blem and will potentially affect the cat’s health.
If your cat is a prolific hunter and so, will be exposed t o the potential of contracting worms on a very regular basis, your vet may recommend worming every two months, or with a different degree of regularity to account for this.
The most common format for intestinal wormers is a pill that can either be given directly to the cat, or placed in food or a treat. Spot-on wormers, that work in the same way as flea treatments by application to the back of the neck are another option, and can be a good choice for cats that are difficult give a pill. Wormers can also be bought in paste or granule formats, although these are usually much harder to administer to a cat than a pill or a spot-on treatment is!
You can often find worming pills for sale in the supermarket among the pet food section, and these easy to find and low priced wormers may seem like the obvious solution. However, veterinary surgeons and feline experts are unanimous in their opinion that these wormers are not fit for purpose; they do not contain the appropriate active ingredients to adequately eradicate the strains of worms that cats can contract, and will often lead to digestive upset and sickness due to their manner of action.
Deciding upon the appropriate wormer for your cat should be done in consultation with your vet; good quality professional wormers such as Drontal, Profender and Milbemax to treat intestinal worms are available, as are several other brands. These can be bought from your vet directly, ordered online with a veterinary prescription, or in the case of Drontal, ordered online or bought over the counter in some pharmacies without a veterinary prescription required.
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