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How long does cat demodex (mange) treatment take?
Cat demodex treatment is generally 3 to 4 weeks, by infection degree and constitution. It needs long care and easily relapses, so keep medicating without stopping. Mild skin cases use deworming, mite medicine, and oral antibiotics; severe ones need injections.
When should a puppy first be dewormed?
A puppy's first deworming can be at about 6 weeks. Use safe medicine by weight, read the label, and deworm only when healthy, not with vaccines.
How long after a bath can a dog be dewormed?
Wait 3-7 days after a bath before external deworming, since baths remove the skin oils the medicine needs. Internal deworming can follow the next day if the dog is well.
How often should a pet cat be dewormed?
An adult pet cat is usually dewormed internally every 3 months and externally every month, but shorten internal intervals if it eats raw meat. Good living conditions and little outdoor time may allow longer external intervals. Dose internal medicine strictly by weight to avoid poisoning, and apply external drops where it cannot lick or use an Elizabethan collar.
How long into pregnancy can a mother dog be dewormed?
Deworming during pregnancy is generally not recommended; it is best done before pregnancy. But if the dog catches internal parasites while pregnant, use a safer dewormer under veterinary guidance to avoid harming mother and pups. Best to deworm 1-2 weeks before mating to prevent infection during pregnancy.
A stray cat has small red spots on its front leg with no fur around them; what is it?
Red spots signal skin disease; use a Wood's lamp at home (green fluorescence suggests ringworm) or get a skin scraping at a vet. Treat with E-collar, shaved and disinfected area, and antifungal spray; keep the environment dry and clean.
How long to isolate a cat with ringworm?
Isolate a ringworm-infected cat until fully cured. Ringworm is a stubborn fungal infection with a long treatment cycle depending on severity and constitution. It is contagious to humans, so wear gloves.
How does ringworm spread to humans?
Ringworm spreads by direct or indirect contact - touching the cat or its bed, toys, sofa with hair and dandruff. Isolate the cat, disinfect, ventilate, and protect yourself when applying medicine.
Cat went into heat, sent to stud, came back less active, eats little, yellow diarrhea – why, what to do?
Cat diarrhea has many causes - parasites, diet, gastroenteritis, pancreatitis, panleukopenia. Stress from a new environment or stud trip can lower immunity and cause bacterial enteritis; FIP is possible if appetite/spirit drop and it thins. If no hospital, try gut antibiotics and probiotics; deworm after.
A small patch of hair loss on the cat’s neck – what’s going on?
Hair loss on the back of the neck may be bacterial, fungal, or parasitic. If no parasites are seen and deworming is regular, suspect bacteria or fungi; a skin scraping at the hospital tells which. Bacterial is not contagious and improves with antibacterial medicine; fungal (ringworm) needs antifungal spray and vitamin B.