Do these work and are they safe?
Yes it is and Pyrantal is for hookworms and roundworms.Originally Posted by jaycee
praziquantal is for tapeworms.
that is correctOriginally Posted by tru
Yes it is and Pyrantal is for hookworms and roundworms.
http://vetmedicine.about.com/cs/phar.../aa040903b.htm
Jaycee, I'm so glad your kitty threw up that stuff. I don't mean to sound cruel, but when I read that you were going to give OTC medication even though we all cautioned against it, I was worried for your cat.Originally Posted by jaycee
well, i did try it but he just threw it up a few minutes later (probably an allergic reaction) so i wound up going to the vet to get a different kind.
it costs $50 to get it from the vet which is a lot of money for me which is why i tried the other kind first. i wonder if pyrantel is so much safer and the other kind is so dangerous, why is pyrantel over the counter and the other kind by prescription?Originally Posted by Zissou'sMom
IMO, pyrantel pamoate (Strongid and some other names) is the best one for roundworms, two doses, a month apart. You can only get it from your vet, but seriously, it doesn't cost that much. Certainly less than the health and life of your cat.