Worms are frequent internal parasites in cats, which can sometimes cause severe disturbances to the animal itself and those around it.

Why Deworm Your Cat?

Worms can parasitize your cat at any age, even if they don’t go out. You can bring back worm eggs or larvae at home, on your shoes, or other accessories. The cat can then ingest them, and the worms will settle in its body, often in the digestive tract.

The worms will develop there, reproduce there, and their own eggs will be evacuated in the cat’s droppings. Therefore, the worms will cause various damage, sometimes fatal, in the body of the cat, and often irreversible, while feeding on its blood and its food, therefore weakening it.

On the other hand, the eggs evacuated by the cat can, in turn, be ingested by other pets in the household or by your children or yourself. Children are at risk due to their habit of putting their hands and mouths just about anywhere. Not deworming your cat can, therefore, expose the entire household to pathologies.

When to Deworm the Cat?

The kitten can be infected even before birth. Therefore, it is important to deworm the cat a few days before mating, around the 45th day of gestation, and after giving birth. Deworm kittens, fairly quickly after birth, with a product recommended by the veterinarian. The kitten can be dewormed from the age of 15 days. Then it will be every month until the age of 6 months.

Dewormers do not have a preventive role but a curative one. They kill the worms already present in the body. Your cat must be treated regularly and throughout its life. It is recommended to treat your adult cat 2 to 4 times a year, depending on whether your cat goes out or not, so if it is more or less exposed.

Which Dewormer to Choose?

First of all, you should know that the veterinarian will be the best to advise you on the internal antiparasitic treatment of your cat. You can choose the product depending on:

• The cat’s age;
• Its weight;
• The cat’ lifestyle;
• The type of worm to eliminate.

How to Deworm Your Cat?

Dewormers are traditionally in the form of tablets to be swallowed by your cat. They now exist in the form of pipettes, more practical to apply and just as useful. The active product enters the cat’s body through the skin.

Follow the recommendations of your veterinarian well throughout the life of your cat. Its health will be preserved, as well as that of all the members of your household.