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Cat Forum / Cat Anecdotes / July 2004Icky Worms!!!!!!!!!!!!!!>:(
This morning, as I was making the bed, Meanie/Mimi was curled up on my side, so I picked her up to move her. She stayed curled up as I cradled her, with her back legs stretched out so her hind feet were near her ears. As I was gonna give her kissies for being so cute (needless to say, she normally gets a LOT of kissies throughout the day), I saw two (2!!!!!!!!!!!!!) wriggly things on the backs of her thighs. Eeeeeeeeeeeeewwwwwwwwww. (Imagine someone doing an 'icky dance') I plucked them off and flushed them (after I inspected them to make sure of what I was seeing), and while DH call TED office, hurriedly changed clothes. At TED office, I got wormer pills for ALL cats, and Revolution for kittens (I already have Frontline for adult residents). Another $78 bucks! Not that I'm complaining, though. My cats get better health care than I do ;) Kittens all got 1/2 a pill, + Revolution - except for Moe, who screamed like a banshee and wriggled like a Tickle-Me-Elmo with claws. We'll get her later. Adult residents get heir's later too (gotta sneak up on them). Back to the bed, to finish making it. Little things all over my side that look like the sesame seeds off of a Big Mac (which we don't eat, and not in bed if we do), so off come the sheets, and all bedding; mattress gets bug sprayed (we bug bombed the entire room last week), and bedding is now getting washed. Good thing I just got a new washer yesterday - gonna get our money's worth the first 48 hours! Bed is STILL not made, but there is a set of clean sheets on it right now - just waiting for blanket, comforter & pillows. Kittens have had wormer paste, second dose was 2 weeks ago when they got their booster shots. They get spayed/neutered at the end of this month, and at the same time get their rabies shots. First ringworm, which is almost gone, except for Minnie's nose & ear, and now tapeworm! {sigh} When will it end???? When can I not feel like there's critters crawling all over me (and I'm not talking about cats) ?!?!?!  SignatureThe ONE and ONLY lefthanded-pathetic-paranoid-psychotic-sarcastic-wiseass-ditzy former-blonde in Bloomington! (And proud of it, too)? email me at nalee1964 (at) insightbb (dot) com http://community.webshots.com/user/mgcmdjeep In the fine newsgroup "rec.pets.cats.anecdotes", "Magic Mood Jeep?" <nobody@nowhere.net> artfully composed this message within <news:LziKc.81069$WX.41413@attbi_s51> on 17 Jul 2004: > She stayed curled up as I cradled her, with > her back legs stretched out so her hind feet were near her ears. > As I was gonna give her kissies for being so cute (needless to > say, she normally gets a LOT of kissies throughout the day), I > saw two (2!!!!!!!!!!!!!) wriggly things on the backs of her > thighs. Ugh. When Bonnie first joined my house, I had her wormed at the clinic when they spayed her. But I never did a follow up, and I did have the opportunity because she had to go back for booster shots. A month or so later, she vomited roundworm on to the carpet outside of her cage. They literally do look like little rubberbands. When they vomit them, you know they have a belly full. I got another couple of doses, but I can still vividly remember the litterbox several hours after that first dose; it had a poop that was entwined with roundworm. Gross! SignatureCheryl > Bonnie ... vomited roundworm on to the carpet I've seen this before. It looks kind of like living spaghetti. I couldn't eat for days afterward. >> Bonnie ... vomited roundworm on to the carpet > >I've seen this before. It looks kind of like living spaghetti. I couldn't >eat for days afterward. Do you know of any pictures of these online, so that I can recognize them if I see them? I've heard of ones that can look like grains of rice stuck to the cat's butt. Fortunately, I've never seen anything like that, but it's probably a good idea to stay educated. >>> Bonnie ... vomited roundworm on to the carpet >> [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] >rice stuck to the cat's butt. Fortunately, I've never seen anything >like that, but it's probably a good idea to stay educated. It is a good idea to stay educated--- but you probably don't have anything to worry