My kitten ate a bottle nipple. Is it safe? How long for dewormer?

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I found a kitten last night and I bought bottles and kitten formula but the kitten ate the nipple as I was feeding it. Also I bought deworming meds I gave it one pill crushed up about 1 hr ago. How long will it take for the worms to be gone? & will the kitty be ok because it ate the nipple. Pet's info: Cat | Mixed Breed | Female | unspayed | 1 month and 18 days old | 1lb

Dr. Melanie, BVSc MS · Accepted Answer

How lovely of you to look after Chloe! She may be old enough to not need to be fed with kitten formula, and since she ate a nipple, it would be a good idea for her to be seen by a vet. There's a chance the nipple may pass without problem, and even if it does, she needs a health check from a vet. The vet can let you know if she is old enough to eat a kitten formulated food. As for the worms, it will take at least two deworming treatments given two weeks apart to kill all the worms. I would give her another deworming treatment two weeks after the first was given, and then they should be given monthly until she is six months old. She should be given a deworming treatment every three months thereafter once she is six months of age.

My kitten ate a bottle nipple. Is it safe? How long for dewormer?

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