Kitten Parasites

Australia’s diverse climate hosts many parasites that can infect our pets, including internal parasites such as roundworms, hookworms, tapeworms, heartworms and lungworms. It’s important to learn how to prevent, treat and control them to keep your furry friend healthy and happy.

If you have a new kitten, you might be wondering how to keep them healthy and happy. One of the most important things you can do is to prevent them from getting parasites, such as fleas, ticks and intestinal worms. 

Australia’s diverse climate hosts many parasites that can infect our pets, including external parasites such as ticks, fleas and mites. It’s important to learn how to identify them as well as how to treat them to keep your furry friend healthy and happy.

We all want the best for our pets but sometimes we’re working off the wrong information. Learn the truth about these 7 common cat parasite myths so you can give your feline friend the right care.

Heartworm is a parasite that lives in your cat’s heart and nearby blood vessels and feed on their blood. Heartworm is spread through mosquito bites and a single bite from an infected mosquito can give your cat heartworm. When an infected mosquito feeds on a cat, they transmit heartworm larvae, which then spreads through the bloodstream to the heart.