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Hi there,
My kitten is healthy and eats great, litter trained, loving, purr's all the time! She has also been de-flead. I will be getting her de-wormed at the vet's when the appointment time arrives...
BUT, i was doing some research and i recognized that she looks to have what's called a 'pot belly'... (worms...???)
How do i know if she has worms or not?
Apart from the usual symptoms of:
-worms in stool (which she does not have)
-worms in anus (no)
-pot belly (don't really know... her belly is a bit big but soft and round NOT hard and round like they have when they have worms...
But, i have not found any worms in her poo/anus...
Her stool is runny/smelly (it's not diarrhea because it's not that runny...)
To make it a bit clearer her poop for the last day she has been a score 5 according to the fecal scale for cats ( so it's moist and she easily empties it, it has a twisty shape too).
She is still getting used to cleaning herself so i occasionally help her out by wiping it down for her as she is only approx 8 weeks old.
She seems fine and her appetite is good but i'm scared she has worms :-(
She seems healthy and has not puked (thank god!)
I will continue to monitor her stool and habits/behavior ...
I have requested a check-up in approx under 2 weeks (available date) as she seems okay... i have investigated her stools etc. and they are fine just a bit smelly and runny but i put that down to me starting to give her kitten milk and also for the first day when she came i fed her dry and wet food separately so that's why it's a bit runny as she has not had much dry food...
Any advice/suggestions?
Thank-you in advance! :-)
My kitten is healthy and eats great, litter trained, loving, purr's all the time! She has also been de-flead. I will be getting her de-wormed at the vet's when the appointment time arrives...
BUT, i was doing some research and i recognized that she looks to have what's called a 'pot belly'... (worms...???)
How do i know if she has worms or not?
Apart from the usual symptoms of:
-worms in stool (which she does not have)
-worms in anus (no)
-pot belly (don't really know... her belly is a bit big but soft and round NOT hard and round like they have when they have worms...
But, i have not found any worms in her poo/anus...
Her stool is runny/smelly (it's not diarrhea because it's not that runny...)
To make it a bit clearer her poop for the last day she has been a score 5 according to the fecal scale for cats ( so it's moist and she easily empties it, it has a twisty shape too).
She is still getting used to cleaning herself so i occasionally help her out by wiping it down for her as she is only approx 8 weeks old.
She seems fine and her appetite is good but i'm scared she has worms :-(
She seems healthy and has not puked (thank god!)
I will continue to monitor her stool and habits/behavior ...
I have requested a check-up in approx under 2 weeks (available date) as she seems okay... i have investigated her stools etc. and they are fine just a bit smelly and runny but i put that down to me starting to give her kitten milk and also for the first day when she came i fed her dry and wet food separately so that's why it's a bit runny as she has not had much dry food...
Any advice/suggestions?
Thank-you in advance! :-)