WormCat^® Questions and Answers

The product is effective against tapeworms of cats:

• Mature and immature forms of Dipylidium caninum and Taenia species
• Echinococcus multilocularis.

There are no contraindications against use during pregnancy and lactation.

No incompatibility has been observed between this product at the recommended dose and a range of common veterinary treatments.

Cats require to be over 1 kg in bodyweight for Wormcat to be used.

The minimum dose rate is 8 mg/kg bodyweight, which equates to 1 tube per 2.5 kg bodyweight.

It is recommended to re-apply the product when signs of tapeworm infestation re-appear or at monthly intervals¹.

Wormcat can be given monthly to cats at high risk of tapeworm infestation, or this product can be given at variable frequency intervals, when tapeworm segments are visible in the faeces.

Dipylidium caninum is the most common tapeworm in cats. The prepatent period of this cestode is approximately 3 weeks, and thus reinfection and the visibility of proglottids in faeces can occur quickly in cats that have access to the intermediate stage. Fleas and lice are the intermediate hosts for this parasite, and thus control of such ectoparasites on cats is also critical to controlling this tapeworm infestation in cats.

Cats that hunt rodents are at particular risk of ingestion of the intermediate stage of Taenia taeniaeformis. This species of Taenia has a prepatent period of approximately 5-10 weeks and thus proglottids could be visible in 5 weeks if reinfestation has occurred.

• Remove one pipette from the package
• Hold pipette in an upright position
• Tap the narrow part of the pipette to ensure the contents are within the main body of the tube
• Snap back the tip of the pipette to enable the contents to be expelled
• Part the hair on the cat's neck at the base of the skull until the skin is visible

• Place the tip of the tube on the skin and squeeze firmly several times to empty the contents directly onto the skin
• Application at the base of the skull will minimise the opportunity for the cat to lick the product
• To minimise the possibility of run-off after application of more than one pipette, it is advised that the applications should be performed slowly and to allow the contents of the previous pipette to be absorbed before applying another.

Occasionally a transient local reaction such as scurf or mild exudation may be observed at the application site following treatment.

The product is bitter tasting and salivation may occasionally occur if the cat licks the application site immediately after treatment. This is not a sign of intoxication and disappears after a short time without treatment.