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Megan Turnbull
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PostPosted: Tue Jun 10, 2008 12:58 pm    Post subject: deworming a kitten Report this post Reply with quote

my niece just got a two-month old kitten. how often do we have to deworm her pet?
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Libby Bowen
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PostPosted: Tue Jun 10, 2008 3:46 pm    Post subject: Report this post Reply with quote

according to an article here in petcyclopedia:
"Kittens should be treated for intestinal worms at six, eight, ten and 12 weeks of age, then monthly until they are three months old, then at least every three months throughout life."
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Melrose Clement
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PostPosted: Tue Jun 17, 2008 9:05 am    Post subject: Report this post Reply with quote


i agree with libby here. my vet told me the same thing. i get my cats to take dewormers every after three months. so far, no worms!

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Isabella Valencia
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PostPosted: Fri Jun 20, 2008 9:07 am    Post subject: Report this post Reply with quote


consult your vet before you give that kitty any wormer! i remember a neighbor who gave his one-month old kitten a wormer and it died after a week!
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Trish Coyne
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PostPosted: Wed Jun 25, 2008 2:39 pm    Post subject: Report this post Reply with quote

poor kitty! before we use any medicine on our pets we should ask a vet first. and it would be good if we read up on worms and treatments, too. there are a lot of information here in pet shed that could help us.
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Isabella Valencia
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PostPosted: Thu Jun 26, 2008 3:13 pm    Post subject: Report this post Reply with quote


i know! really poor kitty. Crying or Very sad if only our neighbor followed his vet's advice, that kitty would've been a healthy cat today.
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Libby Bowen
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PostPosted: Wed Jul 09, 2008 1:22 pm    Post subject: Report this post Reply with quote

and it'll help if we read up on worms and dewormers so we are also aware of what we are treating and what we are using.
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Michelle Pilver
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PostPosted: Wed Jul 23, 2008 12:43 pm    Post subject: Report this post Reply with quote

do we deworm out pets all throughout their lifetime? or only for a certain period of time?
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Libby Bowen
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PostPosted: Mon Jul 28, 2008 10:34 am    Post subject: Report this post Reply with quote

cats need to be dewormed throughout their life. deworm them at least every three months.
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Trish Coyne
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PostPosted: Fri Aug 08, 2008 2:26 pm    Post subject: Report this post Reply with quote

and this goes for all worms?
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Harvey Simmons
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PostPosted: Fri Aug 22, 2008 1:44 pm    Post subject: Report this post Reply with quote

as far as i know, yes! and this is because worms always re-infest our pets.
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