1. Why deworm cats?
Cat parasites generally include intestinal parasites and ectoparasites, and intestinal parasites generally include roundworms, tapeworms, and hookworms. External parasites generally include fleas, lice, ticks, and mites. And these kinds of parasites will have different degrees of harm to cats, which will seriously affect the cat’s health and even the owner. Parasites can deprive cats of nutrients, cause skin diseases, make vaccines ineffective, and reduce their immunity. Therefore, owners should pay attention to the deworming work of cats, and deworming cats should start with preventive work.
Second, what kind of cat needs deworming? What kind of cat doesn’t need deworming?
Generally, every cat needs to be dewormed on a regular basis. However, cats under the following conditions can be temporarily dewormed. For example, if the cat is sick, the sick cat is very weak. Feeding deworming medicine will have certain side effects on the cat and aggravate the cat’s condition; Cats in the environment need to be observed for 3-5 days before deworming to avoid stress reactions; cats with anemia and malnutrition cannot absorb deworming drugs; deworming cats that have just been vaccinated will cause the cat’s body discomfort, the most important thing is It will affect the effect of the vaccine, and it will not play the role of immunity. It needs to be dewormed at an interval of 5-7 days.
Third, how to effectively deworm?
Deworming sequence:
Deworming can be done both inside and outside the cat.
Deworming cycle:
1. Treatment of intestinal parasites (in vivo), there are two types of treatment, preventive deworming and therapeutic deworming. In preventive deworming, cats older than 45 days should be dewormed once a month; those older than 6 months should be dewormed every 3 months; kittens and cats with poor health should not use deworming drugs in their bodies. For cats with a treatment cycle, that is, cats that have been confirmed to have worms in their bodies, the dosage and feeding cycle of deworming drugs should be dewormed accordingly after consulting a doctor.
2. For the prevention of ectoparasites (in vitro), the cat should be over 2 months old and dewormed once a month. For cats that already have parasites on their bodies, it is necessary to choose a deworming drug with a wider range of deworming, which can kill multiple parasites at the same time. Dosage and treatment period should be applied according to drug regulations.
It is the unshirkable responsibility of every owner to deworm the cat, not only for the health of the cat, but also for the owner’s own health.
