With the increase in temperatures, the pesky parasites how little we like them. Fleas, ticks and other unwanted insects that can cause allergies, for example. To avoid these pests, both internal and external, it is important to treat our friend as soon as possible. Although in the market you will find insecticide tablets, pipettes and sprays for use in felines, you can also choose to make your own insecticide at home.
Today we are going to discover what are the home remedies to deworm cats, without putting the animal's health at risk.
To consider
Before getting into the subject, it is important that you know that natural remedies are effective, but it must be applied more often than an antiparasitic that you can buy in pet stores or veterinary clinics. In addition, home remedies are usually used more to prevent than to combat, since are late effective. For this reason, if your friend has a serious problem with parasites, both intestinal and external, it is preferable to take him to a professional to tell us which insecticide to use.
Of course, unlike chemicals, with homemade the risk of poisoning is practically nil, so they are highly recommended when we believe or know that the furry has an allergy to any component of chemical antiparasitics.
With that said, let's move on, now yes, namely what home remedies can we give them our cats to keep them away from pesky parasites.
External parasites
Let's start with the bugs you see first: fleas, ticks, and lice. Homemade insecticides that are very effective in repelling them are the following:
Flea remedies
- Bathe your cat with lavender or citronella oil (or you can do a mix of both). If you are afraid of water, apply the diluted oil directly to a cloth and wipe it all over your body.
- Add a tablespoon of beer yeast to your meals. It is very rich in vitamin B1, which repels all parasites.
- Spray or massage your cat with oil Tea tree. Dilute it in water before using, as large quantities can be toxic. Repeat the treatment once a month.
- Prepare one Chamomile infusionLet the water warm up and apply it gently all over the body.
Tick remedies
- Cut a sliced lemon and bring to a boil in a pot with water. Let it sit overnight and, the next day, spray your cat or give him a "bath" (actually, the ideal is to take a washcloth, moisten it, and rub it all over his body).
- Mix ten drops of thyme, lavender and citronella oil in 150 ml of water, and apply it by massaging it all over the body.
- Add two small tablespoons of apple cider vinegar to 250 ml of water, and spray your cat. If you are scared of the sound of the spray, you can choose, as in the previous case, to apply it directly by hand.
- Aggregate 80 drops of cinnamon oil in a 1l of water, and spray your cat with it or if you prefer, give it a good massage.
Lice remedies
Lice are parasites that, unlike fleas and ticks, do not leave the 'host', in this case the cat. However, there is something you can do and that is bathe it every three days with water to which you will have added the liquid of two lemons.
Do not forget to wash the beds, blankets, sheets, and others that the animal has used to rest. If it doesn't improve, take him to the vet to tell you what you should do to permanently eliminate lice.
Internal parasites
To combat them and repel internal parasites, you can give your furry the following:
- Mix it up ground dried thyme with your usual food.
- For a week, you can give him a small spoonful of Pumpkin seeds. Mix them with wet food and you are sure to eat them without problem. In addition, they will serve you, not only to expel and prevent intestinal parasites, but also as a laxative.
- Leave your adult cat (do not do if it is less than 1 year old) fasting for a full day, or at least 12 hours, allowing you to only drink water with a couple of small tablespoons of apple cider vinegar. The next day, mix another teaspoon of garlic with your food.
It may seem like a cruel act, but allowing your own body to rest for a day or 12 hours for the digestive system to cleanse itself with the water you drink, will help eliminate lice, either in cats, dogs or humans.
As for garlic, it is said that it is a very toxic food for domestic animals, but so far no serious study has been found to indicate such a thing; rather the opposite: this food is a natural insecticide that, in very small quantities, turns out to be very beneficial for cats (by the way, also for humans 🙂).
Despite being a very effective remedy, you should not make it fasting for a day or 12 hours more than in those cases in which the other remedies have not had the expected effect.
Do you know more tricks to rid the furry of pests?
Good hygiene of our cat is very important, in order to prevent diseases. Within that hygiene, deworming our pet is one of the priorities that we must take into account. Your diet is also important for good health.
My kitten is full of parasites, they are like little white worms, which I can give to make them go away .. Thank you
Hello, Marina.
