Deworming

Parasite control plays a key role in keeping your pet healthy. Intestinal worms are parasites that can cause problems with the digestive tract and lead to your pet becoming underweight. In addition to being harmful to pets, some types of worms can also be transmitted to humans. Deworming is therefore important to protect both your pet and your family from worms.

How can my pet get intestinal worms?

All animals that go outside are at high risk of contracting intestinal worms. In general, cats and dogs may get worms after eating an infected animal or insect such as a mouse, a bird, fleas, and so on. They can also contract worms by ingesting soil where other animals have defecated or by licking their paws after walking on contaminated soil.

How can I find out if my pet has contracted intestinal worms?

A simple stool analysis can detect the presence of worms in the intestines. If there is a significant number of worms in the stool, your vet will prescribe a deworming treatment. Talk to your vet to find out if a stool analysis is necessary for your pet.

How can intestinal worms be prevented?

Anti-parasite and deworming treatments control intestinal worms by eliminating them as soon as your pet contracts them. This will limit the population of worms and avoid an infestation. Since deworming has no preventive effect, we recommend that owners administer this treatment regularly: 2 to 4 times a year for adult pets. The frequency may vary for puppies and kittens and for pregnant females. Talk to your vet to find out how often you should give your pet a deworming treatment.