Worming help please :)

pollyskettle

HI

I have to buy some worming treatment for a cat that simply refuses to take tablets (she is known to store them somewhere in her mouth and spit them out quite a while afterwards :rotfl:). I vaguely remember reading a recommendation on here for some form of worm treatment (tablets/liquid can't remember which) that tastes good to cats and is added to their food. I've done a search and can't find it and I cannot for the life of me remember what it is called, can anyone please help?

Many many thanks

Polly

tigs78

http://www.vetuk.co.uk/index.php?main_page=advanced_search_result&search_in_description=1&keyword=panacur

Is it Panacur? The tablets are meant to be ultra palatable and they also do a liquid and a granule version. Have you tried poking a normal worming tablet in a blob of dairylea/primula or similar? Never fails for me

Justie

the other thing to do is to buy a little pill dispenser thing that is a bit like a syringe but holds the tablets so that you can get it down the back of the throat so they can't spit it out afterwards - they're only a couple of quid and will save your fingers.

Eels100

Panacur won't treat tapeworm effectively so if your cat hunts then it's probably a waste of time giving it.

The best broad spectrum non-tablet wormer on the market for cats is called Profender, and your vet will stock this.

pollyskettle

Eels100 wrote: »

Panacur won't treat tapeworm effectively so if your cat hunts then it's probably a waste of time giving it.

The best broad spectrum non-tablet wormer on the market for cats is called Profender, and your vet will stock this.

Thanks, I'll bear this in mind. The cat's my grandmothers and she lives a couple of hundred miles away, but I buy her Frontline on-line for her as it's cheaper and I suggested she try some of this panacur and then promptly forgot what it was called! Chloe doesn't hunt much (far too fat and lazy) maybe one bird a year (if it's a slow and stupid one lol) so shouldn't be a problem, but I'll let her know.

My grandmother tends to avoid the vets as she was told that her other cat has a thyroid condition and would be dead in 6 months without some expensive operation which she opted against, this was 5 years ago and he's still going strong! His only problem is that he's fast approaching 20 :eek: and he's a lot slower than he used to be!

The dog in the avvie is mine - she thinks she rules the roost, so I may just get a cat to put her in her place :rotfl:

Froglet

Maybe this will help


How to Give A Cat A Pill:


1) Pick cat up and cradle it in the crook of your left arm as if holding a
baby. Position right forefinger and thumb on either side of cat's mouth and
gently apply pressure to cheeks while holding pill in right hand. As cat
opens mouth pop pill into mouth. Allow cat to close mouth and swallow.

2) Retrieve pill from floor and cat from behind sofa. Cradle cat in left arm
and repeat process.

3) Retrieve cat from bedroom, and throw soggy pill away.

4) Take new pill from foil wrap, cradle cat in left arm holding rear paws
tightly with left hand. Force jaws open and push pill to back of mouth with
right fore-finger. Hold mouth shut for a count of ten.

5) Retrieve pill from goldfish bowl and cat from top of wardrobe. Call
spouse from garden.

6) Kneel on floor with cat wedged firmly between knees, hold front and rear
paws. Ignore low growls emitted by cat. Get spouse to hold head firmly with
one hand while forcing wooden ruler into mouth. Drop pill down ruler and rub
cat's throat vigorously.

7) Retrieve cat from curtain rail, get another pill from foil wrap. Make
note to buy new ruler and repair curtains. Carefully sweep shattered
figurines and vases from hearth and set to one side for gluing later.

Wrap cat in large towel and get spouse to lie on cat with head just
visible from below armpit. Put pill in end of drinking straw, force mouth
open with pencil and blow down drinking straw.

9) Check label to make sure pill not harmful to humans, drink 1 beer to take
taste away. Apply Band-Aid to spouse's forearm and remove blood from carpet
with cold water and soap.

10) Retrieve cat from neighbour's shed. Get another pill. Open another beer.
Place cat in cupboard and close door onto neck to leave head showing. Force
mouth open with dessert spoon. Flick pill down throat with elastic band.

11) Fetch screwdriver from garage and put cupboard door back on hinges.
Drink beer. Fetch bottle of scotch. Pour shot, drink. Apply cold compress to
cheek and check records for date of last tetanus jab. Apply whiskey compress
to cheek to disinfect. Toss-back another shot. Throw Tee shirt away and
fetch new one from bedroom.

12) Ring fire brigade to retrieve the cat from tree across the road.
Apologise to neighbour who crashed into fence while swerving to avoid cat.
Take last pill from foil-wrap.

13) Tie the little !!!!!!!'s front paws to rear paws with garden twine and
bind tightly to leg of dining table, find heavy duty pruning gloves from
shed. Push pill into mouth followed by large piece of fillet steak. Be rough
about it. Hold head vertically and pour 2 pints of water down throat to wash
pill down.

14) Consume remainder of Scotch. Get spouse to drive you to the emergency
room, sit quietly while doctor stitches fingers and forearm and removes pill
remnants from right eye. Call furniture shop on way home to order new table.

15) Arrange for RSPCA to collect mutant cat from hell and ring local pet
shop to see if they have any hamsters.




How to Give A Dog A Pill:
1) Wrap it in bacon.





Margaret

pollyskettle

:rotfl:

Thank you