How often should indoor cats be wormed? And do I get stuff from the vets or can I get it from say PAH?

They were done when they were fixed about 2-3 months ago. One has put on weight a bit since then and I am trying to address theat but obviously if it's just a bellyfull of worms I would like to know.

I'm probably going to be the odd one out here and say I wouldn't worm an indoor cat on a regular basis at all. I'm of the opinion that an indoor cat is unlikely to get worms very often. I'd worm only if A) the cat was showing symptoms and B) it was confirmed by a vet. And then, I would treat not with chemicals but with DE, as I believe the wormers and flea treatments are basically poison for the cat.

I've recently used DE to treat my cat for fleas, and it worked perfectly. I'm now adding a little to his food every day to prevent another infestation. At higher doses it will kill off worms - if that was what I wanted to do. More info on DE here: Food Grade Diatomaceous Earth Helps Eliminate Worms & Parasites

Remember, this is my opinion only! I'm not saying you're all horrible cat parents because you're doing it differently We all want to do what's best for our cats, it's just that we have different opinions on what exactly that is. And that's ok

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if your cats are completely indoor then again i probably would not worry too much about worming at all. im assuming that you are still treating for fleas?

my girl is totally indoor and i give her a flea treatment every 6 weeks and worm her one a year (or if she is showing signs of worms)

IMHO - i would think the belly is more to do with post neutering getting fat - esp. if she is fed the same as before neutering. (a cats energy requirements drop by 30% within days of neutering)

if you want to make doubly sure just send a poo sample into the vets for testing and then worm (or not) as needed.

hope thats helpful

A.x

They are not being treated for fleas, should I be doing that? I check regularly for eggs and they seem to be totally flea free

All mine are indoor cats but i regularly flea and worm them because of visitors coming - you never know what they'll pick up!

I get the wormer from the vets as its the spot on stuff and less hassle than the tablets!

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Personally I think it is overtreating a totally indoor cat for worms and fleas every quearter/month.

You can tell if you are grooming regularly when they have fleas and if they are indoors where are the worms coming from? The risk assessment of a visitor bring ing in fleas is low.

Where I would be more cautious is if you foster rescue cats/volunteer for rescue cats or are a breeder or show.

If you have a dog too, I think it's a valid concern.

Plus my work had fleas once (yuck, I know!!) so even we could bring them home.

Hi Coraline,

Just wanted to say thank you for expressing your opinion in such a nice and valued way. I liked the bit at the end where you said "Im not saying your all horrible parents".

I thought the way you put that across was really well and would be nice if everyone else was like this

Very well said Caroline

I read all the other posts, but I still feel better treating my cat every 4 weeks as suggested by my vet.

Piglet never goes out, but my dog does so I need to be sure. He has Stronghold spot on every 4 weeks and has done for 6 years.

I wouldn't like to wait for worms then have to treat my furniture and carpet aswell as the cat. xx