We have a healthy litter of 4

goodlife · Post by **goodlife** » Thu May 22, 2003 10:54 am

They were born last night. All appear very healthy and are very active, too. They are the cutest little things. Mom did a great job and is happily resting with her babies now.
At what point do I take them to be wormed and stuff?

MA · Post by MA » Thu May 22, 2003 11:00 am

Not for quite a while. Worming medicine is poison so you don't want to worm these babies on your own. Talk to your vet if as the babies grow they develop diarrhea that you can't get under control.

And please, once these kittens are weaned, take the mom in to be spayed. She would thank you for it if she could.

goodlife · Post by **goodlife** » Thu May 22, 2003 11:22 am

I don't plan to worm them myself...I'm going to bring them to our vet and let them check them all out and worm them. I was just wondering at what age is this typically done?
Mom is getting spayed as soon as she weans the kittens. She was scheduled to be spayed before she got pregnant, but then she got pregnant and I decided to let her have the kittens rather than spay her then.

Post by **Traci** » Thu May 22, 2003 1:50 pm

Ideally, the kittens shouldn't be dewormed until around 6 weeks of age, and only then, your vet will dose the dewormer according to age, and weight. Same for momma kitty, not until she has weaned the kittens.

In the meantime, depending on your area and environment, watch for any signs of fleas, flea bites, flea dander, mites, etc, in which case, take them in for exams immediately.