Ok, so I went to the pet store, on your advice in the "pregnant" thread and told them what was going on (Oreo, female cat) was even LOVING me to rub her tummy forEVER and BRUSH her- esp her bottom- and the very knowledgable (sp?) manager gave me some liquid de-wormer. The next morning I mixed it in with some very yummy wet food for both Oreo and Merlin (male kitten) in the proper dosages. It was obvious it upset their tummies, that night one had green diarreah on my blanket
I never SAW any worms come out, but they did have a couple looser stools. A couple days later Oreo's tummy is a lot less fat and she doesn't want her tummy touched again, and she is back to not wanting her bottom brushed! rofl! I will repeat the dose in 2 weeks as suggested just to make sure we got them all.
If any of you live in Middle TN (or the United States! lol) we are under a HEAT ADVISORY- today hit triple digits in TEMPS, not to mention the heat index! Our a/c is set at 74, and it is working great guns to keep it at 77/78 degrees! So, the last couple days the cats have been really lazy. Today I went to change out their litter, and noticed that there hasn't been much urine output (was ready to get rid of all litter and redo it!), and their bm's are pretty solid. Now, we switched to "the goodlife recipe" food a few days ago, so I wonder if that is why their poo is more ...ummmm.... colorful? (rusty colored throughout). I am also worried they are dehydrating, even though the house is at an evenish temp. Merlin (about 3 mo old now) slept from 4pm-9pm and only got up because I carried him to water and food. After he drank, then ate, he is trying now to play with Oreo.
But also, I was touching Oreo's feet today, and one seems a bit tender? She would let me touch the other 3 feet, but that one she would bite at my hand. I see no cuts, etc, so I am confused.
I gave them both a bath yesterday (what an experience!) and Oreo did great- not once did she scratch me or whine or anything- but Merlin was a bit more skittish about it, I am sure he will get better about it the more we do it. I am of course worried their behavior is linked to the bath and I made them sick! LOL
Can you tell I have never had cats before? ROFL!
Thanks for any advice!!!
If any of you live in Middle TN (or the United States! lol) we are under a HEAT ADVISORY- today hit triple digits in TEMPS, not to mention the heat index! Our a/c is set at 74, and it is working great guns to keep it at 77/78 degrees! So, the last couple days the cats have been really lazy. Today I went to change out their litter, and noticed that there hasn't been much urine output (was ready to get rid of all litter and redo it!), and their bm's are pretty solid. Now, we switched to "the goodlife recipe" food a few days ago, so I wonder if that is why their poo is more ...ummmm.... colorful? (rusty colored throughout). I am also worried they are dehydrating, even though the house is at an evenish temp. Merlin (about 3 mo old now) slept from 4pm-9pm and only got up because I carried him to water and food. After he drank, then ate, he is trying now to play with Oreo.
But also, I was touching Oreo's feet today, and one seems a bit tender? She would let me touch the other 3 feet, but that one she would bite at my hand. I see no cuts, etc, so I am confused.
I gave them both a bath yesterday (what an experience!) and Oreo did great- not once did she scratch me or whine or anything- but Merlin was a bit more skittish about it, I am sure he will get better about it the more we do it. I am of course worried their behavior is linked to the bath and I made them sick! LOL
Can you tell I have never had cats before? ROFL!
Thanks for any advice!!!