( 38 reviews )
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Posted: Aug 10 2009
Tradewinds is amazing. I gave one and a half tabs to my cat and within 3 days, the segments disappeared and so far it has been several months and my cat has been tapeworm free (no segments seen!). The tabs must taste disgusting, as I had to put the tabs in some wet food, and whatever my cat didn't finish (he actually ate around one of the tabs), I had to force feed him. Once it went down though, all was well. The cardboard backing on the bottle indicates how many tabs to give to your cat as the medication must be given according to the cat's weight. My cat was 12 lbs, and that was 1 1/2 tabs. The tapeworm segments are one of the most disgusting things I have ever encountered *shiver*, and Tradewinds took care of the entire tapeworm issue in a quick manner. The worms die in the cat and are absorbed so you won't see an actual tapeworm come out or see it in your cats feces. P.S. Be sure to treat your house and cat for fleas since fleas are the intermediary host of tapeworms (cats ingest the infected flea, and the tapeworm begins his life in the cat and in 2 weeks, that is when you see the segments)!
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Posted: Aug 10 2009
This is the right stuff to use. It is very effective; you give your cat one tablet and never see another worm segment! This is the same medication (praziquantel) that your vet gives a cat. It was changed to over-the-counter status last year. Other cat wormers do not affect the common flea tapeworm. If a cat accidentally eats an infected flea while grooming, the poor cat gets intestinal worms. (Another reason to control fleas.) It's hard to be affectionate with your feline friend when you can see excreted segments.
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Posted: Jul 29 2009
We faithfully take our cat to the vet - as should everyone who owns pets! However, when I suspected tapeworms, we were in a very tough spot financially with literally no "wiggle room". I read tons of stuff online and ended up ordering these tabs. I crushed one up and hid it in some wet food and my cat ate it up. We have had no problem since. I think next time I would try to figure out how to give a cat a whole pill at once so I don't have the stress of wondering whether or not he will eat the whole thing! I don't suggest medicating a pet on a regular basis, but for a healthy pet who will see the vet soon or has just seen the vet, this can work!
