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| 2009.1 | Unusual behavior? | ZONULE::MACONE | It's the story of a man named Brady | Wed Nov 30 1988 16:10 | 12 |
| If her appetitte has increased all of a sudden, there would be a
pood possibility of worms, especially since Nippa is an
outdoor/hunter cat. I trip to the vet probably wouldn't hurt
My cats occasionally have a hungry day, but it's an occational day,
and doesn't continue for extended periods of time. If it did, I
would take them to the vet.
-Nancy
BTW - since I make frequent vet trips, my vet usually lets me just
bring in a stool sample before I lug all 3 cats in
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| 2009.2 | worms-yeeck | CGVAX2::WEISMAN_E | | Wed Nov 30 1988 18:27 | 23 |
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I have been meaning to put my worms story in so now is a good
time. I suspected that Tasha Marie had worms because she ate
a lot but was thin. However because I was not able to get a
stool sample it could not be confirmed. (Tasha has this thing
about not using her litter box unless it is an extreme emergency,
she prefers outside). Well anyway finally I saw the worm and so
could describe was kind it was to the vet and got her the medicine.
I was thrilled and surprised that it was only 2 pills.
Now for part 2 of the story. If you will remember Tasha had a problem
with hair loss that was diagnosed as being basically untreatable
unless extreme means were taken. Well, darned if she didn't
start to get her beautiful coat back after the worms were gone.
Her fur is now completely normal. The moral of the story is
worms can cause many problems and don't always believe the vet.
Sometimes mother knows best.
Donna
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| 2009.3 | | PIGGY::LEWIS | | Fri Dec 02 1988 14:54 | 13 |
| Re: .3
Did you have her checked again 4 or 5 weeks after giving the
pills? We had to give our kitten the pills too, she evidently got
the worms from mom since she's never been out and has since been
an only kitty, but they don't always work. After she was spayed,
she vomited slightly from the anesthesia and the vet notice she
still had them. We've given her two doses of a yellow liquid, which
she seemed to like, and have hopefully eliminated them for good.
We'll have to take another sample in 6 weeks or so after the final
dose.
Bob
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| 2009.4 | | FRAGLE::PELUSO | | Mon Dec 05 1988 12:00 | 4 |
| okay, how does one get a sample from a cat who does not and will
not use the box (Please ma, anything but the box.....). I have
been playing the waiting game for awhile....
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| 2009.5 | The vet should know how | WITNES::MACONE | It's the story of a man named Brady | Mon Dec 05 1988 12:08 | 4 |
| When I first got my cats, and the first trips to the vets, I wasn't
aware that I was supposed to bring stool samples. So, the vet got
his own stool sample with a Q-tip, as I held the cat and looked
the opposite direction. . .
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| 2009.6 | another kind of parasite | HUMOR::EPPES | Make 'em laugh | Mon Dec 05 1988 18:15 | 10 |
| Jasper recently started eating a lot also. It turns out he has a
different kind of parasite (protozoa or something like that). The
symptom that made me bring him to the vet was blood in his stool.
The only other sign was his eating and eating and eating (and gaining
weight, of course -- guess the parasites couldn't keep up!). He had
no other symptoms.
So, worms aren't the only possibility in such a situation.
-- Nina
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| 2009.7 | | VAXWRK::SKALTSIS | Deb | Mon Dec 05 1988 19:47 | 12 |
| Pip was recently found to have a protozoa on a recent stool sample.
(I got to treat all 7 of them twice a day for 21 days after having
foot surgery; real fun.) Anyhow, Pip had been doing a bit of spraying
and after a couple of weeks on the pills, it stopped. The vet said that
she had never heard of that "fixing" a spraying problem, but I'm
certainly not complaining. By the way, Pip was an indoor/outdoor cat when I
adopted her six years ago, but hasn't been outside since, but the
protozoa had never been picked up in her annual stool sample. The vet
said that it could lie dormant for years, and act up when the cat was
under stress.
Deb
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| 2009.8 | | HUMOR::EPPES | Make 'em laugh | Tue Dec 06 1988 18:19 | 11 |
| RE < Note 2009.7 by VAXWRK::SKALTSIS "Deb" >
> Pip was recently found to have a protozoa on a recent stool sample.
> (I got to treat all 7 of them twice a day for 21 days after having
> foot surgery; real fun.)
21 days??? Wow! I'm only treating Jasper for 5 days (1/2 pill twice a
day). Maybe there are different kinds of protozoa. In any case, his
stool is looking much better (?!) now (the 5th day).
-- Nina
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| 2009.9 | Good thing my cats are easy to pill... | VAXWRK::SKALTSIS | Deb | Wed Dec 07 1988 11:52 | 12 |
| Yep, 21 days. The protozoa that Pip had was coccidia, and the vet said
that the usual treatment was for 10 to 14 days, but that that treatment
period wasn't effective in all cases, and since it is contagious, they
recommended a full 21 day treatment. I might add, Pip's loose stools
seemed to clear up after about a week, but I'm glad that we did the 21
day thing as there has been no reoccurrence with anyone. (Come to think
of it, I only had to pill everyone once a day, not twice, thanks
goodness). The vet also suggested changing the box a little more often
(3 times a week instead of 2, even though I do scoop several times a
day)
Deb
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