Tapeworm problem

[gritsar]

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No fleas to be found. No mice either. We set traps under the cabinets because I thought there might be mice, but none have been caught. Kitty is an excellent hunter, but I'm sure if she caught one she'd save it as a gift for me.

KiKi just pretty much sleeps and eats and wakes up at night to play with Kitty. I'm really thinking that she just had a really bad infestation of the tapeworms and it may took a longer or stronger course of meds. to rid her of them.
Gonna ask the vet about it again.

 

[Chick_a_dee]

The creamcheese wouldn't have affected the absorption, they market a product specifically for feeding pills called Pill Pockets. We had to worm for Roundworm recently and were only given the therapeutic dose, which is what I'm thinking you were given for the cats. I'd definitely take her in, and bring a fecal sample too! If your vet can get a good idea of the amount of load she has, the vet will be better able to treat the animal with the correct dosage, which may not be the therapeutic dose, but instead a power pack wormer.

 

[Brindlebtch]

Flea treat everybody and then a week later worm everybody and then a week later worm 'em ALL again!
And that should be that!

After that if a tapeworm shows up you know it is from an outside source and you can start tracking that down.

 

[FlashPointFarm]

Could it be that the tapeworms your cats have are building a resistance to the deworming med your vet is giving you? Just a thought. Maybe another med designed for tapeworms would do the trick. We are constantly battling them here, as they were already on the property when we moved here. Good luck with those nasty little wormies!

 

[dbunni]

Vet tech here ... and kennel owner. One of two things is happening. Either you are not treating properly for tapes (many of the products are multi dose...) or ... the pet is reinfesting through ingestion or flea. For indoor pets, flea is the most common source. Remember most of the flea life is NOT on the animal. They can be in the bedding (yours and the cats), couches, carpet, curtains, etc. Since it is an indoor animal ... treat for fleas (several months in a row). Treat for tapes ... at the appropriate intervals. And feed the mice! Many people don't see fleas on cats. Their coat is so thick that the flea disappears. Look for "dirt". If you find what looks to be a dirty substance, put it on a white surface and add a drop or two of water. If it runs red ... you got fleas. Check the base of the tail, under the groin region, base of neck, elbows & cheast, top of head, and between the eyes.
Good luck ...

 

[gritsar]

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Thanks for your imput. I am positive we don't have a flea problem in the house. We did treat the entire house and yard. I am a flea-aphobic, so I check the animals daily and know what to look for.
I really think it's that KiKi started out with a serious infestation and we just haven't treated for them properly. The new pup has an appointment next week and we are going to discuss a strategy with the vet.

 

[Imp]

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Hmmmm!

That would explain why my "Blimp" has always had tapeworms.

Imp- Note to self

the vet, after getting two doses.