My cat drags his butt and licks it. Can I use over-the-counter wormer?

Hello and thank you for contacting Petco Pet Education Center, formerly Petcoach. This behaviour is usually related to worms or impacted anal glands. Please, de-worm Aldo (you can buy de-worming medications over the counter) but if there is no improvement after a few days, you should take her to your local vets to get her anal glands checked.

Hello. This is definitely a tapeworm. Go to https://www.chewy.com ( or check with your local pet retailer ) & pick up Bayer tapeworm de-wormer for cats. That will take care of the problem for now. To prevent further tapeworm problems, prevent your cat from hunting & use a good flea preventative on a regular basis. Thanks for contacting PetCoach.

Hi, thanks for using PetCoach! I'm not sure what your budget is but I like Droncit or Cestex which only get tapeworms. I like Drontal Plus because it gets tapeworm and other worms as well. http://www.drsfostersmith.com/product/prod_display.cfm?pcatid=3464 I hope this helps!

Hello and welcome to Petco Pet Education Center, formerly Petcoach. There are many over the counter products available in pet stores in the U.S. that are good dewormers. Milbemax, Revolution, Drontal, Strongid, Panacur, are some examples. I recommend calling your local vet to ask which products are most efficacious and available in your area, and you can get them from the store. For feral cats, the biggest problem is getting the medication into them, so you can talk with your vet about pills vs. liquids. If you are feeding them then a tablet in the food might work, but only if you are feeding them separately. Best of luck with the kitties!

That is a lovely kitty you have there! If the worm you saw looked like a little squirmy grain of rice, then Cadbury has tapeworms. This is easily treated with a cat wormer that contains praziquantel. You should be able to get that from your vet, or over the counter from a pet shop. You can also order it over the internet. Drontal for cats would be such a wormer.

parasite such as worms are a possibility, but there can also be bacteria such as coccidia that can cause that too. Any vet or pet store sells general dewormers over the counter. The most common options contain an ingredient such as pyrantel. If you can find one that contains praziquantel, this will cover tapeworms also. Your vet can check a stool sample to verify what parasites, if any, are found.

Hi and thanks for using Petco Pet Education Center, formerly Petcoach! Sorry to hear about Oscar. So you should decrease the amount of food you are feeding especially since Oscar is neutered and is probably an indoor only cat. Indoor cats do not require as much food as what most people think. Maybe even as little as 1/4 to 1/3 cup of dry food per day but of course it does depend on what you are feeding him. Best thing to do is measure his food, don't feed free choice with a full bowl of food, and then start cutting back at least 25% or a quarter of the food per day, including treats. The anal itching could be tapeworms and that is usually flea related, the pet ingests a flea while grooming and the tapeworm eggs hatch and create problems. It could also be fleas, mites, anal gland problems. Best thing is to have your vet evaluate Oscar, advise nutritional issues, and identify what is causing the itch. Most likely, the cause is determined by physical exam only and then expressing the anal glands if they are enlarged. If Oscar is good they might be able to express them while he is awake. Otherwise sedation is sometimes required. Also skin infections or dermatitis can cause itching. Good luck with Oscar