Hello,
I'm back again. (My cat, Pennie, had kittens on St. Patrick's Day.) This time, I stopped at a farm down the road, with a sign, "free kittens." They had 2 red males left. They guessed their age at 7-8 weeks. They were kept in a rabbit cage in the dairy barn above the manure trough/place where cows poop and pee when they're being milked. Anyway, we went to see them and my 8-year-old dropped one in the muck. I scooped him up, and felt so bad. At the time, I was looking for one for us, and neither of them struck me as "ours." We left, and then later that night, my conscience got to me. "Why didn't I bring them home, clean them up, and rehome them?" They were flea-ridden. So, today, after badgering my husband, he finally relented, and we went back to get them. Now, they're home, had a bath in dish detergent, got towel-dried, some loves, and soft food. Soooo, here's my question: their bellies feel overly big. I know they were given cow milk (another reason why I wanted to bring them home). Do you think they have worms? And, if so, is it too early to deworm them? I have some medicine left over from the vet. Can I give it to them?
One more thing- I always thought fleas were little, like specks of pepper. But, when I washed them, some bigger black and reddish bugs came out of their fur. I couldn't see them at first, but they seemed to "surface" with the water. Are these fleas? If not, what?
Thank you, in advance for your help! I love this site! I come here for all of my cat issues!
I'm back again. (My cat, Pennie, had kittens on St. Patrick's Day.) This time, I stopped at a farm down the road, with a sign, "free kittens." They had 2 red males left. They guessed their age at 7-8 weeks. They were kept in a rabbit cage in the dairy barn above the manure trough/place where cows poop and pee when they're being milked. Anyway, we went to see them and my 8-year-old dropped one in the muck. I scooped him up, and felt so bad. At the time, I was looking for one for us, and neither of them struck me as "ours." We left, and then later that night, my conscience got to me. "Why didn't I bring them home, clean them up, and rehome them?" They were flea-ridden. So, today, after badgering my husband, he finally relented, and we went back to get them. Now, they're home, had a bath in dish detergent, got towel-dried, some loves, and soft food. Soooo, here's my question: their bellies feel overly big. I know they were given cow milk (another reason why I wanted to bring them home). Do you think they have worms? And, if so, is it too early to deworm them? I have some medicine left over from the vet. Can I give it to them?
One more thing- I always thought fleas were little, like specks of pepper. But, when I washed them, some bigger black and reddish bugs came out of their fur. I couldn't see them at first, but they seemed to "surface" with the water. Are these fleas? If not, what?
Thank you, in advance for your help! I love this site! I come here for all of my cat issues!
