2 week old kittens – diarrhea & metronidazole

hey Imi .. you don’t mention what country hour from I’m from Ireland and I use Parazole which is also available around Britain and Europe I believe it is I think basically the same as metronidazole they both treat the same parasites.. sounds like your dealing with a nasty single celled parasite called giardia .. and I use parazole to treat that in pregnant females and small kittens once they are over 2 weeks old which your little ones are..

so they basic rule for pregnant females and kittens under 6 months of age is very simple it’s 1ml per 2kg body weight so you need to make sure you’ve weighed the little ones accurately and have a food syringe that helps work out the correct dosage so if a little one weighs 1kg then you give 0.5ml if the kitten is 500grams you give the kitten 0.25ml . you do that for 3 days then a break of a week then 3 days again and so on and so on till you’ve given at least three lots of doses .. it is safe to use .. as long as it’s used correctly and it’s safe to use it rather than let the giardia take hold and cause dehydration and lack of neutrient obsorbtion ..
there will be diarrhoea after each round of dosing .. oh also what’s VERY important is to make sure all bedding is changed once you start dosing and all litter trays are bleach clean and the surrounding area of you don’t do this the giardia will stay in the surrounding area and they will just can’t act it again and again . change out all litter and get brand new clean litter.

also with sickly stomachs Goats milk might be a good idea it will help promote good gut flora and they’ll really need a boost to their digestive system after giardia is present . and other animals that have used the litter trays need to dosed also.. giardia is very contagious and it normally takes 12-14 days to show symptoms in other animals that have been exposed. it can also cause blood in the stool

I’ll see f I can find a link to the “Parazole” liquid wormer I use and my bets use it’s nice a gentle for kittens and puppies I hope you can buy it in Canada I’ll do a little digging for ya

so had another look and I can’t seem to find a liquid fenbendazole based wormer in Canada..

but on a more promising note metronidazole in Ireland is called Flagyl and yes I’ve used it for my cats in the past to treat giardia and it really works .. it can be very hard to get a cat to take them as they taste bitter and it’s not unusual for your cat to start drooling and foaming from the mouth straight after taking it because that’s because of its unpleasant taste. I only have two of mine the Flagyl because they were impossible to try and give them the liquid wormer..

I have given Flagyl to kitten as young as 2-3 weeks old however so I would get a second opinion from another vet and ask for a liquid fenbendazole bases wormer it will be a lot safer and easier as this is completely safe for kittens as young as 2 weeks old and puppies than going too