Comments on: Does my cat need heartworm prevention?

By: Andrew

Andrew — Wed, 07 Oct 2020 02:08:04 +0000

In reply to Elly. Hi Elly. Heartworm is now uncommon enough in dogs that cats are not being affected to any significant level in Adelaide. It’s quite reasonable under the current circumstances to only give heartworm prevention to dogs unless the situation changes.

By: Elly

Elly — Tue, 06 Oct 2020 03:06:06 +0000

Hi Andrew,
Thanks for your article, it’s great to read advice from a local vet. We gave our cat Cosmo Revolution for the first time yesterday and he has had a bad reaction to it (constantly scratching the skin where it was applied and now the skin is flaking like dandruff). He also seems ‘off’ – hiding and sleeping more. He seems to be quite sensitive to medications – he had a bad reaction to his vaccinations too, developing a large walnut sized lump at the injection site and refusing to eat for 24 hours. I’m really torn as to whether to continue the Revolution monthly. The main reason I wanted to give it to him was for heart worm protection, but given his reaction I’m unsure whether I should continue to give him a monthly dose. I live in Magill and Cosmo is outdoors during the day (supervised) and indoors at night. Would really appreciate your advice. Do you still see cats coming to your practice with Heartworm symptoms? Just how common is it nowadays?
Thanks for your advice.

By: Andrew

Andrew — Sun, 29 Dec 2019 00:58:24 +0000

In reply to Ket & Rob. Hi Ket & Rob. You are right that Milbemax (or the generic Milpro) should provide heartworm coverage. Your first suggestion would be perfectly adequate for that alone. However, your second suggestion is better so that you don’t drop flea control coverage – my only warning however is to not give a milbemycin tablet on the same day that you give the Revolution as I have seen toxicity due to the similar classes of drug been given at the same time – your suggestion to give them two days apart is ideal.

By: Ket & Rob

Ket & Rob — Sat, 28 Dec 2019 08:04:06 +0000

Hi Andrew,
Following on from the above would there be any harm in us giving our kitten & cat Milbemax every 3 months and then Revolution on the other months between to give best coverage possible? Should we do a flea treatment 2 days after the Milbemax to ensure flea protection all year round?

By: Andrew

Andrew — Sun, 19 Aug 2018 13:05:28 +0000

In reply to Claudette. Hi Claudette. Yes, the only way to treat cats for all worms is to use a worming tablet such as Drontal or Milbemax/Milpro. You could order praziquantel tablets instead to avoid doubling up on roundworm and hookworm treatment, however, there does not seem to be a practical concern. To be safe I advise worming and flea control to be given at least two days apart.

By: Claudette

Claudette — Sun, 19 Aug 2018 12:36:27 +0000

Thank you very much for this advice. I’ve also read some of your other excellent articles about worm prevention in cats. My question is how do I treat all worms when no one treatment covers them all? For example, if I give my cat Revolution, he will be covered for roundworm, hookworm, heartworm, and fleas. If I also want him to be protected from tapeworm and I give him, say, Drontal for that, will he be getting a double dose of roundworm and hookworm treatment?