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My outdoor cat hunts. How often should I deworm her with Drontal?
Updated on September 23rd, 2025
Pet's info: Cat | Domestic Shorthair | Female | spayed | 10 lbs
Hi! So one of my outdoor kitties hint very often and brings mice and mostly birds and most of the time eats them too. Should I be concerned about this ? She started doing it more often . Should she be on a regular de worming schedule and if so how often is safe to give her something like drontal ? Also for an indoor or outdoor cat , do you think it's a good idea to deworm every x amount of months regardless of fecal test results ? Thank you
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Most Helpful Answer
Answered By Dr. Melanie, BVSc MS
Veterinarian
Published on July 14th, 2018
Great questions! Hunting and killing mice and birds are a natural part of a cat's behavior, and the one thing I would be concerned about is if she is eating mice that may have gotten into mouse poison. This would poison her as well, but you can't stop this behavior unless you keep her indoors all the time.
She should be on a regular deworming schedule, and she can be given Drontal once a month since she is a hunter. In terms of indoor/outdoor cats, it is a good idea to deworm them every three months regardless of the fecal test results. If this cat is a hunter as well, then I would deworm the cat monthly. I hope this helps!
She should be on a regular deworming schedule, and she can be given Drontal once a month since she is a hunter. In terms of indoor/outdoor cats, it is a good idea to deworm them every three months regardless of the fecal test results. If this cat is a hunter as well, then I would deworm the cat monthly. I hope this helps!
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