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How do we fix an area of our yard that's a breeding ground for roundworms??!
Just found out yesterday one of our cats has roundworms. He's quite the hunter. We subsequently treated both our (indoor/outdoor) cats w/meds, another dose follows in a week. Should solve their problem for the moment, however, not knowing any better, it's always been our practice to throw out their feces from the litter box onto a spot next to a bush in our yard. Considering the cats go wherever they please, I learned this could be great way to help keep the roundworm population alive and well!! Grrr. So the new plan is to bag their waste and send away w/trash pick-up. But we're wondering if anything can be done to treat this possible roundworm city right next to our house! I'm aware that these parasites would still be abundant in our yard & everywhere w/o our litter dumping, but does anyone think we may have significantly increased the population of the eggs & larvae & thus the likelyhood of reinfecting our cats?? Anything we can do to lessen the impact of the years of dumped litter??
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I'm not sure if we have any "pest control" people here, but if I were you, I'd call someone like Orkin or a local pest control company in your area, describe your problem and find out what they (or you) can use to clean up the area that will take care of "Roundworm City" and also be safe for cats who may still want to use that area as a litter box.. However, even if you do the clean up of the area and start bagging the waste, your cats may still contract roundworms if they eat whatever they kill. When my outdoor hunter Ernie was alive, I had his feces tested every few months for worms even though as far as I know he left me "gifts" and did not consume what he killed. You can test just one kitty, because as my vet told me, if the worms show up in one feces sample, you have to treat the population anyway.
Izadore (Izzie)
answered on 3/3/10.
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Go with Izzie's advice. Roundworms, as you know, are mostly communicated through feces and Momcat's milk. The simplest answer--and this is very simple--is to have your cat(s) dewormed and then keep all of them inside. Forever. I deworm my queens before they give birth because I don't want to repeat the mistake my breeder made--producing cats with roundworms. Vet meds for roundworms are not expensive, and are better than what you can get at a pet shop. Keep your cats inside, have them dewormed, and your problem will magically disappear. And post again if you need to--we're always here. Purrs!
Lola
answered on 3/3/10.
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