title: Preventing parasites in cats.
abstract: The monthly administration of broad-spectrum heartworm medications can effectively prevent a variety of internal and external parasitic diseases in cats. Although not every parasite can be stopped, many of the common feline parasites are susceptible to these agents. This article discusses the epidemiology and prevention strategies for those parasites that can be controlled by the administration of ivermectin, milbemycin oxime, or selamectin, either alone or in conjunction with an external parasiticide.
authors.affiliation: Department of Diagnostic Medicine and Pathobiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS 66506, USA.
authors.forename: Michael W
authors.initials: MW
authors.lastname: Dryden
authors.forename: Patricia A
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Payne
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000977:Antiparasitic Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D002371:Cat Diseases / Q000517:prevention & control*; D002415:Cats; D004478:Ectoparasitic Infestations / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000662:veterinary*; D006376:Helminths; D007411:Intestinal Diseases, Parasitic / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000662:veterinary*; D007559:Ivermectin / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000031:analogs & derivatives; D018942:Macrolides / Q000008:administration & dosage; D008925:Mites; D008003:Phthiraptera; D005423:Siphonaptera; D013987:Ticks
chemical_list: D000977:Antiparasitic Agents; D018942:Macrolides; C078973:milbemycin oxime; D007559:Ivermectin; C414354:selamectin