Deworming Your Cat

Video Transcript

"Hello, I'm Dr. Carrie Burhenn. I'm a veterinarian at the Feline Medical Clinic in Vancouver, Washington and I'm here today to tell you about deworming your cat. This is a very important process in cats and actually has some public health implications as well. Cats do have a variety of worms and very often they acquire them as kittens from their mother when they're nursing. It's very important to complete a full course of romaines recommended by your veterinarian on a kitten, but some cats will also need additional wormings when they are adults. As it turns out, cats are not little dogs, and they have a different worming protocol than puppies and other adult dogs do. Cats can acquire other kinds of worms as they're adults and so they should be checked periodically as adults to make sure they are not carrying worms. Your veterinarian can recommend the best wormers to give cats to eliminate worms but there are some that are over the counter that are very effective that you may be able to purchase and use successfully. You should consult with your veterinarian if you think your cat has worms because many other illnesses can have worms involved, but also, that cat will be sick for some other reasons. So again, the important thing is to know that worms can sometimes be passed to human beings and so it's very important to make sure that the cat is effectively wormed and using a worm that, wormer that is actually going to be effective for the cat as well."