Cat People...

[H_T_]

Zymox is fine for dogs, too, best shit ever invented. I'll never swab another animals ear canal.

You have to get rid of the wax and crud FIRST (the dampness and ear wax is what the mites live in), the Zymox does that, and if you get the stuff with hydrocortisone it relieves inflammation. 99.999% of the time this should clear any ear mite problems up (it's cheap and effective, which is why vets don't tell you about it).

no, they insisted on giving me an antibiotic when i need an antiparasitic....

 

[musclemom]

no, they insisted on giving me an antibiotic when i need an antiparasitic....

Vets.

I'll tell you the CHEAPEST way to get rid of ear mites, and it's fucking 100% effective (and if you tell a vet about it they'll tell you it's worthless or dangerous, horseshit):

Clean the shit out of the dogs ears.

Fill the dog's ear with DRY boric acid powder (you gotta do this in a room that can get messy, the dog's gonna shake it's head and powder will go everywhere).

Repeat weekly until, when you clean the dog's ears, there is no more dark discharge.

Pain in the ass and the dog generally hates the job (hence my hearty recommendation of Zymox).

The problem is there are a couple of crannies in animal ears, you have to know to hook up into them with the Q-tip, if you don't this huge plug of material sits there and the mites will NEVER go away no matter how much goop your pour down that ear canal.

 

[vixensghost]

Vets and human MD's are alike..They are both owned by the drug companies and vets are also owned by the pet food industry.

My vet won't admit that my best pals dog got healthy once she took her dog off the Hills Science Diet food. Dog was shittin blood and puking daily until Jamie started making the dog it's own food. If I were NOT so busy, I'd start making Bandit(my kitty) her cat food.

Hey MUSCLEMOM--- What about flea meds? Have any inside tips on natural remedies or cheaper drugs there too?

It's funny, my cat NEVER goes outside, however, every year when I take her into the vet for her check-up, guess what, she gets fleas from the damn place. I always get pissed cuz I then have to give the vet 60 bucks for a topical flea treatment. OF course they will NEVER admit that Bandit got the fleas from their office! What a crock of crap.

 

[musclemom]

Vets and human MD's are alike..They are both owned by the drug companies and vets are also owned by the pet food industry.

My vet won't admit that my best pals dog got healthy once she took her dog off the Hills Science Diet food. Dog was shittin blood and puking daily until Jamie started making the dog it's own food. If I were NOT so busy, I'd start making Bandit(my kitty) her cat food.

Hey MUSCLEMOM--- What about flea meds? Have any inside tips on natural remedies or cheaper drugs there too?

It's funny, my cat NEVER goes outside, however, every year when I take her into the vet for her check-up, guess what, she gets fleas from the damn place. I always get pissed cuz I then have to give the vet 60 bucks for a topical flea treatment. OF course they will NEVER admit that Bandit got the fleas from their office! What a crock of crap.

The cat IS getting the fleas from the vet's office, no question.

Fleas are a bane, and I've never found anything more effective than prevention. If this had happened to me more than once, honestly, I'd find a new vet (seriously, outdoor animals can carry fleas. Indoor animal do not). I bet if you find a vet that is a cat specialist, you'll probably never have flea problems (but most cat specialists are very pricey). If you really want to stick with this vet then pretreat with this two to four days before you take the cat to the vet:

http://www.1800petmeds.com/pselect.asp?LV=201&PG=Frontline Plus#top

Sounds like they're not cleaning their office properly, though.

 

[calveless wonder]

Musclemom always dropping knowledge on us....

she doesn't post much anymore but it's usually some shit i write on a napkin and store somewhere for future reference

 

[heatherrae]

what are the risks of me bringing home a stray? as far as diseases, not my masculinity....

It can't hurt you, but could hurt other cats in the home.

Get all its vaccines current and have it tested for feline luekemia and dewormed before you bring it home.

Likewise, make sure any other cats at your house are current on their vaccines.

 

[vixensghost]

The cat IS getting the fleas from the vet's office, no question.

Fleas are a bane, and I've never found anything more effective than prevention. If this had happened to me more than once, honestly, I'd find a new vet (seriously, outdoor animals can carry fleas. Indoor animal do not). I bet if you find a vet that is a cat specialist, you'll probably never have flea problems (but most cat specialists are very pricey). If you really want to stick with this vet then pretreat with this two to four days before you take the cat to the vet:

http://www.1800petmeds.com/pselect.asp?LV=201&PG=Frontline Plus#top

Sounds like they're not cleaning their office properly, though.

You know something, I AM going to tell them that I'm going to take Bandit to another clinic IF she gets fleas from another visit there!

Perhaps I may suggest your hint of different areas in the clinic for outside vrs. inside pets! I know the clinic well, they have an outside door into TWO exam rooms- use these rooms for inside pets to prevent any jumping fleas contacting our flea free pets. Why not, right? It'll be interesting how the idea is recieved.

Thanks for the link too..I shall use it IF I ever need to purchase meds for Bandit again.

 

[mountain muscle]

HT, just take him in and get him checked.

While I am a dog guy, I took in a wild cat that had a broken leg, best damn cat ever. Either the coyotes got him or someone took him. Either way there are a lot of coyotes that didn't make the celebration party.

A real man looks after animals. Nice work.

 

[musclemom]

You know something, I AM going to tell them that I'm going to take Bandit to another clinic IF she gets fleas from another visit there!

Perhaps I may suggest your hint of different areas in the clinic for outside vrs. inside pets! I know the clinic well, they have an outside door into TWO exam rooms- use these rooms for inside pets to prevent any jumping fleas contacting our flea free pets. Why not, right? It'll be interesting how the idea is recieved.

Thanks for the link too..I shall use it IF I ever need to purchase meds for Bandit again.

They'll do anything except say the cat might have gotten fleas from their office (I'm willing to bet just about anything on this).

You might even get my own personal favorite "Well you could have brought the fleas into your own house, you know, they can jump onto humans!"

I'm just going by personal experience, I've owned exclusively indoor cats since I was 16, that's a total of 26 years. The ONLY time I have EVER had flea trouble has been a) when we owned dogs ourselves or b) when my ex-husband's friend came to visit and brought HIS dog.

I'm not going to say it's impossible to bring fleas into your own house if you don't own a dog, but I'm going to say I consider it highly unlikely. The fact of the matter is, a human is NOT the common fleas first bite of choice, so they don't like to stay around us if there's more appetizing hosts around ... unless that host happens to be badly infested.

 

[redsamurai]

Either way there are a lot of coyotes that didn't make the celebration party.

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dude...........did you go shenanigans on the local coyote population? if so, you are entering rarified atmosphere previously only inhabitated by the likes of men with the last names eastwood and bronson........