I know I should worm my 10-month old cat every three months, but we only got her a few weeks ago. The people she came from had only had her temporarily, so there's really no way to tell when she was last wormed. I haven't seen any symptoms, but I've read that it's best to treat worms BEFORE you see any, regardless. So my question is, if I choose to worm her, and she HAS actually been wormed in the last three months without my knowing, is there any chance that the medication will harm her?
2007-06-10 04:12:46 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pets ➔ Cats
The vet can test her for worms. It's better to go to the vet anyway because they can give the right doseage of meds and the stuff from WalMart or Petsmart isn't effective anyway. I just had my kitten wormed at the vet for $8.
2007-06-10 05:27:39 · answer #1 · answered by ♥Pretty♥ ♥Kitty♥ 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
If you use a product from a vets like Drontal, Milbemax or Pancur then this will be fine, they're very hard to overdose on. Ask your vet for advice.
You're absolutely right about it being best to treat before worms appear, prevention is better than cure. By the time worms are evident, damage has already been done.
Be sure NOT to use any worming (or flea) products from stores, these are the potentially unsafe ones.
Chalice
2007-06-10 06:33:59 · answer #2 · answered by Chalice 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Actually animals (puppies, kittens) who have been wormed can/should be re-dosed in 2-3 weeks, esp in the case of severe infestations. So it is safe to worm even young animals again in as little as two weeks.
This is because of the life cycle of the worms themselves; you kill the first batch but more eggs hatch a couple of weeks later.
Go ahead and worm her; odds are if she's already had two homes pass her along, nobody has bothered to do so.
Be sure and get her on frontline or advantix as well, tapeworms require fleas as an intermittent carrier, get rid of the fleas & you break the life cycle of the worms.
You can get both from your vet; she needs to go in for shots and spay now anyway.
Read your instructions that come with the wormer, for future reference.
2007-06-10 04:24:12 · answer #3 · answered by Karen W 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You should worm your cat every 6 month.
2007-06-10 05:36:18 · answer #4 · answered by Blandine 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
When you took her for her initial veterinary exam what did your veterinarin say?
See a vet - before you start giving your pets over-the-counter medications - please.
2007-06-10 04:38:32 · answer #5 · answered by Buddha13 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