I called the vet and they said I could bring Henry in today, if I could get there in 20 minutes. So I got dressed, put Henry in a small pet carrier, and off we went.
I think the carrier was for someones pet ferret or rat, but Henry still looked lost in it -- he's so tiny!
We were probably at least 5 minutes late, but the staff at the vet's office didn't mention it. Everybody fell in love with Henry, and were fussing over him and saying how adorable he is.
They took him in the back to weigh him -- he weighed 9 ounces.
The vet said Henry appears to be anemic, probably from the fleas, and has an upper respiratory infection. And he probably has internal parasites such as roundworm. She said he's too small and weak to take blood from for a blood test. He's also too small and young to be treated for fleas or worms.
The vet prescribed Clavamox for Henry's respiratory infection.
One of the women working in the vet's office said she often fosters kittens for the SPCA, and she's found that Dawn dishwashing liquid (the blue kind) is great for getting rid of fleas on kittens. She said you just put some dawn on the kitten, and make sure to rinse it all off. I tried it when I got home, and it really works!
Later, Henry seemed to be feeling much better and ate more than he has so far. And he was walking all over the room, and climbing up on my lap whenever I sat on the floor.
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