I have three cats. My youngest — herein called Chestnut — is about 1 year old, maybe 7 months, I'm not sure. He's young but not a newborn, I know that much. My girlfriend caught him as a stray wandering around her house and he's been vaccinated and neutered. They checked him for worms and said they found nothing. I noticed, however, that he took really big, smelly poops and sometimes missed the litterbox.
Well, one day I find there shit in the floor and I find out that Chestnut is the culprit. Not only that, but his butthole looks angry — swolen, red and puffy. So, I take him to the vet and they do a fecal and find out that he has hookworms and roundworms and put him on three medications — one for the diarrhea which I give every 8 hours, one for intestinal inflammation which I give every day, twice a day, and one for the worms, which I give once a day, for three days, then after three weeks, start giving it again for three days.
This has been going on since late September and I've had to put him in a cage because he keeps pooping everywhere and keeping him in the cage makes it easier to clean if its in one area. I try to let him out every so often so he gets playtime and of course I feed him and give him water.
Last Saturday, I had to drop Chestnut off at the Vet's kennel because me and my gf had plans that weekend and I couldn't find anyone to watch him. When I picked him up, the vets said his poop looked like it was getting better and more solid. But I, in my infinite dumbassery, take that as meaning that he's 100% a-ok, and let him sleep in my bed. Well, I wake up covered in poo and have to wash my sheets for the umpteenth time and take a good shower. I figure "Ok, maybe he's just coming off the tail end of it and he'll be better soon." Wrong. Last night, I did the usual anus check. Still looks healthy, except for the long, white noodley worm sticking out of it. It was wiggling, too.
I called the vet back and we're gonna try to put him on another round of the de-wormer meds, but I don't know. I'm at my wits end and I just want the poor guy to have his freedom. But I can't if he's gonna be shitting everywhere.
As for the other three, I've also placed them on the dewormer, as per the vet's orders, as a preventative measure.
What should I do? Should I keep doing what the vet says, or are there other treatments I should ask about?
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