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I had an 8 year old Manx/Siamese mix who despite our best efforts was an out door cat; exclusively. She only ever came home to eat and then would cry until either she was let out (by our daughter) or escaped. She regularly ate rodents such as field mice, moles and pretty much anything she could catch and devour outside. We knew this by the plethora of various rodent heads left on our doorstep. We obviously medicated her regularly because of this.
Two days ago my cat started presenting symptoms of having roundworms despite regular medications. My wife and I dewormed her and everything was proceeding as normal. About 12 hrs later they started exiting her anus (alive). Many of them looked like maggots and were crawling on her fur, etc. We gave her a quick bath, combed out what we could and did our best to help her with her discomfort.
We set her outside, put water out and food (as the vet advised) as we have 3 dogs and 2 kittens as well (under 12 weeks old) and made sure she was ok.
Later today (about 36 hrs after her dose of meds) she started showing abnormal symptoms. She was excessively lethargic, seemingly in pain and was crying non-stop. We called the vet again and she assured us this is normal and to just keep watching her and to clean up the expelled worms.
2 hours afterwards she began to stink like rotting meat. She would not stand on her own nor would she try and even move. Approximately 30 minutes later while talking to the vet and pleading with her to see my cat a huge mass of worms, all alive, burst from her back splitting it open about 4-5 inches long and 1 1/2-2 inches wide at the base of her tail where it met her lower back. Her skin literally split open like a gaping maw.
She died about 30 seconds later.
Now, the vet says this can happen but is very rare. I have done a lot of research online and have found nothing on this anywhere.
I am at a loss. We kept her body and have it in a cooler to submit for autopsy should the need arise.
Is this normal? Have any of you ever heard of something this horrific happening to a cat or anything with worms before?
If anyone can help I'd love some answers as my trust in my vet is all but nil right now. Just so you have all the information we are located in Ontario, Canada and not some far-flung remote area.
Thanks in advance.
Two days ago my cat started presenting symptoms of having roundworms despite regular medications. My wife and I dewormed her and everything was proceeding as normal. About 12 hrs later they started exiting her anus (alive). Many of them looked like maggots and were crawling on her fur, etc. We gave her a quick bath, combed out what we could and did our best to help her with her discomfort.
We set her outside, put water out and food (as the vet advised) as we have 3 dogs and 2 kittens as well (under 12 weeks old) and made sure she was ok.
Later today (about 36 hrs after her dose of meds) she started showing abnormal symptoms. She was excessively lethargic, seemingly in pain and was crying non-stop. We called the vet again and she assured us this is normal and to just keep watching her and to clean up the expelled worms.
2 hours afterwards she began to stink like rotting meat. She would not stand on her own nor would she try and even move. Approximately 30 minutes later while talking to the vet and pleading with her to see my cat a huge mass of worms, all alive, burst from her back splitting it open about 4-5 inches long and 1 1/2-2 inches wide at the base of her tail where it met her lower back. Her skin literally split open like a gaping maw.
She died about 30 seconds later.
Now, the vet says this can happen but is very rare. I have done a lot of research online and have found nothing on this anywhere.
I am at a loss. We kept her body and have it in a cooler to submit for autopsy should the need arise.
Is this normal? Have any of you ever heard of something this horrific happening to a cat or anything with worms before?
If anyone can help I'd love some answers as my trust in my vet is all but nil right now. Just so you have all the information we are located in Ontario, Canada and not some far-flung remote area.
Thanks in advance.