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Gerard Anthony Gold April 20th 07 12:24 AM

Question: Curing cat-human worm infestation
 
Hello,

I have been feeding & petting this feral cat. It has these little (less than
an inch long) white, thin worm-looking things in its anus. I kind of guessed
they could be worms, but since I did not see any movement, I lost that rain
of thought. Recently, when I sit on the couch, the cat has been getting on
to my lap & grooming & sleeping.

Yesterday, I noticed a large sore on my lower thigh. Today, one of these
things dropped on to my sofa and started crawling on it with this
expansion-contraction motion, so I'm pretty sure it's a worm or a maggot. I
suspect one of these things has got into me using the skin-penetration
route.

What can I get off the shelf (I've got a 2-office visit limitation on my
health plan, so I'd rather avoid using the second so early in the year) to
kill this worm off before it does any critical organ damage?

Thanks,

Gerard



Matthew April 20th 07 01:05 AM

Question: Curing cat-human worm infestation
 
First what you have and what your cat has are two different things.
If your cat has that he needs a pill from a VET
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tapeworm
http://www.hsus.org/pets/pet_care/ca..._problems.html you have something else and probably required a doctor visit to determinethe cause. You could have something as simple as a chigger"Gerard Anthony Gold" wrote in ... Hello, I have been feeding & petting this feral cat. It has these little (lessthan an inch long) white, thin worm-looking things in its anus. I kind ofguessed they could be worms, but since I did not see any movement, I lostthat rain of thought. Recently, when I sit on the couch, the cat has beengetting on to my lap & grooming & sleeping. Yesterday, I noticed a large sore on my lower thigh. Today, one of thesethings dropped on to my sofa and started crawling on it with thisexpansion-contraction motion, so I'm pretty sure it's a worm or a maggot. Isuspect one of these things has got into me using the skin-penetrationroute. What can I get off the shelf (I've got a 2-office visit limitation on myhealth plan, so I'd rather avoid using the second so early in the year) tokill this worm off before it does any critical organ damage? Thanks, Gerard


Gerard Anthony Gold April 20th 07 01:55 AM

Question: Curing cat-human worm infestation
 
It's a feral cat & lives outside, so I'm really not equipped with gear or
experience to capture it & take it to the vet - besides which, I don't
really want to pay for a vet.

I think I'm just going to buy roundworm & whatever other cat medication is
available off the shelf in the pet section of a department/grocery store &
mix that with it's food every time. If my stuff does not fix at least the
visible problems, I guess I'm going to have to disconnect my 1-year
friendship with this cat.

Matthew, thanks for the suggestions.

Gerard

"Matthew" wrote in message
...
First what you have and what your cat has are two different things.
If your cat has that he needs a pill from a VET
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tapeworm
http://www.hsus.org/pets/pet_care/ca..._problems.html
you have something else and probably required a doctor visit to
determinethe cause. You could have something as simple as a
chigger"Gerard Anthony Gold" wrote in
... Hello, I have been
feeding & petting this feral cat. It has these little (lessthan an inch
long) white, thin worm-looking things in its anus. I kind ofguessed they
could be worms, but since I did not see any movement, I lostthat rain of
thought. Recently, when I sit on the couch, the cat has beengetting on to
my lap & grooming & sleeping. Yesterday, I noticed a large sore on my
lower thigh. Today, one of thesethings dropped on to my sofa and started
crawling on it with thisexpansion-contraction motion, so I'm pretty sure
it's a worm or a maggot. Isuspect one of these things has got into me
using the skin-penetrationroute. What can I get off the shelf (I've got
a 2-office visit limitation on myhealth plan, so I'd rather avoid using
the second so early in the year) tokill this worm off before it does any
critical organ damage? Thanks, Gerard




Matthew April 20th 07 02:06 AM

Question: Curing cat-human worm infestation
 
Please don't get a over counter med for the cat you can purchase for almost
he same amount from a vet. Many over the counter med have caused deaths in
the past.


"Gerard Anthony Gold" wrote in message
...
It's a feral cat & lives outside, so I'm really not equipped with gear or
experience to capture it & take it to the vet - besides which, I don't
really want to pay for a vet.

I think I'm just going to buy roundworm & whatever other cat medication is
available off the shelf in the pet section of a department/grocery store &
mix that with it's food every time. If my stuff does not fix at least the
visible problems, I guess I'm going to have to disconnect my 1-year
friendship with this cat.

Matthew, thanks for the suggestions.

Gerard

"Matthew" wrote in message
...
First what you have and what your cat has are two different things.
If your cat has that he needs a pill from a VET
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tapeworm
http://www.hsus.org/pets/pet_care/ca..._problems.html
you have something else and probably required a doctor visit to
determinethe cause. You could have something as simple as a
chigger"Gerard Anthony Gold" wrote in
... Hello, I have been
feeding & petting this feral cat. It has these little (lessthan an inch
long) white, thin worm-looking things in its anus. I kind ofguessed they
could be worms, but since I did not see any movement, I lostthat rain of
thought. Recently, when I sit on the couch, the cat has beengetting on to
my lap & grooming & sleeping. Yesterday, I noticed a large sore on my
lower thigh. Today, one of thesethings dropped on to my sofa and started
crawling on it with thisexpansion-contraction motion, so I'm pretty sure
it's a worm or a maggot. Isuspect one of these things has got into me
using the skin-penetrationroute. What can I get off the shelf (I've got
a 2-office visit limitation on myhealth plan, so I'd rather avoid using
the second so early in the year) tokill this worm off before it does any
critical organ damage? Thanks, Gerard






Dave F April 20th 07 08:58 PM

Question: Curing cat-human worm infestation
 
You said in your first post the cat was on your lap on your couch, and now
you say you can't catch him??