If your kitten is two months or older you can put a pipette for very young cats, but if it is smaller it is best to remove them one by one with tweezers.
Now, if you have temperatures of 30ºC or more, give it a warm bath. It is important that you only bathe her - only with water, unless she is already 8 weeks old, which then you could use shampoo for kittens - if the temperatures are warm, because unlike us her body temperature is 36-38ºC and if they were given a bath, for example in winter, they would be very cold and could become ill.
And, if she still has it, it is best to take her to the vet to find out what is wrong with her.
Good luck, and cheer up!
Hello: my cat is 8 months old and is sick to his stomach when he does his business, he only gets water that I can give him, I await your answer, thank you
Hello Sonia.
Have you dewormed it? If not, the first thing I recommend is that you give him a pill for internal parasites for sale in veterinary clinics.
In the event that it is dewormed, experts recommend having it one day on an empty stomach (but be careful, only 24 hours, no more), and give it water during that time. Starting the next day, you will be given chicken broth with boiled rice.
If you don't see improvement in a couple of days, or if it worsens, go to the vet for an examination.
A greeting.
Hello!… Hey, my cat has parasites, sleeps all day, eats very little, is discouraged and also cannot chew very well!… What can you recommend for my kitten?
Hi Jhoan.
The most advisable thing in these cases is to take him to the vet to put an antiparasitic treatment on him, and to examine his mouth to see what he has and how to treat it.
A greeting.
Hello, I have a three-month-old cat and they have given him a pill to remove fleas. My question is how long should I wait to put the pipette on him
Hello Laura.
If you have been given a flea pill, just in case it is better to wait a month and then put a flea and tick pipette on it.
A greeting.
Hello, I have two 30-day-old baby kittens and their mother weaned them early, they eat cat food and skim milk. The thing is, they have a very swollen and hard belly. Can they be parasites? And if so, can I give them the ground thyme even if they are very small?
Hello Valentina.
With 30 days it is better that they start drinking water, since cow's or goat's milk can make them feel bad.
A swollen belly is usually a symptom of intestinal parasites. If you can, try to get a syrup called Telmin Unidia, follow the instructions and give it for 5 days. You will see how they improve. They sell it in veterinary clinics.
A greeting.
Hello, I have an 8-month-old Siamese kitten and days ago she ate grass from the garden and began to vomit, she is dewormed and since I vomited, she has not wanted to eat, she eats very little and sometimes I have to force her with an injector to take oral serum, what can I do, what can I do? recommended to do?
Hello Riumer.
The weed you have eaten may be in poor condition or may have been treated with an insecticide or herbicide, so my advice is to take it to the vet. With puppies you have to take action as soon as possible, because you never know when they can go from being bad to being very bad, and the sooner they are treated the better, since this prevents them from getting worse.
Cheer up.
Hi Glory.
Have you been given dewormers by mouth? If they have not given it to you, I recommend it since they act more from within, eliminating parasites.
A greeting.
Hello, I have 3 cats, two of them are about to turn two years old and the other is already close to a year, my husband and I are worried since more or less in January one of the cats started with paracitos and I bring them up to the year and even infected another two years, we bought him his medicine and cleaned our entire home, we changed sheets, bedspreads, everything where he could see eggs, but after 3 weeks or a month he becomes infected and we change him to another oral pill and that's how it has been until today, and They are 100% home cats since they do not come out at all, they have a litter box, kibble and water, and above all a lot of love!
Hi Nere.
If you can, get Stronghold cats. It is an antiparasitic pipette that is applied to the back of the animal's neck, and eliminates both internal and external parasites. It is effective for one month.
The pills sold at veterinarians also usually last a month, so you have to give the feline one monthly to prevent it from having parasites again.
A greeting.
Good afternoon, my kitten is 3 months old and for two days he has not eaten and I vomited twice, when I bring him the food he cries and only drinks water. what should I do?"
Hello, Luz.
My advice is to take him to the vet. Most likely, you have intestinal parasites that are causing these discomforts.
A greeting.
