Worms in Cats and Dogs
- Roundworms Puppies and Kittens: Puppies are almost always infected before birth. Kittens and puppies can be infected through their mothers milk. Roundworms can be vomited up or passed in faeces. Appearance: White, 1 - 10cm, spaghetti like. Transmission can be animal to animal or animal to man. This can cause blindness in children due to larval stages migrating through the eye. Adult dogs and cats: Can also be infected, particularly when pregnant, the eggs can lay dormant and are then activated when the bitch becomes pregnant.
- Tapeworms Can infect any age but usually semi-adult onwards. Transmitted only via an intermediate host ie. fleas, lice, rodents, birds, herbivore carcasses. Appearance: Flat "tapes" upto 60cm long, releasing mobile "rice grain" segments in the faeces.
Treatment
Puppies and Kittens: Panacur sachets - treat for 3 consecutive days.
Worm at 2, 4, 6, 8,12 weeks of age. Then monthly until 6 months of age, then treat as an adult.
Adult dogs: Dose routinely 3 or 4 times a year for both roundworms and tapeworms.
- Drontal Plus - 1 tablet per 10kg bodyweight
- Panacur 10%
- Panacur granules
- Panacur paste
Adult cats: Dose routinely every 2-3 months if your cat is a good hunter or has fleas.
- Droncit injection will only treat tapeworms
- Drontal cat - 1 tablet per 4 kg body weight this is a multi-wormer
- Panacur liquid/granules for roundworms and most tapeworms