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Posted: Sat Jun 25, 2011 8:53 am
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Posted: Sat Jun 25, 2011 8:53 am
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Posted: Sat Jun 25, 2011 9:14 am
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Posted: Sat Jun 25, 2011 9:29 am
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Posted: Sat Jun 25, 2011 9:51 am
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Shanna66 Gabrielle_AnimalLuver @Shanna, not to worry, it's not really an emergency, as long as it happens within a weekish. If it wasn't flat then that rules out tapes which is good cause there's a few kinds of those. Plus they generally travel by fleas. How old was she when you got her? And when did she stop gaining weight? That basically leaves hookworm and roundworm. (Cats don't get whips right?) According to my notes, both these worms are easy to catch in a fecal float. But for the hook it needs to be a fresh sample. It's possibly others but we only learned the most common. @horseluvr Horses need to be dewormed so frequently because they graze so close to their own feces they basically reinfect themselves all the time. I don't deworm my cat but he is due to get checked for worms. Next check up I'll do a fecal. the vet thinks she is a year old. she gained weight really fast the first week but not so much since then, less than a pound since the first vet visit she was also supper skinny when we got her. i was afraid of breaking a rib whenever i touched her she was so thin
ok, chances are she had em when you got her. She probably put on weight at first cause she was actually eating regularly but it probably plateaud because of the worms. Or it's possible she only had the eggs when you got her and they recently matured.
If the cats are sharing litter, you might want to bring a fecal from Sugar to make sure she didn't get any
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Posted: Sat Jun 25, 2011 9:52 am
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Gabrielle_AnimalLuver Shanna66 Gabrielle_AnimalLuver @Shanna, not to worry, it's not really an emergency, as long as it happens within a weekish. If it wasn't flat then that rules out tapes which is good cause there's a few kinds of those. Plus they generally travel by fleas. How old was she when you got her? And when did she stop gaining weight? That basically leaves hookworm and roundworm. (Cats don't get whips right?) According to my notes, both these worms are easy to catch in a fecal float. But for the hook it needs to be a fresh sample. It's possibly others but we only learned the most common. @horseluvr Horses need to be dewormed so frequently because they graze so close to their own feces they basically reinfect themselves all the time. I don't deworm my cat but he is due to get checked for worms. Next check up I'll do a fecal. the vet thinks she is a year old. she gained weight really fast the first week but not so much since then, less than a pound since the first vet visit she was also supper skinny when we got her. i was afraid of breaking a rib whenever i touched her she was so thin ok, chances are she had em when you got her. She probably put on weight at first cause she was actually eating regularly but it probably plateaud because of the worms. Or it's possible she only had the eggs when you got her and they recently matured. If the cats are sharing litter, you might want to bring a fecal from Sugar to make sure she didn't get any
i dont have a cat named sugar, just fluffers and the new girl. but ok, ill bring some poo from him too
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Posted: Sat Jun 25, 2011 10:02 am
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Posted: Sat Jun 25, 2011 10:04 am
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Shanna66 Gabrielle_AnimalLuver Shanna66 Gabrielle_AnimalLuver @Shanna, not to worry, it's not really an emergency, as long as it happens within a weekish. If it wasn't flat then that rules out tapes which is good cause there's a few kinds of those. Plus they generally travel by fleas. How old was she when you got her? And when did she stop gaining weight? That basically leaves hookworm and roundworm. (Cats don't get whips right?) According to my notes, both these worms are easy to catch in a fecal float. But for the hook it needs to be a fresh sample. It's possibly others but we only learned the most common. @horseluvr Horses need to be dewormed so frequently because they graze so close to their own feces they basically reinfect themselves all the time. I don't deworm my cat but he is due to get checked for worms. Next check up I'll do a fecal. the vet thinks she is a year old. she gained weight really fast the first week but not so much since then, less than a pound since the first vet visit she was also supper skinny when we got her. i was afraid of breaking a rib whenever i touched her she was so thin ok, chances are she had em when you got her. She probably put on weight at first cause she was actually eating regularly but it probably plateaud because of the worms. Or it's possible she only had the eggs when you got her and they recently matured. If the cats are sharing litter, you might want to bring a fecal from Sugar to make sure she didn't get any i dont have a cat named sugar, just fluffers and the new girl. but ok, ill bring some poo from him too
DANGIT! sorry, who do I have you confused with? Vanilla?
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Posted: Sat Jun 25, 2011 11:17 am
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Yes, a lot of that info was right there in the link...
Pets absolutely can get worms from eating wormy grass, eating dead animals (or meat, pork being the worst) that have worms, from dirt, infected food/water; they don't have to be rolling around in/eating fecal matter to get worms. Different types of worms DO spread and survive long enough to infect other animals. I never said those were the only or even the most frequent ways, I said they were additional ways in agreement with your original post, just pointing out that getting worms is easy and extremely common, not cause for alarm as long as you catch them, treat them and stay on top of them, and that if you take in an outdoor stray you can definitely expect it to have worms. I don't live where you do, no, but personally I have never taken in a single stray cat or dog that DIDN'T have worms, they all had to be treated right off the bat.
re: climates, ours = very warm and humid year-round, worms/fleas/ticks/all manner of dangerous beasties are basically impossible to avoid, and not just for animals, either, kids playing outside get them, etc. So, yes, for us, regular deworming is very important (along with regular flea and tick baths/powder/collars with regular checks - which is why I just avoid the hassle and keep mine indoors, but when they were kittens who came in from outside, getting rid of all the parasites was hell).
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Posted: Sun Jun 26, 2011 7:40 pm
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horseluvrelisha Yes, a lot of that info was right there in the link... Pets absolutely can get worms from eating wormy grass, eating dead animals (or meat, pork being the worst) that have worms, from dirt, infected food/water; they don't have to be rolling around in/eating fecal matter to get worms. Different types of worms DO spread and survive long enough to infect other animals. I never said those were the only or even the most frequent ways, I said they were additional ways in agreement with your original post, just pointing out that getting worms is easy and extremely common, not cause for alarm as long as you catch them, treat them and stay on top of them, and that if you take in an outdoor stray you can definitely expect it to have worms. I don't live where you do, no, but personally I have never taken in a single stray cat or dog that DIDN'T have worms, they all had to be treated right off the bat. re: climates, ours = very warm and humid year-round, worms/fleas/ticks/all manner of dangerous beasties are basically impossible to avoid, and not just for animals, either, kids playing outside get them, etc. So, yes, for us, regular deworming is very important (along with regular flea and tick baths/powder/collars with regular checks - which is why I just avoid the hassle and keep mine indoors, but when they were kittens who came in from outside, getting rid of all the parasites was hell).
i know your probably right, but nearly all our cats have been strays and no one has ever had worms before
@ vanilla i like that idea
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