Please do the right thing and take the poor cat to the vet so the worms
living in it's body are killed off. The cost will be minimal. have ti
spayed/neutered too or there will absolutely be more feral cats soon.

Dave


"Gerard Anthony Gold" wrote in message
...
It's a feral cat & lives outside, so I'm really not equipped with gear or
experience to capture it & take it to the vet - besides which, I don't
really want to pay for a vet.

I think I'm just going to buy roundworm & whatever other cat medication is
available off the shelf in the pet section of a department/grocery store &
mix that with it's food every time. If my stuff does not fix at least the
visible problems, I guess I'm going to have to disconnect my 1-year
friendship with this cat.

Matthew, thanks for the suggestions.

Gerard

"Matthew" wrote in message
...
First what you have and what your cat has are two different things.
If your cat has that he needs a pill from a VET
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tapeworm
http://www.hsus.org/pets/pet_care/ca..._problems.html
you have something else and probably required a doctor visit to
determinethe cause. You could have something as simple as a
chigger"Gerard Anthony Gold" wrote in
... Hello, I have been
feeding & petting this feral cat. It has these little (lessthan an inch
long) white, thin worm-looking things in its anus. I kind ofguessed they
could be worms, but since I did not see any movement, I lostthat rain of
thought. Recently, when I sit on the couch, the cat has beengetting on to
my lap & grooming & sleeping. Yesterday, I noticed a large sore on my
lower thigh. Today, one of thesethings dropped on to my sofa and started
crawling on it with thisexpansion-contraction motion, so I'm pretty sure
it's a worm or a maggot. Isuspect one of these things has got into me
using the skin-penetrationroute. What can I get off the shelf (I've got
a 2-office visit limitation on myhealth plan, so I'd rather avoid using
the second so early in the year) tokill this worm off before it does any
critical organ damage? Thanks, Gerard






Gerard Anthony Gold April 20th 07 09:32 PM

Question: Curing cat-human worm infestation
 
Being on my lap is it's choice. I do not handle the cat or carry it - it
jumps or walks on to my lap. Also, it is not used to being handled, and it
has not been de-clawed. So it could be a less pleasant experience than
taking a domesticated cat to the vet.

Anyway, if I do decide to restrain it & take it to the vet - since I do not
have a cat carrier, presumably I could try to entice it into a bag of some
sort, tie the opening once I do so,and use this to transport it to & from
the vet?

Alternatively, I could just decide to call the vet & ask him/her to sell me
various worm meds without looking at the cat.

What I am probably going to do, anyway, unless I find evidence of cat
fatalities - is buy off the shelf worm meds & put them in the cat's food.

Thanks,

Gerard


"Dave F" wrote in message
...
You said in your first post the cat was on your lap on your couch, and now
you say you can't catch him??

Please do the right thing and take the poor cat to the vet so the worms
living in it's body are killed off. The cost will be minimal. have ti
spayed/neutered too or there will absolutely be more feral cats soon.

Dave


"Gerard Anthony Gold" wrote in message
...
It's a feral cat & lives outside, so I'm really not equipped with gear or
experience to capture it & take it to the vet - besides which, I don't
really want to pay for a vet.

I think I'm just going to buy roundworm & whatever other cat medication
is available off the shelf in the pet section of a department/grocery
store & mix that with it's food every time. If my stuff does not fix at
least the visible problems, I guess I'm going to have to disconnect my
1-year friendship with this cat.

Matthew, thanks for the suggestions.

Gerard

"Matthew" wrote in message
...
First what you have and what your cat has are two different things.
If your cat has that he needs a pill from a VET
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tapeworm
http://www.hsus.org/pets/pet_care/ca..._problems.html
you have something else and probably required a doctor visit to
determinethe cause. You could have something as simple as a
chigger"Gerard Anthony Gold" wrote in
... Hello, I have been
feeding & petting this feral cat. It has these little (lessthan an inch
long) white, thin worm-looking things in its anus. I kind ofguessed they
could be worms, but since I did not see any movement, I lostthat rain of
thought. Recently, when I sit on the couch, the cat has beengetting on
to my lap & grooming & sleeping. Yesterday, I noticed a large sore on
my lower thigh. Today, one of thesethings dropped on to my sofa and
started crawling on it with thisexpansion-contraction motion, so I'm
pretty sure it's a worm or a maggot. Isuspect one of these things has
got into me using the skin-penetrationroute. What can I get off the
shelf (I've got a 2-office visit limitation on myhealth plan, so I'd
rather avoid using the second so early in the year) tokill this worm
off before it does any critical organ damage? Thanks, Gerard








Jeffrey Kaplan April 20th 07 09:59 PM

Question: Curing cat-human worm infestation
 
It is alleged that Gerard Anthony Gold claimed:

Anyway, if I do decide to restrain it & take it to the vet - since I do not
have a cat carrier, presumably I could try to entice it into a bag of some
sort, tie the opening once I do so,and use this to transport it to & from
the vet?


You can get a cardboard cat carrier from Petco for about $5.

And get your leg looked at by a doctor.

--
Jeffrey Kaplan www.gordol.org
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instructed to treat every surveillance camera malfunction as a full-
scale emergency.

Veloise April 21st 07 05:43 PM

Question: Curing cat-human worm infestation
 
Jeffrey wrote:

You can get a cardboard cat carrier from Petco for about $5.

....

Or use a cardboard box with some holes cut in it. Cats have an innate
fear of being in closed-up bags, but boxes and similar containers
(which they can see out of) are less scary.

A beer crate or vegetable container might be perfect. And if he's
jumping onto your lap, he's not as feral as you might think!

HTH

--Karen D.



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