This is a 7 month old kitten. He was an outside cat. When the weather was nice and he was younger he was a playful kitten that ate well. When the weather turned cold he went into the heated garage thru a pet door along with the other cats. Then almost 2 months ago I took him in to a low cost clinic to be neutered. It seems like he hasn't been right ever since. He was 3 lbs when I took him in and he is still only 3 lbs. I had to take him to the vet the end of Dec. (12 days after he was neutered). He had an URI. He was put on an antibiotic and ointment for his eyes. He wasn't eating hardly anything so I stopped in the vet's office again. They gave me some mirtazapine to give him. He seemed to eat more when he's taking it. They also gave me some Fussy Cat wet food which he won't touch. When he got neutered the clinic also gave him a dose of Revolution. I wondered if he may have a tapeworm so I picked up the Bayer tapeworm dewormer and gave him a dose. That was 3 weeks ago. This morning it looked like he had a worm segment in his poop. I don't know if I should give him another dose or not or should I wait till it's been a month? Also a week ago he started having diarrhea. It got pretty bad with it being very runny. He seems to have gotten over that. It lasted for about 4 days.
Besides the fact that he has not gained any weight, he does not play, he does not sharpen his claws, he doesn't cover his "jobs" in the litter box. He does follow me around and will even trot behind me. He was walking with his head hanging down to the ground. But I noticed he is starting to hold it up more.
I was letting him in the house for periods of time and then putting him out in the garage at night. When he didn't seem to be getting any better, I started keeping him in the house full time for the past week. That seems to be helping. Any thoughts would be greatly appreciated.
Besides the fact that he has not gained any weight, he does not play, he does not sharpen his claws, he doesn't cover his "jobs" in the litter box. He does follow me around and will even trot behind me. He was walking with his head hanging down to the ground. But I noticed he is starting to hold it up more.
I was letting him in the house for periods of time and then putting him out in the garage at night. When he didn't seem to be getting any better, I started keeping him in the house full time for the past week. That seems to be helping. Any thoughts would be greatly appreciated.