There are many worms of parasites that poison the lives of our cats. Trematodes, round worms and tape, regardless of name and form, are extremely dangerous organisms. Eating tissues and blood, these creatures can quickly not only deplete your pet's body, but even destroy it if you do not enter the right medicines in time. Therefore it is desirable with treatment of worms in cats not to tighten, but it is best to carry out preventive treatments that destroy helminths in the early stages.
How can I tell if a cat is infected with worms?
Most often the infected animal sharply grows thin, gives signs of fast fatigue, and kittens in general lag behind in development. Due to the fact that helminths mainly affect the intestine, it is in this organ that the first problems associated with diarrhea and constipation begin. Other possible symptoms are anemia, enlargement of the liver, itching around the anus, spotting in the feces, miscarriages in pregnant females. In the most terrible cases, the cat has paralysis of the limbs and it often suffers cramps.
What if the cat has worms?
If the symptoms coincide and the cat does have worms, then immediate treatment should be used. But here you need to know what kind of parasites should be banished, because many drugs have a selective effect and are far from effective against all helminths. In this case, the owner of the animal medicine will gain a broad spectrum of action, capable of destroying different kinds of these insidious creatures.
We list the most common pills against worms:
- Fiebtal.
- Pratel.
- Kanikvantel.
- Profender.
- MILBEMEX.
- Tronzil-K.
- Drontal.
We do not give instructions on how to use tablets against worms for cats, because they all have different dosage, packing and active ingredient. In order not to make a fatal mistake, because many drugs in large doses are toxic enough, it is better to strictly follow the instructions. It is very important to know if your cat is pregnant. If you do not want to harm the progeny of your pet, then buy only those drugs that are allowed for females in this delicate state ( Milbemax , Drontal and others). Another nuance - one tablet of worms for cats allowed to use in the first period of pregnancy, and the second only at the end of this period!
How to give pills to cats?
With a suspension all the same to work is easier, and here with tablets beginners often are excruciated, before will feed a medicine of the pupil. But there is always a way out. Take the animal and plant it gently on your knees, placing your back on it. Then, try to gently unclench the patient's jaws and insert a pill into his mouth. Further tighten the teeth to him again, so that the cat does not spit out the medicine, and provoke a swallowing movement, stroking his fingers on the throat.
If at all desire to push a tablet from worms for cats to the pet in a mouth it is not possible, that is one more output or exit. It will be necessary to grind the tablet medicine, dissolve it in water and fill the resulting syringe with a liquid. Try to inject the suspension into the cat's cheeks, holding it so that it does not vomit the medicine out. The most active and restless patients should even be wrapped in a blanket or dense fabric, leaving only access to the head of their pet free. True, some cat lovers practice a more gentle method. They throw the crumbled tablets into minced meat or another delicacy, which their pets then eat with pleasure, not guessing about a special "filling" of the medicine.