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post #1 of 5
1/19/12 at 7:17pm
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I just noticed our new cat Chance crying and then throwing up. When I went to clean up his vomit, which was very little, I noticed these white very thin things that seem to be moving. It also looked like his vomit was reddish. Not sure if that coloring is from food or from blood. I am concerned because Chance was completely checked by the vet before we brought him home. Could he have gotten these since coming home? Or maybe they didn';t show up while he lived at the vet's office for about two months? I think they are roundworms. Can my other cat get them?

 

Please help!

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post #2 of 5
1/20/12 at 12:03pm

I would call the vet and ask them these questions, but if it is roundworms, I would definitely think the other cats could get them, particularly if they are sharing litter boxes .(don't know how long you have had Chance and how far along you are in integrating him).  Are you seeing them (the worms) in his feces? 

 

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post #3 of 5
1/20/12 at 3:32pm
Vets often forget that it's really just best to treat rescue kitties for internal parasites. rolleyes.gif They always think the shelters did - and they might have! But often the follow-up wasn't done. Round worm requires a series of three treatments, whatever your vet thinks best to use for it. Each treatment needs to be three weeks apart. This is because no matter WHAT dewormer your vet opts to use, none kill anything but the adult worms. So you have to allow for the life cycle, and it's best, in the long run, just to assume that the second treatment didn't get all of them.

To prevent your other kitties from getting it, just scoop as frequently as possible. agree.gif The more often you can scoop, the less likely anyone will have a problem with them. If you want to be ultra sure, after the first treatment, toss all the litter, bleach the boxes, and fill them with new litter, and then keep scooping as often as you can until he's done at least the second treatment, if not the third. Then things should get back to normal. agree.gif

Typical treatments are either Revolution (topical), Panacur, or Strongid-T. If they recommend drontal, my recommendation is not to use it. Around here there's a strain of round worm resistant to it. It was, for us, a waste of time and money and a LOT of frustration.
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post #4 of 5
1/21/12 at 8:24am
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I called the vet the morning after he threw up the worms. The vet prescribed me a medicine and it was Drontal. Of course, I didn't get to read the replies until after I crushed it into his food and tried to get him to eat it. Anyway, I put it in with a little canned food and put Crosby into another room. For hours Chance wouldn't even touch it. I had to let Crosby out so we put the food where we thought neither could get it. A few hours later, I found the bowl on the floor and the food somewhat spilled and somewhat eaten. Unfortunately, I don't know which cat ate it. Not sure if I should call the vet Monday and get another dose or not. What do you guys think?

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post #5 of 5
1/21/12 at 9:24am
I think you should tell the vet you can't pill your cat and he won't eat the food. You heard Revolution is topical, can you get a 3-pack?

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