Article From SubmitYOURArticle.com: What Every Cat Parent Should Know - About How To Keep Your Kitten Healthy

It is always a joy choosing a new little kitten
and taking it home for the first time. However,
you may be faced right from the start with signs
of a common health problem in weaned kittens: a
distended abdomen and feline diarrhea with signs
of colic. All these symptoms may be caused by
round worms and you will need to take action to
avoid further deterioration.

Cat diarrhea is a symptom that is correlated to
gastrointestinal disorders. Enteritis is caused
by many infectious agents, such as bacteria,
viruses, fungi and endoparasites. Especially
weanling kittens will suffer from round worm
infestation, if preventative worming of the cat
mum and kittens did not take place or were not
given according to a proper schedule.

Toxocara cati and Toxascaris leonina, two feline
round worm species, infect the small intestines
and are responsible for poor growth, loss of
condition and debilitation in young cats.
Common signs are gut motility problems that
appear either in form of diarrhea, constipation,
vomiting or even more severely, as invagination
of sections of the intestines.
Colic is often present and so is the typical
"worm belly", where intestines are gassy and
distended.

Round worm larvae are being transmitted with the
colostrum and milk of queens. Therefore it is
very important to treat breeding cats at least
before and after a pregnancy and her whole litter
by the age of 4 weeks.
Weanling kittens should get worming treatment
every fortnight, up to the age of 3 months. From
then on they should receive regular treatment
throughout their life.
This helps to control worm counts in a cat's
intestines and in the environment. Poor growth,
weakness and a weak immune system can be avoided
effectively this way.

Suitable cat dewormer for kittens and pregnant
queens contain fenbendazole which eliminates
adult round worms. Fully grown-up cats can be
treated with anthelmintics that are effective
against adult worms and their larval stages.
There are many different cat worm medicines
available that come in different forms, such as
tablets, paste, granules, liquids or topical
spot-ons. Especially spot-on products can be used
conveniently and are easily administered onto the
skin, so you can be sure that your cat got the
whole dose.

Feline round worm infection in young kittens
should be taken seriously, because of the
potential threat to their health and well-being
in their future life. It is a common parasitic
disease that can be controlled and risks can be
decreased to a minimum through a simple, easy to
follow deworming routine. Modern deworming
products for cats are safe to use and very
effective. It is quite easy to help your kitten
grow up into a happy and healthy adult cat.

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Dr. Ellen Schmidt is a veterinary practitioner
focusing on alternative veterinary medicine. If
you found this article interesting, visit her
website and claim your free monthly e-zine "Pet
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