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kitten constantly swallowing

ztoical · 2008-02-01 14:27:57

I'm after getting a tiny kitten who was a stray into someone on the kilkenny boards shed. I've noticed that he seems to be making swallowing motions a far bit. He is eating and drinking fine and pooping fine. I don't want to take him to the vet just yet as he was very scared when I got him and is only slowly starting to…

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01-02-2008 3:27pm

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ztoical

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I'm after getting a tiny kitten who was a stray into someone on the kilkenny boards shed. I've noticed that he seems to be making swallowing motions a far bit. He is eating and drinking fine and pooping fine. I don't want to take him to the vet just yet as he was very scared when I got him and is only slowly starting to trust me. I worry bringing him in the car to a strange place will upset him again. Am I worrying over nothing?

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#2 01-02-2008 8:44pm
hadook

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Have you wormed him? You can get a wormer from the vets without bringing the kitten in if he's doing ok otherwise. Ask for parazole which is a liquid wormer given over 3 days based on the weight of the kitten - it's very gentle and will be much easier on him than one of the tablet wormers.

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