about, especially she's an inside cat of long standing, and she looks healthy and happy. Feral kitties, or kittens born outside almost always come with worms-- it's practically a guarantee! Stinky came with them. Fortunately his went away with one treatment, and he's been completely worm-free all these years. They are one of the few things that can make you really appreciate a normal-looking cat poop, though. :) Theresa Stinky Pictures: http://community.webshots.com/album/125591586JWEFwh My Blog: http://www.humanitas.blogspot.com alt.tv.frasier FAQ: http://www.im-listening.net/FAQ/ > >> Bonnie ... vomited roundworm on to the carpet > > [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > rice stuck to the cat's butt. Fortunately, I've never seen anything > like that, but it's probably a good idea to stay educated. Shmogg had tapeworm years ago (from eating fleas whilst grooming, so get rid of fleas too). It looked like there were grains of rice in his faeces. I had no idea what they were and ignored it and ignored it until Shmogg got *really* sick. The worms had become so bad that they'd caused a blockage in his gut and so he wasn't eating, and cats that don't eat don't drink, and he was *very* dehydrated. The trainee vet that first examined him thougth at first the blockage was cancer, the lump in his tummy was that big and that hard. So as much as its gross, I always check his poo when its fresh to see if there's anything that shouldn't be there in it (unfortunatley sometimes Fluffy "checks" it before I get to it, gross!!). I'm pleased to report that it has been clear ever since that horrid incident (and I've become a far more knowledgable slave too). But if you have been exposed to a cat (or any other creature) with worms, you'd be wise to get the whole family, fur and bare, dosed for worms, just in case. Yowie Crackles got worms a while back, the vet called them hunter worms and said it was unusual for cats to get them. I discovered them when I looked out the window and saw something stringy dangling from his backside. I thought he must of ingested a string from the mop on the back porch. I grabbed a paper towel and headed out to help him. It wasn't a string, I removed the dangling bit(7 inches long the rest was still inside crackles, ick). I bagged it up and called the vet, knowing he was an outdoor stray she asked if getting a stool sample would be impossible. I said yes but I had part of the worm in a bag and would that be ok? She said bring it in. She took a look at it under a microscope and came out and complimented me on my impressive worm and got me some pills for crackles. I looked up hunter worms on the internet but didn't have much luck finding any info. Cheryl I was just wondering why she is in a cage, is there a special reason for this?Maybe I'm nosy but I was just interested Jean.P. > In the fine newsgroup "rec.pets.cats.anecdotes", "Magic Mood > Jeep?" <nobody@nowhere.net> artfully composed this message within [quoted text clipped - 19 lines] > -- > Cheryl In the fine newsgroup "rec.pets.cats.anecdotes", "JPHobbs" <jphobbs@dodo.com.au> artfully composed this message within <news:40fa74c0@news.comindico.com.au> on 18 Jul 2004: > Cheryl I was just wondering why she is in a cage, is there a > special reason for this?Maybe I'm nosy but I was just interested > Jean.P. She's not anymore. I should have elaborated on that part. :) She was only in a cage for about 2 months while she was being socialized as she was a very very wild feral; she got plenty of attention (lots of pets), and she was mostly in the living room so all the cats got to know each other that way, too. She's calmer now, though she still has her moments but for the most part she acts like a regular cat now. :) SignatureCheryl On 7/18/04 10:17 AM, in article Xns952A874F7259Ashads@216.196.97.136, > In the fine newsgroup "rec.pets.cats.anecdotes", "JPHobbs" > <jphobbs@dodo.com.au> artfully composed this message within [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > know each other that way, too. She's calmer now, though she still has > her moments but for the most part she acts like a regular cat now. :) I assumed it was a situation like Ming and Buttercup. Their carriers are left out with the doors open all the time. Ming's is in my workroom