Re: Vet news

Lynda and Donna,
Thanks for your thoughts for Micky. My vet said that now they have a
shot we can give them I think, instead of pills. He always has the
latest on things.


Re  > Since he is an indoor cat, gave  up. hum.
Check my other reply.  It seems indoor cats may be more susceptible.

Re >Don't  understand why they can't do the same 
>thing they do to dogs who get this? 
The other reply also addresses this.  Cat physiology is different.

My vet said that in 2004 (most recent data) information from 22 pet
hospitals in Indiana showed about 8,000 cases of heartworm in cats that
year. He said that extrapolates to 20-30,000 actual cases attributed to
clinics not included in the data and to non-reporting. Those are high
enough figures I think, to look into what might be available to protect
your pets.


Kitty



--
Kitty
neIN, Zone 5
> Bummer. I don't give my cat any heartworm, tried it
> long ago, but he refused to eat it. Vet had chewable
> ones and swore he would eat it...yeah right. Way to
> big to shove down his throat, refused to eat the food
> I crumbled it into. Since he is an indoor cat, gave
> up. hum.
> 
> I hope Mick will be OK after all of this. Don't
> understand why they can't do the same thing they do to
> dogs who get this? 
> 
> Donna
> 
> --- Kitty <kmrsy@comcast.net> wrote:
> 
> > I made an appointment with the vet for this Friday
> > because Mick has lost
> > weight and has thrown up what looked like blood a
> > few times. He very
> > accommodatingly urped on the linoleum yesterday
> > rather than the carpet
> > so I scooped it into a jar and ran it over to the
> > vet this morning
> > before work. He said "bring him in now."
> > 
> > 
> > He has heartworm in his intestinal tract. I
> > vaccinate these cats for
> > everything possible but thought heartworm was a
> > pretty slim chance.
> > Fortunately, I had misunderstood the vet in
> > believing heartworm is fatal
> > for cats. He says it's fatal if they treat it; the
> > treatment kills the
> > cat. Instead they have a different course available,
> > though it still
> > sounds like "treatment" to me. He'll get a shot of
> > corticasteroids each
> > month for several months and then every other month
> > until the worms die
> > off. And then he should be back to normal. So in
> > June they are all going
> > on a heartworm preventative.
> > 
> > 
> > Here's a picture of my Mick:  
> > 
> > http://hort.net/+137n
> > 
> > --
> > Kitty
> > neIN, Zone 5
> > 
> >
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