Treating Kitty Worms

First off, I'm horrified that you take on a kitten and then say that you don't really want to pay for any of the minimal care that they need to be healthy. That is absolutely irresponsible of you...you should not have gotten the cat if you were not willing/able to provide veterinary care. Deworming and vaccines are mandatory for any puppy or kitten, followed by lifelong annual check-ups and flea/tick/heartworm control whether they go outdoors or not.

Most cat internal parasites won't show up to the naked eye...the exception is tapeworms. Hookworms, roundworms, whipworms, giardia, coccidia, and a bunch of others are all seen under a microscope (some of these have adult forms that are visible, but are rarely seen).

Becky is absolutely right...this kitten -needs- to be seen by a vet for a check-up and fecal and deworming, and at 6 weeks is old enough to have shots.

I'm curious though, when you called the vet did you say "Hi, I have a new kitten and I'm afraid he has worms and I'd like to get him checked out" or did you say "Hi, I got this kitten but I don't have any money and I don't want to pay for an office call, what can I do for him at home?". I find it very hard to believe that someone calling to schedule a check-up for a new pet would be turned away.

Also, I note you said "who lets their cat eat four times a day?"...kittens at that age need to be provided food 24/7. Meal feeding is perfectly fine (and my preference) for adult cats, but babies need much more frequent meals. Offer a high-quality canned kitten food (not adult cat, and not some junk bought at the grocery store or Wal-Mart), do as Becky said and soak dry food (again, high-quality and made for kittens), and if necessary, spread a little meat human baby food on top to get his attention. Healthy kittens will eat well with very little coaxing.

Another option is to locate a low cost vaccine clinic in your area. The ones in my area do a good job of looking out for an animals general health and taking care of routine shots plus deworming, they just don't go into any specific illnesses, that would need to be taken to a vet to have checked out. Your kitten definately needs to be seen and given its vaccinations and get dewormed. Some of the internal parasites that kittens can carry can be passed on to people, I am sorry that I can't think of the names of what types.... this is coming from my vet. They can and should be seen at 6 weeks, even though they may not be old enough to get all of their shots (I believe 6 weeks is too young for the rabies shot)... and those over the counter dewormers don't work very well from what I have seen. Good luck with your kitty, please get it seen by a vet!

I would definately get the cat to a vet. I am no expert, but I know that there are diseases that fleas can spread from cat to cat or even from mouse to cat, even an indoor one. Fleas can spread worms also.