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Parasites…

by Deb

kitten-puddle.jpgparasites are an annoying part of our walk with cats.  i have found a site that sells natural products for your cat in dispensing with these things.  i’ve never used any natural remedies - so i’m not saying that these things work.  i’m just telling you about them and giving you a link so you can determine for yourself how you want to go about it.  but suffice it to say, parasites can kill your cat… especially the round and hook worms.  tapes not so much although they will lead to anemia and a loss of weight since they take in most of the nutrition your cat is eating from his food. 

here’s the link:   natural remedies

if you have fleas, you’ll more than likely have tapeworms.  you can tell a tape by the little rice looking particles coming out of your cat’s bottom.   

round and hookworms are harder to see.  you can see them, if they’ve gotten bad, in their stool and in their vomit.  you see that, you get your cat to the vet pronto.  don’t wait around for your natural remedy to arrive from ordering it online, just get the cat to the vet.  by the time you see them like this, they’re in your cat BIG time.  at your yearly checkup, which i hope everyone does, have your cat looked at for these parasites just in case.  better safe than sorry. 

now, heartworms….is a whole other ballgame.  dogs can be treated once they have heartworms…it’s hard on them but they usually live through it.  cats do not have a good prognosis once they’re diagnosed with heartworms.  if you notice these symptoms (i got this from 21 cats.org - wonderful site for EVERYTHING about cat health):

  • Difficulty breathing
  • Coughing
  • Vomiting
  • Weight loss
  • Lethargy
  • Anemia
  • Collapse
  • Seizure
  • Blindness
  • one mosquito in your house, and yes, it’s caused by mosquitoes, can give your cat heartworm.  it happened to my mom and her cat died from it.  you have no idea how upset and mad she was to find an indoor cat with heartworm.   there are preventatives, so check with your vet about that.

    please go to the 21 cats site and read more about heartworm and also the other parasites mentioned here.  they go into great depth about them and i reiterate, it’s a wonderful site for all things health related. 

    this is very brief, but 21 cats really puts it all out there and you can read about these things there… and get all the info you need … and in a much better fashion than i can give you.  i just wanted to bring to your attention a few parasites that can get ahold of your pet and things to watch out for. 

    here’s a previous post you might be interested in… cats love fountains and if you can, really think about investing in a little one for your kitty!   water fountains for cats

    and here’s one i enjoyed from a fellow blogger:  gettin’ your lawn in shape


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