It’s about time cat owners got a break and this is a big break. Now there are cat heartworm preventatives that can be easily applied once a month on the skin – plus they kill fleas, knock out certain intestinal worms and they blow away ear mites. Sure there is already a chewable cat heartworm medication that works great, but chewables don’t work too well on the cat that won’t eat it.
Most cat owners still haven’t heard that 8 to 16% of outdoor and indoor cats get heartworms. To make it worse, treatment for cats with heartworms is very hard on the cat. Be a pal to that cat you love – avoid these heartworm problems – talk to your vet about the different cat heartworm preventatives.
Prevention is a simple and easy way to give monthly medication. The following are two of the most popular heartworm preventatives:
The first is Heartgard. It is a chewable tablet given monthly. The majority of the cats like the taste and some actually look forward to their monthly treat. For those picky eaters - you might try soaking the wafer in tuna water before offering it to your cat.
For that picky eater, the second cat heartworm medication is Advantage-Multi. This is a safe liquid medication that is applied monthly to the cat's skin. The plus to Advantage-Multi is it also does an excellent job preventing certain intestinal worms, fleas, and ear mites.
Both Heartgard and Advantage-Multi do the job, require no heartworm screening to use and are safe for a cat that has heartworms.
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