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RE: Once Neglected, Arcadius Now Travels the World
He is one lucky kitty. My neighbour is a hoarder too and the cats are malnourished, sick, never been immunised, flea and worm infested...you name it. I helped to feed them whenever I could but I prevent my kids from playing with them due to their poor condition. I don't own pets and have no intention to keep one.
Poor guys.
One thing you can do to help with the infestation is add a spoonful of Diotomaceous earth to the food you so generously provide. Be sure it is Food Grade Diotomaceous Earth and not the kind for pools. This will kill any internal parasites and make them feel better at least on the inside :)
Thank you for the tip @arbitrarykitten . Unfortunately Food Grade Diotomaceous Earth is not widely available here. I will pass the info to the owner though. Thanks.
this is where I got my "food grade" diatomaceous earth. I use it for just about everything from replacing talcum powder to keep areas dry, dealing with bugs, even mix some in with tea sometimes. Great stuff, with many great uses...
http://www.ebay.com/itm/100-Food-Grade-Diatomaceous-Earth-DE-10-lbs-by-DiatomaceousEarth-com-/301999949776
It does come in smaller bags as well, but 2 pounds will cost you over half the cost of the 10 pound bag.
I get mine from Amazon. And if you massage it into the pets fur, it shreds fleas and mites, too :)
I am not sure if the pet shop has them but I doubt it. I really pity those cats.
you have to be careful using it this way though, as it is still best not to inhale much of this dust.
Says the man who has had half an inch of DE and salt mixed together spread all over the floor.
Lol.
but do you think it does really work against internal parasites? as you said above?
It's my understanding that once moist, it has zero effect.
That's why it is considered harmless to us.
D.E. is great stuff, but I was actually wondering that too. It would be good to have more scientific data on this aspect.
Also, the natural one (food grade), while one should definitely avoid breathing it in, is not nearly as dangerous as the type used in swimming pools, which is refined to an extremely fine particulate.
Yes, that is for sure. The non food grade stuff is just asking for a bad case of the silicosis blues.
Definitely only food grade, and I agree, try not to breathe in too much of the dust, or even any at all.
but that is a bit of a utopia, as it does throw up dust.
The salt helps though, and salt itself is effective against fleas, and flea larvae too.
but makes for a messy house.
no change for me from the normal
lol
The vets i work with swear by it. It shreds the bodies and skeletons of the parasites, even when wet...
ok, maybe I'll give it a go for the cats, as I can't seem to get worming tablets into them any more.
Don't know I am just going soft.
Oh! Get a Pet Piller, you can find them on Amazon. It makes the process so much less bloody ;)
wow, thank you, I need some sort of technology that's for sure.
I have given up trying now, although I used to get them in there, I have lost the ability.