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Conference misery::feline_v1

Title:Meower Power is Valuing Differences
Notice:FELINE_V1 is moving 1/11/94 5pm PST to MISERY
Moderator:MISERY::VANZUYLEN_RO
Created:Sun Feb 09 1986
Last Modified:Tue Jan 11 1994
Last Successful Update:Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:5089
Total number of notes:60366

2009.0. "too much food...or worms?" by FRAGLE::PELUSO () Wed Nov 30 1988 15:45

    I just looked thru notes w/ keyword = worms and didn't really
    find the answer to my question.  Nippa, an outdoor/indoor/big time
    hunter type cat, has recently been eating tons of food.  I suspect
    worms, however I am not sure if I am under feeding her.  
    
    I guess the question is 'what is enough for a 10-12lb cat (2 1/2
    yrs old).  I give her 1 3oz packet of moist in the a.m. and 3 oz
    can of Amore (wet) in the p.m.  All day long she has about 1 cup
    of Friskies to munch on.  Usually everything is gone.
    
    All responses appreciated.
    
    Michele & Nippa (the getting very fat cat)
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2009.1Unusual behavior?ZONULE::MACONEIt's the story of a man named BradyWed Nov 30 1988 19:1012
    If her appetitte has increased all of a sudden, there would be a
    pood possibility of worms, especially since Nippa  is an 
    outdoor/hunter cat.  I trip to the vet probably wouldn't hurt
    
    My cats occasionally have a hungry day, but it's an occational day,
    and doesn't continue for extended periods of time.  If it did, I
    would take them to the vet.
    
    	-Nancy
    
    BTW - since I make frequent vet trips, my vet usually lets me just
    bring in a stool sample before I lug all 3 cats in
2009.2worms-yeeckCGVAX2::WEISMAN_EWed Nov 30 1988 21:2723
    
    
    I have been meaning to put my worms story in so now is a good
    time.  I suspected that Tasha Marie had worms because she ate
    a lot but was thin.  However because I was not able to get a
    stool sample it could not be confirmed. (Tasha has this thing
    about not using her litter box unless it is an extreme emergency,
    she prefers outside). Well anyway finally I saw the worm and so
    could describe was kind it was to the vet and got her the medicine.
    I was thrilled and surprised that it was only 2 pills.
    
    
    Now for part 2 of the story.  If you will remember Tasha had a problem
    with hair loss that was diagnosed as being basically untreatable
    unless extreme means were taken.  Well, darned if she didn't
    start to get her beautiful coat back after the worms were gone.
    Her fur is now completely normal.  The moral of the story is
    worms can cause many problems and don't always believe the vet.
    Sometimes mother knows best.
    
    
                                      Donna
    
2009.3PIGGY::LEWISFri Dec 02 1988 17:5413
    Re: .3
    
         Did you have her checked again 4 or 5 weeks after giving the
    pills?  We had to give our kitten the pills too, she evidently got
    the worms from mom since she's never been out and has since been
    an only kitty, but they don't always work.  After she was spayed,
    she vomited slightly from the anesthesia and the vet notice she
    still had them.  We've given her two doses of a yellow liquid, which
    she seemed to like, and have hopefully eliminated them for good.
    We'll have to take another sample in 6 weeks or so after the final
    dose.
    
    Bob
2009.4FRAGLE::PELUSOMon Dec 05 1988 15:004
    okay, how does one get a sample from a cat who does not and will
    not use the box (Please ma, anything but the box.....).  I have
    been playing the waiting game for awhile....  
    
2009.5The vet should know howWITNES::MACONEIt's the story of a man named BradyMon Dec 05 1988 15:084
    When I first got my cats, and the first trips to the vets, I wasn't
    aware that I was supposed to bring stool samples.  So, the vet got
    his own stool sample with a Q-tip, as I held the cat and looked
    the opposite direction. . . 
2009.6another kind of parasiteHUMOR::EPPESMake 'em laughMon Dec 05 1988 21:1510
    Jasper recently started eating a lot also.  It turns out he has a
    different kind of parasite (protozoa or something like that).  The
    symptom that made me bring him to the vet was blood in his stool.
    The only other sign was his eating and eating and eating (and gaining
    weight, of course -- guess the parasites couldn't keep up!).  He had
    no other symptoms.

    So, worms aren't the only possibility in such a situation. 

							-- Nina
2009.7VAXWRK::SKALTSISDebMon Dec 05 1988 22:4712
    Pip was recently found to have a protozoa on a recent stool sample.
    (I got to treat all 7 of them twice a day for 21 days after having
    foot surgery; real fun.) Anyhow, Pip had been doing a bit of spraying
    and after a couple of weeks on the pills, it stopped. The vet said that
    she had never heard of that "fixing" a spraying problem, but I'm
    certainly not complaining. By the way, Pip was an indoor/outdoor cat when I
    adopted her six years ago, but hasn't been outside since, but the
    protozoa had never been picked up in her annual stool sample. The vet
    said that it could lie dormant for years, and act up when the cat was
    under stress.
    
    Deb
2009.8HUMOR::EPPESMake 'em laughTue Dec 06 1988 21:1911
    RE < Note 2009.7 by VAXWRK::SKALTSIS "Deb" >

>    Pip was recently found to have a protozoa on a recent stool sample.
>    (I got to treat all 7 of them twice a day for 21 days after having
>    foot surgery; real fun.) 

    21 days???  Wow!  I'm only treating Jasper for 5 days (1/2 pill twice a
    day).  Maybe there are different kinds of protozoa.  In any case, his
    stool is looking much better (?!) now (the 5th day).

							-- Nina
2009.9Good thing my cats are easy to pill...VAXWRK::SKALTSISDebWed Dec 07 1988 14:5212
    Yep, 21 days. The protozoa that Pip had was coccidia, and the vet said
    that the usual treatment was for 10 to 14 days, but that that treatment
    period wasn't effective in all cases, and since it is contagious, they
    recommended a full 21 day treatment. I might add, Pip's loose stools
    seemed to clear up after about a week, but I'm glad that we did the 21
    day thing as there has been no reoccurrence with anyone. (Come to think
    of it, I only had to pill everyone once a day, not twice, thanks
    goodness). The vet also suggested changing the box a little more often
    (3 times a week instead of 2, even though I do scoop several times a
    day)

    Deb