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Diatomaceous Earth for deworming pregnant cat?
I already have food grade diatomaceous earth that I use to treat my hamster's mites. The internet said I can also use it for deworming cats. I'm pretty sure my cat is pregnant (I've owned lots of female cats that at one point got pregnant so I know how to recognize the signs by now). She's had worms for a while before she got pregnant and I've been treating her with worm meds but now that she's pregnant I can't give those to her. I read that diatomaceous earth is perfectly safe for pregnant cats to deworm them.
How much should I feed her, and how often? Can I mix it with things other than wet food? I can't really afford to buy some every day. Could I mix it with milk or maybe shake it up with the dry food?
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- Patty OLv 67 years ago
Here are two articles about using DE as a dewormer--one for (with dosages) and one against (with reasons). But nothing I read addressed using DE with pregnant cats. Please contact your local vet and pose this question to them.
http://www.vetinfo.com/using-diatomaceous-earth-to...
http://www2.readingeagle.com/article.aspx?id=70077
Purrs to you and kitty.