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Kittens and parasites! Oh my!
valeryce
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So, my coworker found a bunch of kittens, and I adopted one yesterday. We think she's about 8 weeks old. She's very playful, sweet and seems to be rather healthy. I am however rather concerned for her health, as it seems that she has fleas, tape worms and there's a very good chance she has ear mites too.
I am taking her to the vet Wednesday to get these problems looked at. I went looking for flea medication yesterday but I couldn't find any OTC stuff that was safe for kittens her age. I'm not sure if it's safe to use OTC dewormers either. Also, is it possible/safe for me to treat ear mites at home? I've given her two baths so far (one with some kitten shampoo and one with straight water) and I've been fleacombing her and that has helped loads with the fleas. Obviously I don't want to bathe her to much and dry out her coat, but I also don't want her to have fleas.
Basically I want to know if there's any safe home treatments I can do for her before Wendesday to reduce the problem. My roommate has a cat too, and although we're keeping the kitten in the bathroom I am worried about the other cat contracting something from her. Especially worms, because that's just gross.
Also a picture for kitten-tastic cuteness.
On a side note, anyone know a good name for her? I've been thinking something pirate-y would be cool, as my friend pointed out that it looks like she's wearing an eyepatch.
I am taking her to the vet Wednesday to get these problems looked at. I went looking for flea medication yesterday but I couldn't find any OTC stuff that was safe for kittens her age. I'm not sure if it's safe to use OTC dewormers either. Also, is it possible/safe for me to treat ear mites at home? I've given her two baths so far (one with some kitten shampoo and one with straight water) and I've been fleacombing her and that has helped loads with the fleas. Obviously I don't want to bathe her to much and dry out her coat, but I also don't want her to have fleas.
Basically I want to know if there's any safe home treatments I can do for her before Wendesday to reduce the problem. My roommate has a cat too, and although we're keeping the kitten in the bathroom I am worried about the other cat contracting something from her. Especially worms, because that's just gross.
Also a picture for kitten-tastic cuteness.
On a side note, anyone know a good name for her? I've been thinking something pirate-y would be cool, as my friend pointed out that it looks like she's wearing an eyepatch.
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You could call her Wench.
How about Bonny?
Eventually you'd have to get another cat and name it Clyde, though.
With kittens, a good measuring stick is weight: approximately 1lb/month, up to about 7 or 8 months. I worked at a vet's office when my kitten was found and brought in, and they told me that because she weighed about 3 1/2 lbs, they were estimating 3-4 months old. So if the picture is deceiving and she does weigh about 2 lbs, then 8 weeks is a good estimate. Your vet can give you a better estimation.
That's what you should name the kitty.
Another thing to note is that if she has parasites, she may actually weigh less than the 1lb/month thing for kitties. We rescued our first cat when she couldn't have been more than four weeks old yet (she wasn't weaned, he mama had been hit by a car). However, she wouldn't even register on a scale she was so tiny.
The chance of there being a safe OTC treatment for worms for a cat her age is probably pretty slim, but if anyone has an idea let me know. Also, ear mites? How do you clean a cat's ear? It'd probably be safer to wait until I can see the vet, but she's scratching her ear and it's clearly very irritating to her.
Bonny might be a good name
I like drawing, cartoons, cookies, and shiny pointy objects.
I vote for Bonny as well. She looks like a little pirate.
You can still bathe them with regular kitten shampoo daily if need be. Also, make sure to vacuum a lot and clean their bedding daily. That will go a long ways towards getting rid of any eggs.
KEEP THE CAT AWAY FROM THE OTHER CAT UNTIL YOU GET IT TESTED FOR FELINE LEUKEMIA VIRUS
Trust me on this
It is communicable and it's basically the equivalent of cat AIDS
My beloved cat recently died from it, and prior experience had a friend with four cats adopt a fifth, who was FeLV positive
It infected the other four cats and they all died within a year
Everything else is secondary, you MUST get the cat checked out fully by a vet, full test regimen
As for Pirate kitty names, well... here goes-
Third/fourth for Bonny (or Mary Read, after her crew mate)
Cheng (I Sao), for a Chinese woman pirate who commanded a truly massive fleet of ships, and successfully terrorized the seas for many years, through the late 1700's and on until 1810 when she "surrendered" (retired would probably be a better term), and her husband kept 20 ships, out of 226, and all the booty 8-)
Grace (O'Malley), Irish Chieftaness who lead raids on neighboring tribes, and generally raised hell whenever she felt like it.
Jolie (Rouge)- French for 'Lovely Red', thought to be the originating term for the Jolly Roger.
Also, Kidd, Teach, and Morgan would all work as genderless names, for Captain Kidd, Edward Teach (Blackbeard), and Henry Morgan.
Best of luck with your pirate kitty! I hope she turns out safe and healthy!