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How Many Wormer Tablets Do I Give Each Of My Cats ?

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Posted 14 November 2009 - 01:50 PM

HI,

I have some Drontal Allwormer tablets which say to give:
- 1/2 tablet for under 2kg
- 1 tablet for 2.1kg - 4kg
- 1 tablet every 4kg for over 4kgs.

These are my cat's weights worked out by weighing myself then deducting my weight after weighing while holding each cat:
Cat 1 - 4.4kg
Cat 2 - 4.6kg
Cat 3 - 5.8kg

I'm unsure if I'm suppose to be giving 2 tablets per cat or say 1 and a 1/2 tablet ? confused1.gif

As you can see one of my cats is more than a kilo heavier than the other 2. So in order for the wormers to be effective but also not bad for my cat's healths - do you know how many wormer tablets I give each of them ?

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Posted 15 November 2009 - 09:11 AM

Give each cat 1.5 tablets. You should always dose up rather than down with intestinal wormer tablets.

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Posted 15 November 2009 - 11:01 AM

milbemax are an option for next time, one tablet and small and easy to give, available from the vet and some online stores

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Posted 15 November 2009 - 05:13 PM

Yep, I agree with oriental cats - Milbemax will be far easier. One tablet for each cat and they're tiny and beef flavoured.

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Posted 17 November 2009 - 09:48 PM

Thanks! will check out that other brand too..

cheers

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