Worming barn cats?
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Comments (4)Hi Jess Your critter is still very out of focus, but it has that army worm look. You might take it to a much brighter location and use a tripod or sit your camera on something so it is very stable. Better light will allow your camera to focus on the smaller item instead of the lighter colored carpet. randy...See Moreraising Spinx moth tobacco worm cats
Comments (1)If they are in a tank you can get a reptile heat mat that you can put on the bottom of the tank (outside) so it will keep the temp up for you. I am sorry I cant answer the main question but I am sure someone will....See MoreFeral cats/Barn cats....
Comments (15)Shalom Maureen1953, You said: >>>Do any of you have personal experience with the trap/spay,neuter/release program for controlling feral cat populations? >>> We have caught feral cats and tamed down three in all: one at three months and the other two at around six months. All three because they had not yet reach fertility age could be tamed fully but the older the cats are the harder they are to tame down and they need all the more patience. Also older cats never get fully tamed down so these make better barn cats. Still this only way we know of to get a first rate mousier and once taken in a well fed you've got a friend for life. If you are still interested you will first need a special cage to catch them in and many farming stores have these for sale (can't remember the name). You'll also have to place this in a area that you know the cats frequent and food needs to be put in deeply and fixed so that they must go inside to getit. Further the cage should be covered to look less threatening. Once you catch the cat you'll need a large cage (dog cages work great) and a box for privicy and privilage (it can be removed if cat is getting violent). Also a removal bottom is must for cleaning as for first few weeks you may not get too close depending on the cats age. Time is another important ingrediate and you need to be near them most of time at the beginning so they see, smell and hear from you and thus loose their fear. Lastly thick gloves are a must and Vet who is familier with ferral cats equally important to check them for feline licimea and rabbies (this should be done ASAP). Lastly, we do know of a program as we helped a friend from local SPCA to get one going so if your human society doesn't have one they can be started (our examples above showed her that the claim cats can't be tamed is a farce). It is run by public donations (we donate) and also helps poor people get their cats fixed. Therefore if this is your interest our suggestion would be to contact your local SPCA and see if you find someone like our friend there. Shalom, C & C...See MoreNeed info on worming cats
Comments (6)I don't know much about the wormer you are using, but wanted to share that I've used food grade diatomaceous earth on humans and animals as a means to control and eliminate parasites. It is very safe, and you could use it regularly until you feel confident that her infestation gone. I wish I had known about this when one of my cats was diagnosed with giardia. DE would have been 1000% better than the anitbiotic that she was given, to which she had a bad reaction (she was fine eventually, thankfully). I'll post a link to a place with some good info. You have to use a certain grade DE, but it is cheap. I've not purchased from this place. I generally pay $12+ shipping for a gallon jug of it (it's 2 lbs I think), and that's probably a little expensive for the product compared to some places, but even used regularly it lasts well more than a year. I've never tried to feed it to a cat. It does have a strange, edge-of-the-lake taste, so don't know if it would really be as easy as this website makes it sound. Here is a link that might be useful: Lots of worming with DE info....See Morehenhilton
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