Natural Treatment of Worms in Cats

Cats may get the eggs of parasites into their digestive systems from being outdoors, having fleas or hunting infected mice and birds. The eggs can grow into adult worms such as tapeworms or roundworms, two common cat parasites. These worms live and thrive in the digestive system, continuing to lay more eggs. The parasites eat the food in the stomach taking away some of the cat's nutrition, but natural remedies are available to get rid of these worms.

Things You'll Need

  • Food grade diatomaceous earth
  • Teaspoon
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Instructions

    • 1

      Take you cat to a vet to discover if the cat has worms and what type of worm it may have. According to Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine, several types of worms infect cats such as hookworms, tapeworms, roundworms and stomach worms.

    • 2

      Give the cat food grade diatomaceous earth when the vet gives you a diagnosis of worms. Diatomaceous earth is a natural substance approved by the USDA to be used internally by animals and livestock.

    • 3

      Put one half to one teaspoon of diatomaceous earth into the food bowl of kittens twice a day. Put two teaspoons into the food bowl of adult cats twice a day.

    • 4

      Continue adding this supplement to the food for 30 to 90 days depending on the type of worms the cat has.

    • 5

      Take a stool sample of the affected cat to the vet after the one to three month period has passed. This is to see if the diatomaceous earth has worked in killing all the worms and the eggs. In some cases deworming the cat takes a long time. Although this natural remedy is effective, it is not guaranteed to work all the time and for all cats.