Johnsons Cat Wormer One Dose Cat Deworming Treatment Internal Parasite Control Tablets

Johnson's One Dose Wormer for Cats and Kittens

This is a licensed veterinary medicine rather than a supplement: AVM-GSL classified, which means it has been through the Veterinary Medicines Directorate's approval process and can still be sold over the counter. One treatment is two small, film-coated, meat-flavoured tablets, and it deals with both roundworm and tapeworm in a single dose.

The two actives do different jobs. Pyrantel embonate at 230mg handles the roundworms — Toxocara cati and Toxascaris leonina are the common UK ones — while praziquantel at 20mg deals with tapeworm, which a cat that hunts or carries fleas will pick up repeatedly. Johnson's have been making veterinary products in Sutton Coldfield since 1921.

Performance & Benefits

• Kills roundworm and tapeworm in one treatment.
• Pyrantel embonate 230mg and praziquantel 20mg per treatment.
• Two small film-coated tablets per treatment, flavoured to be taken more readily.
• AVM-GSL: a licensed veterinary medicine approved by the Veterinary Medicines Directorate.
• No prescription needed.
• Made in the UK by Johnson's Veterinary Products.

Suitable For

• Cats and kittens over six weeks of age.
• Routine worming as part of a regular parasite programme.
• Cats that hunt, or that go outdoors.
• Not for kittens under six weeks, and not for dogs — Johnson's One Dose Wormer for dogs is sized by bodyweight instead.

How to Use

• Dose by the cat's bodyweight, following the instructions in the pack.
• Give the tablets directly, or hidden in a small amount of food.
• Worm regularly rather than only when you see a problem; Johnson's recommend being proactive.
• Treat for fleas alongside worming, since fleas carry tapeworm larvae and a cat reinfects itself by grooming.

Specification

• One treatment of two film-coated tablets.
• Actives: pyrantel embonate 230mg, praziquantel 20mg.
• Treats roundworm and tapeworm.
• Legal category AVM-GSL.
• For cats and kittens over six weeks.
• Johnson's publish the actives and the age limit but no full excipient list, so none is stated here.

Care & Caution

• A veterinary medicine. Read the pack insert before use and follow the dosing instructions exactly.
• Do not use on kittens under six weeks of age.
• Underdosing leaves worms behind and overdosing is avoidable — weigh the cat rather than estimating.
• Do not give it to a cat that is ill, debilitated or already under veterinary treatment without asking the vet first.
• Keep well out of reach of children and other animals, and wash your hands after handling the tablets.