Kitten Question

[SympliG]

Hi everyone...i'm new here because i'm a bit concerned about the kitten I just got.
A friend of mine adopted a kitten a week ago and when her landlord found out, he made her get rid of the kitten. She asked if I would be interested in taking her and so I did. According to the paperwork from adoption the kitten was given her shots, was spayed and micro-chipped on 7/2/08 and recieved her rabies vaccine on 9/6/08, the day of adoption. It says she was dewormed as well. Well she was dropped off to me today and while she was laying on me I noticed something small and white on her anus, looked like a piece of rice. I immediately grabbed a tissue and wiped it and when I inspected the tissue it moved, giving me the indication that it was a worm of some sort. I thought hmm, its only one and the paper says she was dewormed so I didn't think much of it. Later on in the night, she was playing on the couch and I saw the same thing.
I am definitely calling the place that she was adopted from to find out about this but figured I would come here and ask about this. If she had been dewormed on 7/2/08, can she still have worms?
Thanks for your help.

[aslan]

hi and welcome to the forum, yup she could and sounds like she does have worms, it usually takes more than one treatment, contact a vet, they will want a stool sample. It's nothing that can't be fixed really quickly. Oh and thanks for giving this little one a home.

[14+kitties]

Aslan's right. Tapeworms. It's very easy for a cat to be reinfected. Especially if it was only treated once.
Please don't treat with an over the counter medication from a pet store or department store. They won't work and could very well cause harm to your pet. They just are not safe. Take kitty in to see a vet or at the very least take in a stool sample. Again, as aslan stated.
FYI - tell your friend to check the landlord/tenant act re pet ownership.

[SympliG]

Thanks for replying. I am a huge animal lover and just couldn't allow my friend to get rid of the kitten to another shelter. I personally think that she wasn't allowed to have any pets and she snuck and got caught. I'll never know though, don't think she'd admit to it.
The kennel card that my friend gave me that has the kittens info on it says that if the pet is adopted from their organization that the pet is eligible for 30 days pre-paid health insurance. I'm hoping that this covers her because as right now money is really tight. Its not something I am going to let go though and I wouldn't feel comfy buying something over the counter. If anything I would call the local pet store that has a clinic in it and see about just buying the medicine without a visit. I don't know if they do that though. SIGH! I haven't seen her use the litter box yet since she has been here but she did eat some food so she may be going soon to get a sample. I just don't want her infecting my other cat. Never a dull moment.

Thank you both for the welcome

[krdahmer]

Everyone covered the worms... but I'd also like to mention that depending on where you live, there are rights for tenants that include their pets. Like here it is illegal for a landlord to include a 'no pets' clause in a lease and if they do it is meaningless even if you sign it.... and they cannot evict you for having pets unless they are causing provable harm or damage to the other tenants or the premises. She should have looked into that first before being bullied by the landlord.

Oh and thanks for taking the kitten in!

[14+kitties]

Originally Posted by krdahmer

Everyone covered the worms... but I'd also like to mention that depending on where you live, there are rights for tenants that include their pets. Like here it is illegal for a landlord to include a 'no pets' clause in a lease and if they do it is meaningless even if you sign it.... and they cannot evict you for having pets unless they are causing provable harm or damage to the other tenants or the premises. She should have looked into that first before being bullied by the landlord.

Oh and thanks for taking the kitten in!

I did mention to check the act but not knowing where poster lives it's kinda hard to know. If she's in the States the laws may be different.