Hookworm-infested cats also sometimes have dark, tarry-looking stools. If you enjoyed this story, be sure to follow Business ...

Cats who have symptoms like vomiting, soft stool, or a loss of appetite may have roundworms, tapeworms, hookworms, or other kinds of worms.

In cats, milbemycin is approved for removal of adult hookworms and roundworms in the intestines. Cats must be at least 6 weeks old and weigh at least 1.5 pounds (0.7 kilograms) to get milbemycin.

The second is intestinal parasites, such as roundworms and hookworms. Indoor cats “catch” these worms when they capture and eat a creature, such as a cockroach or mouse, that carries the ...

Even in cats, Revolution or Advantage Multi — the combination heartworm and flea medicines — will deworm your pet for hookworms and roundworms if given every month.

Advantage topicals are medicines you put on your dog or cat’s skin to control and prevent fleas, ticks, and heartworms. ... (EPA) for treatment and control of external parasites in dogs and cats.

That cat poop can pose a health risk to humans no longer surprises us. Some cats carry a parasite called Toxoplasma gondii. Infected cats shed embryonic T. gondii, called oocysts, in their feces ...

The hookworm outbreak, first reported last month, is likely the result of stray cats who live and defecate in the area. Cat poop, where hookworms love to live, has been found up and down the beach ...