In spring, when everything revives and there is abundant rain, it is the peak season for bacterial growth. Especially in the southern region, it has not stopped raining since the Spring Festival and is immersed in a humid environment every day. Bacteria and fungi like to grow in this environment, so it is very important to deworm and prevent cats. How often should cats be dewormed? When should cats be dewormed?

How often should cats be dewormed? I think the most scientific deworming frequency is once a month. Because the growth cycle of most parasites (the time from infection of larvae to egg laying by adults) does not exceed one month. For example, the shortest growth cycle of common fleas only takes 14 days, and the life cycle of common gastrointestinal parasites can be completed within 1 month. During this time, the parasites grow, develop, reproduce and lay eggs, resulting in more parasites. If the cat is not dewormed in time, the cat will be infected with new parasites anytime and anywhere. Therefore, it is best to deworm your cat on time every month.

Parasites in cats are generally divided into two categories: internal and external.

1. Internal parasites

Common internal parasites include roundworms, tapeworms, coccidia, hookworms, and trichomonas that live in the intestines of cats. , Piriform flagellates, and heartworms that live in the blood and heart. After cats are infected, they mainly have symptoms such as diarrhea, vomiting, soft stools, blood in the stools, anemia, malnutrition, and weight loss.

Ascaris, tapeworms, coccidia, and flagellates are mainly infected through the mouth. Generally, cats are infected by eating food and water infected by parasites, or coming into contact with contaminated feces. Infection; tapeworms are mainly caused by cats accidentally eating fleas during the process of licking their fur; roundworm infections are most common in kittens, and are mainly transmitted from mother cats to kittens through the placenta or milk.

2. External parasites

Common external parasites are mainly fleas, lice, scabies and ticks, etc., which generally live in the hair of cats. and in the surface layer of skin. Cats infected with ectoparasites mainly show skin itching, redness, swelling, and skin inflammation.

Flea, lice, and tick infestations most commonly occur in the summer. Even if cats don’t go out, humans may bring fleas, lice, or ticks home and indirectly infect cats. At the same time, some bugs themselves carry other parasites. For example, mosquitoes and fleas can infect heartworms by sucking blood, and ticks can infect scorch worms by sucking blood.

Therefore, whether it is internal or external parasites, one cannot be negligent.

To deal with parasites, using cat anthelmintics is the most effective method of prevention and control. The Bioline used for my cat is a four-action compound formula, consisting of Fipredronil (S)-methoprene, acetamidoavermectin, and praziquantel. The first two drugs mainly target ticks, fleas, flea eggs, larvae and flea pupae, ear itch mites, cat scabies, lice and other external parasites, while the latter two drugs mainly target roundworms, hookworms, tapeworms, and heartworms.Internal parasites such as worms, lungworms, and bladder nematodes. Generally speaking, it has a wide range of deworming products and is the brand with the most types of deworming products among the current mainstream cat deworming medicines. It is suitable for cats over 7 weeks old and weighing more than 0.6kg. It is also very simple to use. Just brush away the hair on the cat's shoulders and neck, and drop the medicine on the skin.

Finally, I would like to remind everyone that cat anthelmintics are toxic and irritating. Remember not to let your cat lick the liquid. If your cat accidentally eats it and causes drooling, leave it alone. , it will recover on its own after two or three days.