Our cat needed to be dewormed
Our cat needed to be dewormed, and we had a very challenging time getting him to take his meds. We are not sure how and where he got his worms from as he is an indoor cat, but we do suspect it might have come from a fly he hunted down and ate. We took him to the vet as soon as possible, and he was given dewormer tablets. For the first dose, we crushed the tablets into his food. It took 4 days for him to eat it at all! We tried all the ways to get him to eat, using treats, fresh food servings over, more treats and hunger.
For the second dose 3 weeks later, we bought the
Greenies pill pockets for cats
. We should have just done this the first time. He loved the treat, and took his meds right away.
Our pets do have insurance, and the approved costs are going towards our deductibles. We do not want to have to use the insurance, but if we do, our deductible has shrunk and the insurance will kick in.
explained this pretty clearly, but thank goodness, our cats have not had to be subject to more serious incidents.
We learned a little lesson here (or a lot):
- Don’t let the cats eat their insect prizes
- Use the pill pockets for meds
- Insurance is useful for peace of mind, though, not one we ever want to have to use
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