Worms in cats are not necessarily the problem they have been portrayed to be. It's a question of understanding their role, what makes them breed as well as the toxic effects of the wormers.

It's really important to appreciate that everyone has digestive worms. No-one would be alive without them. They have a really important function in the digestive process.

However, they need to be kept in their natural numbers. The problem you may see of wriggling worms in the stool usually indicate that they have bred out of their natural numbers 

OK, you may be saying to yourself, what makes them breed out of their natural numbers?

It's all about the diet. Consider the diet of a wild cat - raw meat, organs and bones from their prey.

Now consider the typical diet of most domestic cats - cooked, processed, high vegetable matter, lots of chemicals masquerading as nutrients, and to preserve.

It's a long way from a natural diet.

Cooked food, especially vegetable matter, digests slowly in a digestive system designed for raw meat. This gives the worms much more time to breed.

And there you have it.

The cats digestive system is perfectly designed to digest quality, and very fresh, raw meat and bones. It's fast. It's efficient. And the digestive worms are unable to breed outside their natural cycles.

Cats are very sensitive beings. They do not fare well on synthetic substances. 

No chemical drug is without 'side effects'. And these are often much worse than the problem itself.

In addition, wiping out the entire colony of worms is going to have a deleterious effect on the cats digestion

The common adult worms that you see in the stool, that looks like little grains of rice that move, are the tapeworm. These are the most common. As they die on exposure to the air, they become yellowy.

The roundworm is normally seen in kittens. Not kittens who came from a healthy mother fed raw meat and bones. Usually kittens from poorly nourished mothers.

These are normally vomited up and look as if the kitten has just eaten spaghetti - they are long and thin and can be copious.

Veterinarians have been taught that fleas and digesting worms from prey animals transmit worms to a cat.

I totally disagree. The idea comes from the outdated germ theory.

It is my opinion that every single health problem, including fleas and excess worms are a direct result of a compromised immune system, or poor health. If your cat is naturally healthy, the worms will be in the quantity which is natural.

Bowel flora is totally natural. Some worms are beneficial. It’s the proliferation which is unhealthy.

Worms in cats is not a problem when they consume a natural diet.