Cat Parasite Prevention and Testing
Intestinal Parasite Screening and Prevention
- A fecal Test is recommended annually in all healthy cats to screen for intestinal parasites
- Intestinal parasite prevention will depend on which products you choose to treat your cat with to fight fleas and ticks, as well as prevent heartworms
- For more information please visit the AVMA's website
External Parasite Prevention
- Fleas and ticks can carry serious diseases and we recommend using monthly prevention against fleas and ticks in cats (even indoor cats!)
- for more information you can visit the AVMA's website
Heartworm Screening and Prevention
A heartworm test (blood test) is not currently recommended annually in all healthy cats to screen for heartworm disease in dogs
- If cats are demonstrating asthma like symptoms, we may recommend testing for feline heartworm disease
- We recommend monthly preventative against heartworms to be given year round in cats (even indoor!) as all it takes is one mosquito bite to pass on the deadly parasite
- for more information visit the American Heartworm Society's website
