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I was just wondering how many rounds of de-worming can a kitten need or is safe to have? Both my kittens, Pickles and Pepper (now 4 months old) have had two rounds of de-worming. I got them a second round when Pickles threw up a roundworm a few weeks back. She had always been skinny even though she was eating a lot. Pepper has always been roly-poly so his second round was more a precaution (they share their food dishes and litter boxes). But Pickles is still super skinny. I haven't noticed any improvement on that front. And now she is eating less. It's like she eats enough to stay alive but that's about it. I'm already only giving a 3oz can to split between the two of them at their meals. Both my kittens have always been picky. They only like food fresh from the can and won't eat leftovers. And they won't eat the same flavour two times in a day. But now she's turning her nose up at almost everything except for treats (WHISKAS' TASTY TEMPTATIONS). She's essentially a gravy-licker.
I'm starting to worry that the deworming didn't work for her. I haven't found any dead worms in the litter box or anything. And it's tough to tell if she's constipated because both kittens use the same litterbox and they both only poop in the one upstairs. I only ever find pee clumps in the one downstairs. Is it possible the two rounds didn't work? Or do I need to keep trying to find different foods? One day she will eat nothing but kibble. The next she wants cheap grocery-store brands. The next she wants the top grain-free. She's still very active and friendly. She also has a very high thirst drive. She seems to drink a lot.
I was just wondering how many rounds of de-worming can a kitten need or is safe to have? Both my kittens, Pickles and Pepper (now 4 months old) have had two rounds of de-worming. I got them a second round when Pickles threw up a roundworm a few weeks back. She had always been skinny even though she was eating a lot. Pepper has always been roly-poly so his second round was more a precaution (they share their food dishes and litter boxes). But Pickles is still super skinny. I haven't noticed any improvement on that front. And now she is eating less. It's like she eats enough to stay alive but that's about it. I'm already only giving a 3oz can to split between the two of them at their meals. Both my kittens have always been picky. They only like food fresh from the can and won't eat leftovers. And they won't eat the same flavour two times in a day. But now she's turning her nose up at almost everything except for treats (WHISKAS' TASTY TEMPTATIONS). She's essentially a gravy-licker.
I'm starting to worry that the deworming didn't work for her. I haven't found any dead worms in the litter box or anything. And it's tough to tell if she's constipated because both kittens use the same litterbox and they both only poop in the one upstairs. I only ever find pee clumps in the one downstairs. Is it possible the two rounds didn't work? Or do I need to keep trying to find different foods? One day she will eat nothing but kibble. The next she wants cheap grocery-store brands. The next she wants the top grain-free. She's still very active and friendly. She also has a very high thirst drive. She seems to drink a lot.