i am afraid that my regular cat will catch the new cat's parasites. My regular cat won a similar battle before when we took in a shelter cat but the shelter cat died from parasites. The new cat however is quite active and is not sickly. They are both very playful. The vet gave the new cat medication that he said my regular cat should also take it for a while just in case. How can I ensure that my regular cat does not catch any parasites while we are treating the other cat? I only took in the new cat to help my friend who is going overseas and did not know what to do with it. Now I feel it may have been a big mistake. Please help!
2007-02-01 14:02:23 · 7 answers · asked by taurus 2 in Pets ➔ Cats
How kind of you to do this! Keep your cats separately, for as long as a month if necessary. If the cat's from a shelter, there's also risk of feline respiratory infection which can be contracted from you holding one cat to your sweater or top, then holding the other cat in the same place, so be careful with changing to clean clothes between handling the cats and washing your hands thoroughly. Keep one cat in another room in the house including it's own litter box, water, food etc. until the vet clears it of any further infections. Also, it helps the original cat adjust to the new cat smell as she sniffs under the door. Good luck!
2007-02-01 14:10:25 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Give the medication to both cats just in case, like the vet said. And make sure both cats are on Frontline, fleas and ticks are the main ways that cats get blood parasites to begin with.
2007-02-01 14:53:02 · answer #2 · answered by lizzy 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well perhaps you can keep the 2 cats separated from each other until the vet gives the new cat a clean bill of health. That way you land up with 2 healthy cats and your cats will have each other to play with for years to come.
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2007-02-01 14:32:44 · answer #3 · answered by LeapingLizard 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Good thing you went to the vet, ideally you should always treat both animals for the same sickness regardless of if there is any symptoms or not. Parasites usually make the host sick at the end of the cycle which by then it is too late.
You haven't made a big mistake, these things happen.
Just watch both their food & water intake and monitor their stools for any further signs of symptoms. Any other changes go straight back to your vet.
Cheers, I hope this helps.
2007-02-01 14:10:57 · answer #4 · answered by <^^Em^^> 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Keep the cats separated for now. Separate sleeping, playing and especially eating and litter arrangements. Its a bother but that's what I'd do to ensure that my "regular" cat will not be infected by the new cat.
2007-02-01 16:04:55 · answer #5 · answered by Phoebhart 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't think u made a mistake.Your older cat will be protected by the medication. You can separate the 2 cats for a few days it will make the medication have a few days to take hold strongly.
2007-02-01 14:15:14 · answer #6 · answered by Dotr 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
well the first good thing you did was take it to the vet.
I would keep them seperated. Still give your cat the treatment as well, but until the other cats problems clear up - I would keep the seperated.
2007-02-01 14:06:55 · answer #7 · answered by country_girl 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