Tips for living next to 4 cats & 2 dogs + kitten deworming (it's long)?
A. I live in a large home next to 2 active but very well behave XXL Boston Terrier & Chocolate Lab & 4 cats. 2 males who have slight territory issues because Lui came into the house contained by February already an adult & 2 females, one being blind & the other a kitten still getting used to not being spoiled adjectives the time :). It's been about a week since we got Twiggy, we be just fostering her, but she fit in so well near everyone & everything, we couldn't bring her back to the No-Kill shelter I work in. So far, so good, no cat fight, no extra curious dog chases, but I know it won't always be perfect, so some tips individuals with many pets have picked up would be lovely :).
B. Twiggy have been vaccinated, dewormed & tested, she's in great strength, but a year ago our kitten Teddy died from FIP & ever since I'm especially neurotic with their health. I've be giving her Nutracal because she's a bit underweight, but she eats & poops well. But should I be concerned that she hasn't put on any weight merely yet? I don't think she needs to be dewormed again but within the event she did have worms, would it have been distinct in her stool?
A. I lived in a house with 2 voluminous dogs, 4 cats and 2 rabbits. The best advice that I could give you is to make certain that they all have their "space". For your cats, make certain that they have a space to "get away". My cats space was the underground store...I had it baby-gated off so that the dogs couldn't bother them there. Make certain you have enough litterboxes for all of your cats...my veterinarian recommended that I own 1 box for each cat + 1 more. So, for four cats I had 5 litterboxes. The dogs each have their own dog beds and the bunnies had their own large shut within in a separate room away from all the "dog noise"...my dogs be quite loud at times.
B. I don't think that you should worry around Twiggy just yet. My sister adopted a kitten from the local humane society. He be very tiny and was a pig! Ate every last bit of his food. He really didn't start to gain immensity until he was neutered. I'm not so sure going on for the worms...my cat came back after being gone for 3 months (she slipped out the door) and I never know she had worms until she threw them up. I never noticed anything in her stool. You said that you work at a shelter, can you cart her into the shelter's vet and have him/her evaluate her?
idk about the cats, but your pic is wierd. i thought it be a giant penis. and the background is all pink and well... y'know. wierd picture.
well-mannered luck with the cats and dogs though. you sound like you really vigilance. good on ya.
Answers: Only a few common parasites are detectable to the human eye. My kitten have roundworm that was microscopic & needed the initial vet de-wormer & another follow-up dose 2 weeks latter. I hope your not feeding a dry food to your kitten or the other cats as well.research this ! Out inevitably I fed my orphaned stray kitten Iams wet kitten food for 2 weeks till I could upgrade to a Premium all-life stage feline food. She lost that stomach full look & her stools became much less...it's a good point! I have with other kittens/cats throughout my lifetime resorted to using Hill's A/D if they be recovering from whatever, or appetite was diminished. A few cans on paw for use to up caloric solids would add weight gain. Nutri-cal only works as a supplement . Most de-wormers obligation a follow-up ( second dose 2-3 weeks latter) to kill the eggs. A quality damp food could be all that's needed for her.research your options. Monitor her & if upgrading her food or any optional extra to diet do so gradually. It also might be best to feed her isolated from your other animals. Sometimes kittens become too distracted too get through when in play mode or still becoming orientated to new environment. Hope all is well
I also live with a lot of pets. I live near 6 cats, and 2 dogs. Our two dogs are rottweiler puppies, so I know a lot about hyper dogs that cause trouble. We also own some cat fighting problems; our oldest and second oldest cats try to kill respectively other. Enough about me, I'll try and give you some tips for pets.
A. If you're pets ever start fighting, after seperation is ussually the best option. I'm not really sure what kind of suggestion you are asking for.
B. I just had a set of kittens named Tiny and Boomer, because one be big and one was little. We just thought Tiny was probably only just the runt, so we didn't worry about it. I now regret brshing it rotten, because 2 days later, Tiny died. Wors probably are not the problem, as long as the de-worming was recent; plus, you would probably be able to see the worms within the kittens stool. I would take the kiten to a vet, or if you are fostering the kitten take it ot the animal shelter you get it from. I probably wouldn't brush this off, but that is just because of my kitten misfortune.
