Intestinal parasites pose a health risk for your cat. The following are some of the more common worms found in cats.
 

	Tapeworms are often seen by owners as small rice-like pieces in the stool. While visibly apparent in this manner, cats may or may not be clinically ill. Common signs might include loose stools or nausea.
	Roundworms live in the small intestine and feed on intestinal contents. They can interfere with digestion and can cause diarrhea, vomiting, and, in severe cases in young kittens, death.
	Hookworms attach directly to the intestinal wall and feed on the cat’s blood. They can also cause gastrointestinal upset and significant blood loss. This can result in vomiting, bloody diarrhea, anemia, and death.

Cats get intestinal parasites in a variety of ways including common grooming practices, especially if exposed to areas where there has been prior contamination with cat feces. The cat's predatory behavior poses a particular risk, especially when eating infected hosts such as fleas, rodents or cockroaches. They can also become infected by ingestion of their mother’s milk.

Use Profender^® with caution in heartworm positive cats. The cats enrolled in the field study were heartworm antigen and antibody negative prior to entering the study. In a laboratory study, cats artificially infected with adult heartworms and treated with Profender^® had fewer worms recovered than the placebo control group.

Scan the prevalence map for a quick read on intestinal parasite prevalence in your geographic area.

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