[burmeselover]

If you use Advocate or Revolution to control fleas & intestinal worms in your cats, remember to buy a tapeworm tablet to give at appropriate intervals as well. Neither of these products treat for tapeworm (none of the spot-on products do).

Yesterday a lady called up for advice after having seen a live worm poking out of her cat's backside. She had been using Advocate but had never treated her cat for tapeworm also and her cat lived indoors and outdoors. I asked her to bring her cat in to be weighed and have a tapeworm dose administered. When I checked her cat's backside, there were classic dried tapeworm segments/eggs stuck to the anal area that looked like sesame seeds.

So, just remember - next time you buy your packet of Advocate or Revolution - get a tapeworm dose also.

[Advert]

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[the stiglet]

profender treats tapeworm doesn't it? I believe it contains the same ingredient as Droncit tapewormer

edited to add: Praziquantel is in Profender (spot on treatment)

This post has been edited by the stiglet: 23 March 2008 - 07:17 PM

[smiles1965]

My vet sold me Felex Plus All Wormer Paste for my kitten. It says on the packet it treats roundworm, hookworm and tapeworm so I hope that it's a good brand and works well.

Because our kitten has been sick the last few days the vet said to hold off giving it to her for another few days. Last thing I need is for her to start vomittiing again if her tummy isn't ready for the worming medication.

[burmeselover]

profender treats tapeworm doesn't it? I believe it contains the same ingredient as Droncit tapewormer

edited to add: Praziquantel is in Profender (spot on treatment)

Yes, Profender is an all-wormer. If you are using Revolution or Advocate, you do not need to use Profender. You can use a tablet tapewormer (such as Droncit) which will be cheaper than Profender, but obviously it will be a tablet rather than a spot-on.

[Joy]

I thought tapeworm came from fleas, so if there are no fleas you didn't need to use a seperate tapewormer (I do use a tablet once a year as well as Revolution)

[burmeselover]

The flea tapeworm does come from fleas, but having good flea prevention does not entirely prevent cats from catching this type of tapeworm. Cats are very good groomers and should they swallow a flea while grooming, they can infect themselves with the tapeworm.

There are also other types of tapeworm that cats can catch by eating rats & mice, frogs, reptiles and small mammals.

If your cat is an indoor cat and never has a flea, then you would be pretty safe using a tapeworm dose once every 6 to 12 months to make sure they're covered.
If your cats go outside, occasionally have fleas or have not been treated for tapeworm routinely in the past, it is advisable to dose for tapeworm once every 3 months.

[Joy]

Thanks BL.

[daina]

Is Excelpet from the supermarket just as good as the one's from the Pet Barn etc ?

[Kicol]

Thanks BL. Dee is indoors only and she doesn't have any fleas. But when we go to the vet's in September, I will ask whether the worming tablet she gets treats also tapeworm (and will find out the brand name)

[Voula]

BL if cats have no fleas and don't go out and hunt, why do they need worming for tapeworm or any worm? You wrote that cats should be wormed every 6 or 12 months to make sure they are covered against tapeworm. Thanks.
Love, Voula

[Caren]

Voula,
You can't keep a cat 100% protected, with indoor cats you're also more likely to notice worms in the poo. My cats are mainly indoor cats, but as they still go out i do worm them every 3 months.

[Voula]

Thanks Caren. I appreciate your reply.
Love, Voula

[burmeselover]

Is Excelpet from the supermarket just as good as the one's from the Pet Barn etc ?

The better brands such as Drontal, Milbemax, Profender and Popantel are better than supermarket wormers because they kill more worms. Supermarket brand wormers are made with older ingredients that worms have build up resistance to over the years. Better quality wormers are also less likely to cause stomach upsets to the pet.
Some supermarket wormers are not all-wormers - i.e. they do not treat all intestinal worms.

[Felix & Mia]

I am now using Profender, and it's easy to apply. But it left a residue on the cats fur, is this normal?

Oh and if i am going to stick to profender, what flea treatment should i use?

I really prefer these spot on treatments. Much easier.

[burmeselover]

A small amount of residue is normal - it will go away with time and grooming.

You can use either Frontline or Advantage for fleas (these products just kill fleas). Dose your cats with Profender, wait 2 weeks, then dose with Frontline/Advantage so that there's a fortnight between products.