Cat Worm Medicine – How To Choose The Right Product

Find the best cat worm medicine used by vets in practice here. Read, how to treat and which cat dewormer to choose for which type of cat worms.

Which Cat Worming Product Works For Which Type of Feline Worms

Find in the table below different products, their form of application and what worm types they are effective for.

Product	Form	Worm Type
Advocate for Cats™ (Bayer)	Spot-on	Round-,Hookworms, Heartworm prevention
Droncit™ (Bayer)	Tablet, Injection, Spot-on	Tapeworms, [Echinococcus granulosis and E. multilocularis with inj and tabl, but not with spot-on]
Drontal Cat™ Tablets and XL Tabl. (Bayer)	Tablet	Tapeworms, [Echinococcus multilocularis], Roundworms, Hookworms
Milbemax Cat™ (Novartis) (safe for pregnant/lactating cats)	Tablet	Tapeworms [E.granulosus, E. multilocularis], Round-/Hookworms, Heartworm prevention
Panacur™ (Intervet-Shering Plough) (safe for pregnant cats)	Liquid 2.5 and 10%, Granules, Chewable tablet, Paste (for cats and kittens)	Tapeworms (Taenia spp), Round- and Hookworms
Profender Spot-on™ (Bayer)	Spot-on for S,M,L cats	Tapeworms[E.multilocularis], Round- and Hookworms

How to avoid paying in the end more for cheap cat dewormer

Avoid buying the wrong worming drug, as it could cost in the end far more than you thought you could save with it. So, make sure that:

• You know which type of worm your cat is infested with
• How the grade of intensity of your cat's worm burden is
• Your feline pet's correct current body weight
• You follow a regular deworming schedule, preferably ask your vet about how frequently to use a specific cat worm medicine

Basically, there are two kinds of cat worming drugs:

• Prescription-only drugs
• Over-the-counter products.

You can buy prescription drugs from your vet or online at internet pharmacies, where they will ask you to fax in a prescription form signed by your vet.

This is necessary to make sure your pet receives the most effective drug at the safest dose rate: avoid toxic side effects through accidental overdosing and use a drug that eliminates the worm type your cat actually carries.

Over the counter cat worm medicine can be purchased without the need of a prescription form.

Reasons, why a worm problem was not solved satisfactorily

• The cat wormer does not kill the type of worms your cat is infested with.
• The worm burden is more serious than thought, so the product would need to be given repeatedly and the result should be monitored by parasitological tests.
• Correct dosage: roughly estimated body weight leads to false determination of the dosage.
• Worms go through multiple developmental stages, so the used product needs to be effective towards mature and immature forms to get best results.
• Worms may develop a resistance or adapt to under dosed products, so the cat wormer will not be as effective any more.

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