Cats & Kittens

Do you see anything that looks kind of like grains of rice around his bottom or left on areas where he sleeps? That's a sure sign of tape worms from fleas.

You need to get something like Advantage or Frontline to put on him. The cheap Hartz stuff doesn't work. I think you can get Advantage w/o an Rx now at places like Petsmart.

For the house, the Fleabusters powder is supposed to be most effective. http://www.amazon.com/Fleabusters-Rx-Fleas-Plus/dp/B000MS6Q2Q

HTH!

Thank you, thank you, thank you! I'm going to PetSmart tomorrow and see if I can get some. My poor little guy is just miserable.

I've checked his stool and favorite spots and haven't seen anything that resembles rice or worms. I'm hopeful that he's just a chub. I'll talk to the vet about it but this did put my mind at ease. Thanks so much for your response!

   

 

Welcome to Cats and Kittens.  We had a horrible flea problem when we moved into this house.  I had never seen so many fleas.  I used the Fleabuster and it worked great.  I also treated the cats with a squeeze on product from my vet.  I got rid of the fleas thank goodness.   I treated my home with the Fleabuster for a couple of years to keep the fleas away and have never had them again.  I'm sure if your kitten had fleas, he has tapeworms.  You can get wormer from you vet to take care of them.  It may take a couple of doses to get rid of all of them.  If you have never wormed him he may have roundworms too, so I would get an all in one wormer to get everything.

Good luck!

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