How To Treat Catworming And Recognize The Cause

Illustration of deworming in cats (Freepik/vladimircech)

YOGYAKARTA Cat worms are very common but are relatively easy to treat. In addition, there are a number of types of worms that infect cats. So, does the same treatment need to be done and what is the cause? Check the full explanation below.

There are several types of intestinal worms that can infect cats. Each of the types has different characteristics and symptoms, said Jessica Nichols, DVM., head of Spay and Neuter Animal officers of Kansas City, among them:

Bandworms are also called ascarids, are brown long roundworms that look like maturemen. Nichols explained, these worms are the most common intestinal parasites experienced by young cats and are more often infected than adult cats.

Band worms are long, flat, and white in shape. The mouth like hooks used to stick to the cat's intestines. Bandworms in adult cats are called proglotoids that will break and be wasted through infected cat droppings.

"Proglotids look like moving rice grains and are usually seen in dirt or around the infected cat's buttocks," Nichols said as quoted by Daily Paws, Tuesday, May 2.

Nichols said that mining worms are more rare in cats than roundworms and ribbonworms. These types of worms are very dangerous parasites because in the small intestines the Minworm cat smokes blood.

Caning worms can infect the cat's intestines but according to the Companion Animal Parasite Council, this is rare in North America. Caning worms are more common in infecting cats in the tropics.

In addition to the four types of worms above, there are other parasites that infect cats, called heartworms. This type is different from the previous type of parasitic worm, because it lives in infecting the heart and lungs, causing cats to experience liver disease.

The five worms above can be prevented from infecting the favorite cats above. You do this, first, you need to avoid cats with cats and hunting and get rats, other squirrels, firearms, and birds. But sometimes, parasites can be passed down from the cat's mother through milk.

The second way to treat worms in a cat is by giving a certain dose of oral medicine. Nichols said, because worms are caused by ticks, it is also necessary to prevent ticks. Kudus is a bandworm carrier, which means you need to give anti-bug drugs to cats. Nichols added that the best way is to take precautions. Including keeping cats indoors in order to minimize infection through prey animals. As well as cleaning the impurity box regularly can also help protect your cat from worms.

In addition to the simple steps above, it is also necessary to check a cat at a veterinarian at least once a year. Veterinarians will perform a protective life test to find parasitic eggs. Then it will determine the prevention of worms in cats just before the parasites develop and interfere with the health of their favorite anabul.