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Med for worms
Well I wanted to run something by you good gals see what you thought as I do value your knowledge. Tweety has been eating like a little horse, and she is in really good spirits not a bit unwell .but she hasnt been wormed for a while .So I went to the pet store and found a worming med .its called Pro-Pet Roundworm...Liquid De Wormer and a Dr jeff Weber is on the front of the bottle ..the ingreds are 250mgs Piperazine base and Piperazine citrate..Ther ius a warning about side effects but I expect all meds have that .What do you think, i am loathe to go to the vet as she may not have them , she freaks out so much .thanks a lot
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LOL! Yum! Isn't is the best when they want to lick you afterwards?
Abby, our first cat came to us as a kitten and for quite a while, I had no idea what the little orange flecks on the towel she slept on were, but found out soon enough.
So fortunately, when Jade showed up with our next door neighbors, I knew what I was dealing with. Her tail curls back naturally like a skunk, so you can see them crawling right out. Poor girl was completely infested, was so ill and literally stunk to high heaven! That was nearly 6yrs ago. It's been six months now, and I think it's time for some Drontal!!
Abby, our first cat came to us as a kitten and for quite a while, I had no idea what the little orange flecks on the towel she slept on were, but found out soon enough.
So fortunately, when Jade showed up with our next door neighbors, I knew what I was dealing with. Her tail curls back naturally like a skunk, so you can see them crawling right out. Poor girl was completely infested, was so ill and literally stunk to high heaven! That was nearly 6yrs ago. It's been six months now, and I think it's time for some Drontal!!
I'll tell you a lovely story. My cats often get tapeworms, since we live in the country and they are all mousers. (It's pretty safe for a cat to have an indoor-outdoor life here, except for the coyotes, of course. lol) We worm them with Drontal for tapes about every third month.
Anyway, Paloma came in for the night and curled up on my stomach in bed, all snuggly and sweet. She began to groom herself, and as she licked her hind leg, I saw a tapeworm segment on her fur. Then, she licked it up and ate it. Chomp chomp chomp, smack smack.
Such fun to share your bed with a cat that just ate a tapeworm segment that came out of her bottom.
Anyway, Paloma came in for the night and curled up on my stomach in bed, all snuggly and sweet. She began to groom herself, and as she licked her hind leg, I saw a tapeworm segment on her fur. Then, she licked it up and ate it. Chomp chomp chomp, smack smack.
Such fun to share your bed with a cat that just ate a tapeworm segment that came out of her bottom.
Thank you so much Jade and Annie ..see I knew you would know she seems okay and I know they always said they eat more if they have worms , and shes hungry a lot.I am going to call them later and ask about getting a sample for them and look out for little orange balls ,as she sleeps on my bed I hope I dont find any LOL
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...and AnnieBrooke to the rescue, meanwhile :)
If an adult cat has worms, it is a lot more likely to be tapeworms than roundworms. You can get roundworm medicine over the counter, but I think most tapeworm medicine is sold by the vet. (Maybe the 800 PetMeds people would sell some Drontal, I'm not sure.) Kittens get roundworms but cats, not so much. Worming Tweety for the wrong worm is a waste of energy and money. Best bet is to take a fresh stool sample to the vet, and explain that Tweety gets really freaked out and ask if they can check it for any worm evidence. When they test it they can tell you what Tweety has, if any.
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Ok, in a nutshell (lol) OTC worming meds are a waste of time since you don't know what kind of worm Tweety has, if any. You've bought a Roundworm med when she could have Hookworms or Tapeworms. Only a vet can tell what type of worm you are dealing with by looking at a fecal sample under a microscope, then giving a pill or shot to target that particular worm.
Now what you can do, is call your vet and see if they'll accept a fecal sample that You will collect and bring in, leaving Tweety out of the visit.
I know something about Tapeworms as Jade had them. If Tweety has a particular spot she likes to sleep, put down a white towel to see if you find any little orange balls later. This is indicative of Tapeworms. The *segments* fall out while kitty is sleeping, but this is not the entire worm, just a segment of it.
Ugh, first post was better.