to be working fine. The only other times I've seen this, the problem was cleared up right away after a round of dewormer.