Good night, I have 4 cats, two are 4 months old and the other two are about to be one year old, when they poop they get worms that look like grains of rice, what a natural dewormer can I give them, I have thought about giving them garlic water but I don't know if be a good idea. She was attentive to your recommendation, thank you
Hello Victoria.
You can give them dried thyme, but being so small it is best to give them an antiparasitic recommended by the veterinarian so that the animals can be healthy more quickly.
A greeting.
Hello, I have a little kitten. I don't know what time she has because I picked her up from the street. She digs and puts her butt in it and it's cool and I've seen worms. I guess it will be about 2 months. What can i do?
I also have two dogs that when she poops they eat her feces I suppose they will also be infected x worms
Hello Blanca.
I recommend you take her to the vet to deworm her. If you are from Spain, it is likely that she will treat her with a syrup called Telmin Unidia, which you will have to give her for five days.
Dogs can be given the Stronghold antiparasitic pipette, which eliminates both worms and external parasites.
A greeting.
Hello, I have a 4-month-old kitten and in his feces he takes out worms in the form of rice that I can give him so that they disappear
Hi Iveth.
Being so small, I highly recommend taking him to the vet to give him a syrup or pill for worms. These parasites are very dangerous in kittens so young, and it is best not to risk it.
A greeting.
Hello, I have a 3-month-old kitten today I realized that worms came out of his poop that I can give him to eliminate
Hello isbael.
Having three months, it is best to give him an antiparasitic syrup, recommended by a veterinarian.
A greeting.
My cat is very ill and the veteran saw him and I gave him an injection against infection but I don't know anything. You can move by yourself that I can give you help please thank you
Hi Luis.
I'm sorry your cat is bad, but I'm not a veterinarian.
I recommend you ask for a second professional opinion if you are not convinced by this vet.
Greetings and encouragement.
Hi Aleja.
The best thing to do is take him to the vet. When it comes to such a young kitten, it is best not to risk it.
A greeting.
My cat is 8 months old and 2 months ago they disappeared her but yesterday I found some worms in the shape of rice in her anus again, can I remove them naturally?
Hi Aby.
The most advisable thing in this case is to give an antiparasitic syrup prescribed by a veterinarian. You can also put an antiparasitic pipette from Stronghold or Advocate for cats (it is a very small plastic bottle, about 3cm high, inside which is the antiparasitic liquid), thus you will eliminate not only worms, but also fleas, ticks and / or mites you might have.
A greeting.
Good night, my cat is 5 years old and these days he started crying before defecating, when he saw the stool, they had red mucous blood and his stools are a bit soft.
I would like to know what I can give him, since I try to deworm him and he always vomits the paste or the liquid that I give him.
Thank you and I remain attentive.
Hi Viviana.
I'm sorry that the cat is wrong, but I'm not a veterinarian.
The most advisable thing would be to take it to the professional, who will review it and can tell you what it is, because it is not normal for it to defecate with blood.
Much encouragement.
Hello, I have a? male has been 5 months old for two days I see it as sad where I live these days the climate has varied one cold day another value already kept lying down eats very little and drinks very little water he was very imperative and I feel worried because he was not If I want to, he does not go out or jump to the windows to get out, what will it be, please help me, I listen to advice, thank you
Hello Mary light.
I recommend taking him to be neutered if he is not neutered yet. This way you will be calmer since you will not have that need to go outside.
Anyway, if you see it off, I advise you to take it to take a look to see if it has something else.
Cheer up.
hello, I have a 2 or 3-month-old kitten that I have been given and it makes its eses with dijestin and white vichitos and has been vomiting foam with vilis and does not want to eat what can I do :( I would not like it to die.
Hello Krishna.
I recommend you take him to the vet. I'm not and I can't tell you.
Being so small it is best to see it as soon as possible by a professional.
A greeting.
I have a kitten who is almost two months old and he has intestinal parasites. We gave him a pill to expel but he retches and bounces like foam,;. Furthermore, he does not eat or drink water, he is listless and above all he does not even stop this experience in his bed. It breaks my soul. Seeing him like this .. what can I do, the vet comes every 15 days .. help me please
Hi Schirley.
I recommend you consult with the veterinarians of barkibu.es I am not a veterinarian.
I hope you get better soon.
Cheer up.