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Cat Health & Behaviour => Health & Behaviour General => Topic started by: Michelle (furbabystar) on January 21, 2007, 12:34:17 PM

Title: Worming tablets
Post by: Michelle (furbabystar) on January 21, 2007, 12:34:17 PM
My lot are due to be wormed - costs me a fortune with 10 !!

Where is cheapest for worming tablets ? (not Drontol the other one beginning with M, Milimax ?) I cant find them on the net !!!
Title: Re: Worming tablets
Post by: Team Svartalfheims on January 21, 2007, 12:40:38 PM
http://froogle.google.co.uk/froogle?q=milbemax+cat+2-8kg&btnG=Search&hl=en&show=dd Looks like £3.42 will be the cheapest. Someone might know of somewhere even cheaper though. Fingers crossed for you with 10 lol. You might find you can get a discount if you buy in bulk?
Title: Re: Worming tablets
Post by: Michelle (furbabystar) on January 21, 2007, 13:15:12 PM
Thank you soooooo much - i pay nearly £6 a tablet so that will be a huge saving  :thanks:
Title: Re: Worming tablets
Post by: Ela on January 21, 2007, 13:21:23 PM
Milbemax is still a POM so you would need a vet prescription
Title: Re: Worming tablets
Post by: Michelle (furbabystar) on January 21, 2007, 15:10:17 PM
Milbemax is still a POM so you would need a vet prescription

Cheers Ela x
Title: Re: Worming tablets
Post by: Ela on January 21, 2007, 15:35:09 PM
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pay nearly £6 a tablet so that will be a huge saving

£6 for a Milbemax, Has you vet got or wants diamond studded teeth?
Title: Re: Worming tablets
Post by: Desley (booktigger) on January 21, 2007, 16:17:37 PM
I was going to say the same as Ela - but, vets have to give you a free prescription by law. That price is scandalous though, the most I have paid for Milbemax is £3.50 (and my vets aren't known for being cheap), I can get Drontal online for £1.73, but can't get Drontal into them without them foaming at hte mouth, so prefer to pay extra!!
Title: Re: Worming tablets
Post by: Team Svartalfheims on January 21, 2007, 16:24:22 PM
My vets charge about £4.50-5.00 for milbemax so I'm going to start getting a prescription from the vets and buying it online.

Title: Re: Worming tablets
Post by: Michelle (furbabystar) on January 22, 2007, 15:16:24 PM
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pay nearly £6 a tablet so that will be a huge saving

£6 for a Milbemax, Has you vet got or wants diamond studded teeth?

I popped into the vets today to check price and they are £5.45 each !!!!
Title: Re: Worming tablets
Post by: Mimi (Mewg) on January 22, 2007, 15:31:44 PM
Checked ours too - last ones (in december) were £5.41 each...........

...........looks like I'll be buying online too from now on (although I'm a bit of a chicken regarding asking vets for a prescription, lol!)
Title: Re: Worming tablets
Post by: Ela on January 22, 2007, 15:34:03 PM
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I popped into the vets today to check price and they are £5.45 each !!!!

Oh well in that case perhaps the vet will only be able to afford a diamond in every other tooth.
Title: Re: Worming tablets
Post by: Michelle (furbabystar) on January 22, 2007, 15:49:08 PM
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I popped into the vets today to check price and they are £5.45 each !!!!

Oh well in that case perhaps the vet will only be able to afford a diamond in every other tooth.

 :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

Drontol were £3.69

Tell ya what i did buy, the Panacur chewy tablets (£2.40 yipee) I bought just one tablet to see if my fuzzy cat would eat it and she did !!!
So i might go and buy 9 more of those and do them all with them
Title: Re: Worming tablets
Post by: Sam (Fussy_Furball) on January 22, 2007, 16:11:12 PM
Panacur are £1.73 per tablet at Vetuk.co.uk (don't forget to go via the link on ghe coventry cat group site - so Angie gets some commission)

If you get a prescription from the vet you can get Milbemax from here:  http://www.bestpetpharmacy.co.uk/search_results.asp
Title: Re: Worming tablets
Post by: Ela on January 22, 2007, 16:20:58 PM
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£3.69

That is a disgrace we get the  at cost and that is £1 09 although we do not pay VAT on drugs.
Title: Re: Worming tablets
Post by: Michelle (furbabystar) on January 22, 2007, 19:08:54 PM
Thanks for the links Sam xxx
Title: Re: Worming tablets
Post by: Team Svartalfheims on January 22, 2007, 19:13:08 PM
Checked ours too - last ones (in december) were £5.41 each...........

Ouch! I haven't bought any for ages but will definately be brave and ask for a prescription in May if they are that cost each now.
Title: Re: Worming tablets
Post by: Desley (booktigger) on January 22, 2007, 19:13:47 PM
Michelle, does the panacur treat for everything?
Title: Re: Worming tablets
Post by: Michelle (furbabystar) on January 22, 2007, 19:32:08 PM
Michelle, does the panacur treat for everything?

Yes i think so - i did ask and the VN said yes
Title: Re: Worming tablets
Post by: Desley (booktigger) on January 22, 2007, 19:36:15 PM
That's OK then, might try those!!
Title: Re: Worming tablets
Post by: Ela on January 22, 2007, 20:52:42 PM
Panacur does not treat for the tapeworm related worm.
Title: Re: Worming tablets
Post by: Michelle (furbabystar) on January 23, 2007, 10:23:08 AM
Panacur does not treat for the tape worm related worm.

It doesnt do tape worm ??
Title: Re: Worming tablets
Post by: Ela on January 23, 2007, 13:22:02 PM
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Panacur does not treat for the tapeworm related worm.

oops I meant the flea related tapeworm

There are different types of tapeworm.
Title: Re: Worming tablets
Post by: Michelle (furbabystar) on January 24, 2007, 11:48:30 AM
So what does ALL type of worms Ela ?
Title: Re: Worming tablets
Post by: Ela on January 24, 2007, 12:45:25 PM
Drontal and Milbimax I think, then again who knows, I know your vet should.
Title: Re: Worming tablets
Post by: Michelle (furbabystar) on January 24, 2007, 13:56:13 PM
Drontal and Milbimax I think, then again who knows, I know your vet should.
Cheers Ela - but as i said the VN said that the Panacur DID do them all lol
Title: Re: Worming tablets
Post by: Ela on January 24, 2007, 14:38:05 PM
Your vet nurse needs educating. Fenbendazole Brand name Panacur. Common tapeworm Dipylidium caninum. is the flea related tapeworm. I think that is right anyway.
 
See below taken from net:- 


Fenbendazole (often abbreviated “FBZ”) is used in both large and small animals. In dogs, it is useful against roundworms, hookworms, and the more difficult to treat whipworms. It is effective against the Taenia species of tapeworm but not against the Common tapeworm Dipylidium caninum. It is also effective against giardia, a protozoan and several species of lungworm and even some flukes.