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Cat Forum / General Topics / May 2005Newbie has a question
Hello, I am new around here and after a two year absence have been adopted by a cat again. Yippee!! He's about a year old and half old and was a stray the County Animal shelter had up for adoption. (My Mom's day gift) He's been a great kitty so far, but I have a concern. We just got back from the vet and he's got tapeworms! The vet gave us some Advantage (okay really I bought it) but I know nothing about this stuff. We never used it on my first cat. How long does it take for the Advantage to work in? I have a three year old daughter and I really don't want her to pet him while this stuff is on him. And trying to keep her from petting him is going to be difficult, they adore each other. (I sense a lot of soap and water in her future.) Thanks in advance for anything you pros can tell me about this stuff. > Hello, > [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > > Thanks in advance for anything you pros can tell me about this stuff. Does Advantage treat tapeworm..? I thought it was a flea treatment..? I use a combination of Stronghold (fleas and roundworm) and Droncit (tapeworm) on my Missy and she's been free of them all since I've had her (2-1/2 years). Stronghold may not be available in the US though, you might want to ask your vet, there is probably a similar product. BTW don't worry about petting him, the drop-on preparations are absorbed into the skin very quickly, give it an hour or two and you'll be ok. Glad to see another cat slave on the group :-) Ivor Ivor Jones at ivor@despammed.invalid wrote on5/11/05 6:13 PM: >> Hello, >> [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > > Does Advantage treat tapeworm..? I thought it was a flea treatment..? So did I. Can't imagine the vet just saying, "He's got tapeworms" and not treating them. Could there be a new Advantage out that has something in it for tapeworm? But then, you wouldn't give tapeworm medication except when there were tapeworms present, so not likely. When mine had tapeworms, they got a single dose of Cestec (don't remember for sure if that's the correct spelling), and that took care of it. Then of course they have to be kept flea-free, or they'll just get 'em again (which is where the Advantage would come in).  SignatureDiana Portal To My Pages http://bellsouthpwp.net/d/r/drdrive/ > Ivor Jones at ivor@despammed.invalid wrote on5/11/05 6:13 PM: > [quoted text clipped - 18 lines] > flea-free, or they'll just get 'em again (which is where the Advantage would > come in). They said that where's there's tapeworms, there's fleas. And to keep him from continuing with the tapeworm problem, we have to treat the flea problem. Besides, I thought I had seen a flea on his neck this morning and I thought tapeworms come from the ingestion of flea eggs. He got his pills given to him by the vet for the tapeworms.(Thank heaven, because I can't give a cat a pill) Another question I just thought of... Should I have my husband put it on him, since I am four and half months pregnant? My husband says he doesn't mind and I figured it would be better to be safe than sorry. Katsclaw at thekatslawnospam@yahoo.com wrote on5/11/05 8:19 PM: >> Ivor Jones at ivor@despammed.invalid wrote on5/11/05 6:13 PM: >> [quoted text clipped - 30 lines] > him, since I am four and half months pregnant? My husband says he > doesn't mind and I figured it would be better to be safe than sorry. Yep, cats get tapeworms from fleas. You hadn't mentioned that the vet gave a tapeworm treatment -- glad to here that. I am not aware of any warnings against pregnant women administering Advantage, nor against using it on pregnant animals, but sure, let your husband do it. Then you won't worry about it. Congratulations, by the way. I use Program for flea treatment. It's a different sort of stuff altogether: the cat eats it mixed with food once a month, and it's not an insecticide at all, just keeps flea eggs from hatching. I've heard of the occasional skin allergy or irritation from topical treatments. Advantage will likely work just fine on your cat, though, as it does on most. It'll probably work fine on your husband as well. :) SignatureDiana Portal To My Pages http://bellsouthpwp.net/d/r/drdrive/ > Katsclaw at thekatslawnospam@yahoo.com wrote on5/11/05 8:19 PM: > [quoted text clipped - 45 lines] > will likely work just fine on your cat, though, as it does on most. It'll > probably work fine on your husband as well. :) Yeah, poor cat probably got them from my hubby. ;-) Thanks for helping me out. Nice place here, I think I'll stick around. How about a flea collar?I never got Advantage on my hands when I administered it.Welcome aboard and congrats. DEW > How about a flea collar?I never got Advantage on my hands when I > administered it.Welcome aboard and congrats. DEW http://www.scienceagogo.com/news/19990722205337data_trunc_sys.shtml She has a child. She purchased Advantage... not a flea collar. Signature·.·´¨ ¨)) -:¦:- ¸.·´ .·´¨¨)) Laurie ((¸¸.·´ ..·´ -:¦:- ((¸¸ ·.· *~*LiveLoveLaugh*~* Aloha!!!!! "There is no remedy for love but to love more"... ~~Henry David Thoreau Advantage is really rather harmless, although it states on the package to ask your vet regarding use in pregant or lactating cats. I haven't heard of any allergic reactions although there's always a possibility. If Advantage is accidentally ingested it usually results in foaming at the mouth as the stuff is really rather bitter (*ahem* I know from experience unfortunately). It usually dries within a few hours. So I would say it's safe for your daughter to play and pet him. :) I wouldn't let her immediately nuzzle his neck, but once he dries it should be fine. I've used Advantage, Frontline Plus, and Revolution with great success. I recommend Revolution the most just because it takes care of so many parasites. I caught that your vet gave him a pill for the tapeworms. I don't know what he gave, but usually we treat with Droncit and then treat again with Droncit 2-3 weeks later. Holly > Hello, > [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > > Thanks in advance for anything you pros can tell me about this stuff. |
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