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Hi everyone, so last Thursday I rescued an abandoned kitten from the street. I took him to the vet and he got flea treated and dewormed against roundworms, as well as given some nutritional gel. I am currently taking care of him and am still not sure if I will be keeping him.
Right now, he has tapeworms and it's been stressing me out a lot. He was supposed to get treated for them today but the vet did not want to give him the injection bc of his age (he's around 5 weeks). So they told me to wait another 2 weeks. He is being quarantined in my bathroom for now and I've been cleaning up any worms or eggs that I see. But to be honest, it is worrying me bc I have a 6yr old dog as well. And I don't really want to be doing that for another 2 weeks, I would like for him to be able to run around too. He's also small and I'm scared that the worms will not let allow him to gain weight and be healthy.
Has anyone had any experience with this? Should I take him to another vet for a second opinion? Or should I just wait it out? Would it not be cruel to leave him in the bathroom for another 2 weeks? Also, how do I go about cleaning? There doesn't seem to be much information on how to kill tapeworm eggs.
He is 5 weeks and weighs less than a pound.
Any advice is appreciated. Thank you
Right now, he has tapeworms and it's been stressing me out a lot. He was supposed to get treated for them today but the vet did not want to give him the injection bc of his age (he's around 5 weeks). So they told me to wait another 2 weeks. He is being quarantined in my bathroom for now and I've been cleaning up any worms or eggs that I see. But to be honest, it is worrying me bc I have a 6yr old dog as well. And I don't really want to be doing that for another 2 weeks, I would like for him to be able to run around too. He's also small and I'm scared that the worms will not let allow him to gain weight and be healthy.
Has anyone had any experience with this? Should I take him to another vet for a second opinion? Or should I just wait it out? Would it not be cruel to leave him in the bathroom for another 2 weeks? Also, how do I go about cleaning? There doesn't seem to be much information on how to kill tapeworm eggs.
He is 5 weeks and weighs less than a pound.
Any advice is appreciated. Thank you