and Buttercup's is in the living room. Both cats play and hide in them. Getting them into the carrier for a trip to the vet is not a problem- they may not like the ride in the car, although I did notice that they didn't mind the last trip. I have a new car with a different engine sound... Maybe that makes a difference. Anyway, leaving the carriers out lets them use them as "safe" places- the dog can't sneak up on them. Every so often I'll see both cats curled up together in one carrier. Katrina Thanks for that Katrina, I didn't think you were doing anything wrong, just thought she might be sick or something,and thought I might have missed It while at my Daughters with my poor little broken foot Jean.P > On 7/18/04 10:17 AM, in article Xns952A874F7259Ashads@216.196.97.136, > [quoted text clipped - 24 lines] > > Katrina "Magic Mood Jeep©" <nobody@nowhere.net> wrote: >This morning, as I was making the bed, Meanie/Mimi was curled up on my side, >so I picked her up to move her. She stayed curled up as I cradled her, with [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > >Eeeeeeeeeeeeewwwwwwwwww. (Imagine someone doing an 'icky dance') That must have been so gross! I wonder if they're a type that can also infect people? Maybe I should make an appointment with the vet to look at Betty's stool, just in case (she doesn't go out, but I suppose you never know). The ones that look like grains of rice are tapeworm segments. This is what I found on Meanie/Mimi. http://www.animalclinic.com/FETAPES.htm Roundworms the ones that look more like rubber bands are roundworms. This site has good examples of both. http://www.thepetcenter.com/exa/worms.html SignatureThe ONE and ONLY lefthanded-pathetic-paranoid-psychotic-sarcastic-wiseass-ditzy former-blonde in Bloomington! (And proud of it, too)? email me at nalee1964 (at) insightbb (dot) com http://community.webshots.com/user/mgcmdjeep > >This morning, as I was making the bed, Meanie/Mimi was curled up on my side, > >so I picked her up to move her. She stayed curled up as I cradled her, with [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > to look at Betty's stool, just in case (she doesn't go out, but I > suppose you never know). > That must have been so gross! I wonder if they're a type that can > also infect people? Maybe I should make an appointment with the vet > to look at Betty's stool, just in case (she doesn't go out, but I > suppose you never know). It is gross - I just dealt with tapeworms with Sammy (along with her second go 'round of Giardia). As was mentioned, live tapeworms look like over-cooked grains of rice, pieces of dead ones look like yellow sesame seeds. All it takes is for the kitty to swallow just one flea (and that's the only way to get tapeworms, so unless you're into swallowing fleas, don't worry about getting them - I'm not sure about how roundworms are transmitted). However, Giardia IS transferrable from kittens (or puppies) to humans, so DO be careful if you have a young animal. Hugs, CatNipped CatMom to: Bandit, (a.k.a. "Bitch Cat From Hell"), 14, DLH Tabby Demi, (a.k.a. "Ghost Cat"), 5, DLH Pure White Beauty Jessie, (a.k.a. "Jet Ski"), 4, DSH Tortoiseshell Samantha / Sammy, (a.k.a. "Mini Me"), 2 ½ months, DLH Tabby http://www.gcmensa.org/Cats.html (Jessie, Demi, Bandit) http://www.gcmensa.org/Sammy/ (Sammy) http://www.gcmensa.org/Sammy2/ (All my fur babies) I used to be able to do anything with Henri, I manage to trim Wilsons nails, but I am really dreading a time coming when I may have to dose him orally, he bites when he plays, whats he going to do if I *have* to put a tablet down his throat I've done all the animal dosing, for years,and its never worried me but I'm not sure about Wilson, then again, he surprised me when I first did his nails so here's hoping he'll surprise me again jean .P. > This morning, as I was making the bed, Meanie/Mimi was curled up on my side, > so I picked her up to move her. She stayed curled up as I cradled her, with [quoted text clipped - 45 lines] > email me at nalee1964 (at) insightbb (dot) com > http://community.webshots.com/user/mgcmdjeep > whats he going to do if I *have* to put a tablet down his throat Break the tablet up and hide it in some tasty canned catfood. |
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