Re: Help! Horrified panic about Scouty...

On Mon, 16 Jan 2006 12:49:48 +1100, "Yowie"
<yowie9644.DIESPAMDIE@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>First of all *DONT PANIC*. I realise this is easier said than done.
>
>Worms are not going to kill her in the next 24 hours, indeed, many creatures
>live just fine with worms all their lives and don't know the difference.
>She'll be fine until you can get her to the vet. Its *not* an emergency.
>
>I don't know how she got them either, perhaps she has 'always' had them. It
>can be passed from mother to kitten, and most cats don't even notice they
>have them.
>
>As to your likelyhood of you catching worms: its minimal. I assume you use
>gloves to clean out hte litter boxes, and clean them out well. And that you
>wash your hands after doing so. Its unlikely that there are any infectious
>areas in your house *besides* the box anywat.
>
>When yo go to the vet, take both cats and if you can manage it, stool
>samples from both. The treatment for worms is easy (paste or pills) and if
>you feel it necessary, you can go to the pharmacy and get yoruself and John
>some de-worming tablets too.
>
>Purrs that you can stay sane until you get to the vets tomorrow. And dont'
>worry - Scout is *fine*.
>
>Yowie

Thanks Yowie... one problem with two cats and one litterbox - there
isn't any way to tell which cat leaves a particular deposit! Actually
there kind of is... Scouty thinks she's an ancient Egyptian and she
builds pyramids in the sand, while Silver thinks she's fleeing Soddom
and Gomorrah - 'don't look back!' Anyway, I think I can stay sane till
tomorrow... I just hope that John will be able to make the time to
take us to the TEDs - he's been working every hour that God sends and
then some...
If John is too busy working to be able to be home during business
hours (likely), is there a good worming medicine we can get over the
counter at Petco and just give them?
Scouty seems perfectly healthy and I know it's not an 'emergency', but
I want to get it taken care of asap for my own piece of mind... after
this I don't care what the TED says - they're going to get flea/worm
medicine at least every three months (he said that since they were
strictly indoor cats we didn't need to give it to them so they haven't
had anything for a whole year!)

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