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Pets & Working Animals => Cats => Topic started by: northfifeduckling on September 27, 2011, 10:58:18 am

Title: which wormer?
Post by: northfifeduckling on September 27, 2011, 10:58:18 am

what is best to give a very picky cat? After several goes with Drontal I am at my wits end... mixing it with any food she just refuses to eat, she does not swallow for hours if I am radical by gently trying to push it down her gob  ;). I know there are alternatives but taking her to the vet is a bit much fuzz and the powder we used to have is no longer available. Anyone have any suggestions on wormer tasting like a kitty treat? ::) :cat:

Title: Re: which wormer?
Post by: Rosemary on September 27, 2011, 11:18:19 am

I use Drontal for mine but because of their weight, used to have to give one and a half - the first one was easy, second one thye knew you were coming  ;D Drontal now do a single tablet for up to 6kg, I think.

Milbemax does up to 6 or 8kg so you only need one pill and it's much smaller than Drontal. Not sure how palatable it is - ours are fine to give pills to.

You can get spot-on wormer now - don't know the name though.

Title: Re: which wormer?
Post by: melodrama on September 27, 2011, 01:54:28 pm

I always use Panacur for the cats - they don't even seem to notice it once its in their food x

Title: Re: which wormer?
Post by: Hopewell on September 27, 2011, 04:01:50 pm

There are two spot on wormers that are worth considering. Droncit will just do tapeworms but Profender will do both round and tapeworms.

Title: Re: which wormer?
Post by: skidley on September 27, 2011, 04:37:46 pm

Thank the Lord for Profender!

Title: Re: which wormer?
Post by: Buffy the eggs layer on September 27, 2011, 05:59:05 pm

Hi,

  I have just treated my two new arrivals with advocate. Its a couple of tiny drops on the back of their heads and treats both internal and eternal parasites. It dosent hill tapeworm itself but dose kill the parasite which transports it so it breaks the cycle.

It cost me £15 for 3 treatments from the farm vet. I dont use the small animal practice.

Buffy

Title: Re: which wormer?
Post by: Hopewell on September 29, 2011, 02:45:16 pm

Advocate will kill fleas which are the parasite that transports one type of tapeworm. Most tapeworms in cats will be from catching and eating mice birds etc and these are not transported by fleas and advocate will have no affect on these.

Title: Re: which wormer?
Post by: northfifeduckling on October 10, 2011, 07:31:36 pm

I've just heard that you could use Diatom internally for animals, mixed with food. Has anyone tried this with good results? I feel a bit cautious about it.... :cat: :&>

Title: Re: which wormer?
Post by: Buffy the eggs layer on October 16, 2011, 08:45:49 am

Hi,

(forgive--the--lines--my--space--bar--isnt--working)-I--have--fed--it--to--the--chickens--as--a--wormer--but--dont--know--if--it--was--effective.-The--manufacturers--claim--that--it--works--on--all--sorts--of--bugs--and--nasties--but--im--not--sure--if--the--cats--would--eat--it.

Buffy