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I adopted a kitten about a week ago and when I brought him home he had really bad smelling diarrhea and was passing gas. The diarrhea was yellow in color.
My husband panicked and we decided to quarantine him for some time while monitoring his symptoms. We have another kitten who is perfectly healthy and we don't want to put her at risk.
After diarrhea and gas hadn't subsided for two days we took the baby to the vet and he was diagnosed with Giardia parasite infection. He was given Flagyl and Albon and the doctor said to keep him in a separate room until symptoms improve.
The kitten comes from a multiple cat household and his foster mom already had given him those meds (she told me). Does that mean that his infection is resistant?...
Is it really bad if he gives it to my resident girl kitten?...
How long does it take for a kitten to recover from this?...
How long should I keep him isolated?....
Can he pass it to humans?....
Anybody had any experience with this?...
How often should I sanitize the room?... (We have carpet )
I'm worried and overwhelmed with all this....
I want to love him just like I love my girl kitten but it's hard to get over all this sanitizing routine and I don't know if I should maybe bring him back?... I hate to think about it but if it poses significant risk to Abby I might decide to do that.... I feel like a horrible person....
Please help
Thank you
Julia
I adopted a kitten about a week ago and when I brought him home he had really bad smelling diarrhea and was passing gas. The diarrhea was yellow in color.
My husband panicked and we decided to quarantine him for some time while monitoring his symptoms. We have another kitten who is perfectly healthy and we don't want to put her at risk.
After diarrhea and gas hadn't subsided for two days we took the baby to the vet and he was diagnosed with Giardia parasite infection. He was given Flagyl and Albon and the doctor said to keep him in a separate room until symptoms improve.
The kitten comes from a multiple cat household and his foster mom already had given him those meds (she told me). Does that mean that his infection is resistant?...
Is it really bad if he gives it to my resident girl kitten?...
How long does it take for a kitten to recover from this?...
How long should I keep him isolated?....
Can he pass it to humans?....
Anybody had any experience with this?...
How often should I sanitize the room?... (We have carpet )
I'm worried and overwhelmed with all this....
I want to love him just like I love my girl kitten but it's hard to get over all this sanitizing routine and I don't know if I should maybe bring him back?... I hate to think about it but if it poses significant risk to Abby I might decide to do that.... I feel like a horrible person....
Please help
Thank you
Julia