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Mosquitoes (On Topic)
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 |
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"Sherry" wrote in message oups.com... 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 |
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Sherry wrote:
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 I've been concerned about this, too. With the lovely cool weather Persia has been spending a lot of time in her enclosure. I'm concerned not only about mosquito bites but also about fleas and ticks. She hasn't exhibited any signs of being bitten by anything (me neither!) but I'd rather play it safe with her. What is the least expensive treatment that will deal with both? Advantage? Frontline? Those are the names most frequently bandied about but are there cheaper alternatives? I have to pick up Persia's food at the vet in the morning so I'll be asking them. But we all know they are as beleagured with sales reps as any doctor who has pharmaceutical salesmen beating down his door. Thought I'd get your opinions, too Jill |
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"jmcquown" wrote in message
... Sherry wrote: 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 I've been concerned about this, too. With the lovely cool weather Persia has been spending a lot of time in her enclosure. I'm concerned not only about mosquito bites but also about fleas and ticks. She hasn't exhibited any signs of being bitten by anything (me neither!) but I'd rather play it safe with her. What is the least expensive treatment that will deal with both? Advantage? Frontline? Those are the names most frequently bandied about but are there cheaper alternatives? I have to pick up Persia's food at the vet in the morning so I'll be asking them. But we all know they are as beleagured with sales reps as any doctor who has pharmaceutical salesmen beating down his door. Thought I'd get your opinions, too Jill And while we're discussing Frontline and Advantage, does anybody see a difference? If so, which one do you think is best? Joy |
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"Sherry" wrote in message oups.com... 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 There is a place in Florida called mosquito alley this is not joke the mosquito get so thick they can smother you |
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Sherry wrote:
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? We use Revolution, it's a topical medication that protects against fleas, heartworm, hookworm and roundworm. -- Victor M. Martinez Owned and operated by the Fantastic Seven (TM) Send your spam he Email me he |
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On May 21, 8:14 am, Victor Martinez wrote:
Sherry wrote: 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? We use Revolution, it's a topical medication that protects against fleas, heartworm, hookworm and roundworm. -- Victor M. Martinez Oh wow, no joke? I didn't know Revolution protected against Heartworm. I should have read the package better. They are already on Revolution. Thanks, Victor. Sherry |
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On May 21, 2:59 am, "Joy" wrote:
"jmcquown" wrote in message ... Sherry wrote: 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 I've been concerned about this, too. With the lovely cool weather Persia has been spending a lot of time in her enclosure. I'm concerned not only about mosquito bites but also about fleas and ticks. She hasn't exhibited any signs of being bitten by anything (me neither!) but I'd rather play it safe with her. What is the least expensive treatment that will deal with both? Advantage? Frontline? Those are the names most frequently bandied about but are there cheaper alternatives? I have to pick up Persia's food at the vet in the morning so I'll be asking them. But we all know they are as beleagured with sales reps as any doctor who has pharmaceutical salesmen beating down his door. Thought I'd get your opinions, too Jill And while we're discussing Frontline and Advantage, does anybody see a difference? If so, which one do you think is best? Joy- Joy, I have used both. They're both effective. It used to be, about 5 years ago when I used to use Frontline, that the only difference was that Frontline protected against ticks also, and Advantage didn't. I don't know if that is still the case. I had one cat have a reaction to Frontline. He started drooling and panting, and rolling frantically around on the carpet. I started trying to wash it off, and pretty soon the episode stopped. I changed to Advantage and never had a problem with it. I figured it was whatever they added to control ticks that caused it. Our cats never did get ticks anyway. I bet we have fleas and ticks in the yard this year also, becuase of so much rain and humidity. Sherry Sherry |
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On Mon, 21 May 2007 00:59:41 -0700, "Joy"
wrote: "jmcquown" wrote in message ... Sherry wrote: 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 I've been concerned about this, too. With the lovely cool weather Persia has been spending a lot of time in her enclosure. I'm concerned not only about mosquito bites but also about fleas and ticks. She hasn't exhibited any signs of being bitten by anything (me neither!) but I'd rather play it safe with her. What is the least expensive treatment that will deal with both? Advantage? Frontline? Those are the names most frequently bandied about but are there cheaper alternatives? I have to pick up Persia's food at the vet in the morning so I'll be asking them. But we all know they are as beleagured with sales reps as any doctor who has pharmaceutical salesmen beating down his door. Thought I'd get your opinions, too Jill And while we're discussing Frontline and Advantage, does anybody see a difference? If so, which one do you think is best? Advantage doesn't do ticks. Advantage - fleas Frontline Plus - fleas and ticks Revolution - fleas, heartworm (Dirofilaria immitis), ear mites (Otodectes cynotis), intestinal roundworm (Toxocara cati) and hookworm (Ancylostoma tubaeforme). My big problems are fleas and ticks (a couple of my cats like to spend time in a tick farm - I remove several (dead and dying as well as live) ticks a day from them) so Frontline Plus is my only real option. It is also the least expensive when purchased in largest dog size six-packs from one of the Australian vendors. I also have a tapeworm problem, for which I use Valuecat Allwormer paste, also from an Australian vendor. -- T.E.D. ) Remove "gearbox.maem" to get real address - that one is dead |
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Sherry wrote: I figured it was whatever they added to control ticks that caused it. Our cats never did get ticks anyway. I bet we have fleas and ticks in the yard this year also, becuase of so much rain and humidity. I don't know how ticks breed, but mosquitos need a pool of stagnant water somewhere - the larvae hatch in water, and look a bit like tadpoles (but their tails don't wriggle). I remember once, as a kid, bringing home a whole jarful of them, under the impression they WERE tadpoles (I'd never seen a live tadpole, only pictures). I set the jar on a windowsill and waited for the baby frogs to develop. (We never saw any frogs, but we certainly had a houseful of mosquitos in a very short time!) |
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