Which deworming product is best? How often should I deworm my kitten? Answers at Dogster Answers.

Tue, Nov 10th 2009, 10:50 GMT

You can't buy over the counter the best wormers for a kitten - your vet is the best person to guide you to the right product. Some worms don't respond to particular wormers. For example, while it might be uncommon for your cat to have lungworms, (mind did) the Nemex did not touch these worms, but killed the roundworms. Droncit will kill tapeworms. Most vets, once you've taken your baby in for an initial visit, should prescribe the worm medicine without charging you a visit fee. Ideally you should worm a kitten twice, three weeks apart. This is because of the way the wormer works - it does not kill worms that are in a more juvenile form, so you have to wait for those to become susceptable to the wormer by being older. Two wormings for a kitten is usually enough, followed by a final fecal sample in a few weeks to confirm that there are no worms left.

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Mon, Nov 2nd 2009, 16:57 GMT

I agree with Izzie and I've heard that over the counter dewormers don't always work and can actually be harmful to the animals. You can go to your vet and they can sell you a dewormer that you can give Versace yourself. My vet offers one that is a 6 month supply for only $36. Good luck!

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Ayla

Mon, Nov 2nd 2009, 12:36 GMT

Kittens 6 to 16 weeks of age should be wormed every three weeks.From 4 months onward cats and kittens should be wormed every 3 months. Every kitten or puppy is born with worms. Most shelters and rescues only worm once and then leave it up to the new owner to continue the worming. If it were me, I would not deworm unless I were certain my animals actually HAD worms in the first place. There are ways you can tell, but I'm a chicken about self-medicating my animals and I'd take a stool sample to the vet. If it was determined that the animal did have worms through a fecal or physical exam, I'd let my vet tell me what to use and how to use it.

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Izadore (Izzie)