Now, I’m not a veterinarian… just got some experience from being a pet owner, and helping at local pet rescues. I’m going to be very honest, vet bills are expensive, and worms can definitely turn out to be a re-occurring thing. Especially if you let your cats go outside, which many people do. Our furry friends go outside, pick up fleas, or eat rodents with these parasites, and end up getting worms. I was looking at my bill for my last “deworming” visit to the vet, and it came out to $58 dollars.
What’s wrong with that? Well, I’m glad it wasn’t over $100. But, there is something wrong with this picture. Instead of spending 44 dollars on the exam, and 12 bucks on 18mL of Panacur, I can spend 30 bucks on 100mL of Panacur, and dose our families cats 5 times with that bottle. It’s not hard to figure out that your cat has worms as long as you are aware of the symptoms of having worms.
The symptom most cat owners first notice is the presence of worms in the feces of the cat. Other symptoms may include lethargy, increased hunger, vomiting, diarrhea, and weight loss. I’m not saying that you shouldn’t take a stool sample to the vet and initially figure out what kind of worms you have, but if your cat is having a case of re-occurring worms, the chances are you know what kind of worm you are dealing with from previous vet visits. Vets will tell you these things.
We have added, yet another, member to our family! I had a friend who had been feeding a stray neighborhood cat, and was determined to make sure I took him. I refused a few times, whenever my friend would call to tell me that the cat was at his house– and that pretty much ended whenever I saw the cat in person. I took him home, introduced him to the other two cats to see what they thought of him, and they ended up taking to him quite well after some time.
We bought his necessities, started training him, and took him to the vet for vaccinations and anything else he may have needed. We found out during that vet visit that he had both hook and round worms, an abundant amount of them. We received de-worming medicine for all of our cats, in liquid form. After our new cat (Samuel) had been dosed once with the medication, he got very lethargic and ill, and ended up going to the vet again to stay over night so that they could re-hydrate him.
So, since we’ve had him, basically, he has been dosed with amoxicillin, and panacur. 3 times a day. Despite how not fun it is to get a syringe shoved down your throat three times a day, he has quickly warmed up to the family, and is more playful than any kitten I’ve ever seen.
Now, I’m not a veterinarian… just got some experience from being a pet owner, and helping at local pet rescues. I’m going to be very honest, vet bills are expensive, and worms can definitely turn out to be a re-occurring thing. Especially if you let your cats go outside, which many people do. Our furry friends go outside, pick up fleas, or eat rodents with these parasites, and end up getting worms. I was looking at my bill for my last “deworming” visit to the vet, and it came out to $58 dollars.
