Drontal Cat Worming Treatment

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Always consult your veterinary surgeon for advice. If you have any questions about this product please contact our SQP (Suitable Qualified Person QC30278) Patricia Goriainoff by emailing us at info@canineconcepts.co.uk

*** NOT TO BE USED ON PREGNANT CATS *** (You can use Droncit instead)

The unique combination of proven active ingredients in both of the Drontal Cat formulations, enables it to tackle tapeworms, roundworms and hookworms – in fact, every type of intestinal worm your cat could normally get in the UK.

Drontal Cat comes in Standard and Extra Large sizes. Both will tackle every type of intestinal worm your cat is ever likely to get, and both will do so with a single dose, and without having to starve your cat first. The only difference is that Cat XL Tablets are specially formulated for cats of 6kg and over, so that most big cats can be treated with a single tablet.

To avoid worms reaching maturity and affecting your pet"s health, and to reduce public health risks, you should worm your pet regularly with Drontal. Worming at least every three months will reduce this risk, but ask your vet who will be able to evaluate your pet"s health and your family"s requirements and advise you on a specific worming routine for your pet.

Don’t forget the flea control! Fleas are often infected with the larvae of the Flea Tapeworm, which can be transferred to your cat by swallowing the flea while grooming. So in order to control worms, you also need to control fleas. A spot-on treatment is the easiest way to protect your cat - but you may also need one that kills flea larvae in your pet"s surroundings, to effectively break the flea lifecycle.If you don’t control a flea problem at the same time as worming, your cat is almost certain to be re-infected.

Treatment Plan
The recommended dose rates are:
1 Drontal Cat Tablet per 4 kg bodyweight
1 Drontal Cat XL Tablet per 6 kg bodyweight.

• Up to 2 kg bodyweight = ½ Drontal Cat Tablet
• 2-4 kg bodyweight = 1 Drontal Cat Tablet
• 4-6 kg bodyweight = 1 Drontal XL Cat Tablet
• 6-8 kg bodyweight = 2 Drontal Cat Tablets
• 8-10 kg bodyweight = 1 Drontal Cat Tablet PLUS 1 Drontal XL Cat Tablet

For the control of the following gastrointestinal tapeworms and roundworms of cats.

• Roundworms (Toxocara cati, Toxascaris leonina).
• Tapeworms (Taenia taeniaeformis, Dipylidium caninum, Echinococcus multilocularis, Joyeuxiella pasqualei).
• Hookworms (Ancylostoma braziliense, Ancylostoma tubaeforme).

Other information

• DO NOT USE ON PREGNANT QUEENS
• The tablets can be given directly to the cat or disguised in food. No starvation is needed before or after treatment.
• Do not use in kittens under 6 weeks of age
• Do not use simultaneously with piperazine compounds.

Causes
Nature has given worms many ways of surviving and multiplying, many of them almost unbelievably complicated. But however improbable these strategies may seem, they are highly successful – so successful, in fact, that it is virtually impossible to protect a cat against possible infection.

Symptoms
It’s not easy to determine whether a cat is infected with worms, particularly in the early stages. Your cat may suffer from vomiting or diarrhoea, and their coat may lose condition. A cat with tapeworms may spend more time than usual cleaning its bottom, since the egg-filled worm segments irritate it. You may even find segments in the cat’s bedding - they are pale in colour, and about the size of a grain of rice.

A heavy roundworm infection may cause the cat’s stomach to appear swollen and distended; this is particularly noticeable in kittens.

In general, though, by the time symptoms are noticeable your cat’s health is already being damaged, and the worms have reached maturity. This means that they will be producing eggs and creating a reservoir of infection in the environment.

Far better to worm your cat with Drontal on a regular basis, before the symptoms become obvious.