"Sherry" wrote in message
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After such a wet spring we are having a real mosquito epidemic. I
imagine lots of you all in other parts of the country are having more
of them this year too.

I never really considered heartworm for the cats, because they're
indoors at least 90% of the time and we were just never bothered by
mosquitoes outdoors. Till now.

I know now I've got to get them on heartworm protection. I am familiar
with what the treatment was a few years ago for dogs, it was one pill
a month. Is it the same still, and the same for cats?

Sherry


Yes, it's the same for cats. I use Heartgard (obviously, ask for feline and
not canine Heartgard). It is a large, pliable pill which is supposed to be
chewable. Well, neither of mine show any interest in voluntarily eating one
of those pills! However, they are soft, so I twist and crumble them into
tiny pieces and then mix them with either tuna or canned chicken. I also
sit and watch the cats eat to make sure that each of them eats the entire
pill and *does not* begin to share the other cat's portion. I use
Heartgard 12 months of the year, and I give it on the first day of the month
to make it easy to remember.

MaryL