Is there medication to prevent my cat from getting intestinal parasites?

So there's no true prevention. In a lot of ways, there's no one way just to say, "My cat's never going to get parasites." But regular deworming can prevent them from becoming a problem.

We have excellent medications these days. Like I said, if your cat's an outdoor cat, we're going to want them on medication once a month. If they're an indoor cat only, we may use medication once or twice a year.

There are different medications that you can use as prevention, but there are also medications that we use to treat them.

We use medications that help reduce the magnitude of parasites with reasonable confidence. For example, the cat product we use at Summer Creek Animal Clinic is called Revolution Plus. It is a prevention for heartworms, fleas, ticks, and it contains an intestinal parasite dewormer. So it does deworm for the common intestinal parasites we see in cats, but it does not treat tapeworms or coccidia, for example. Those parasites require very specific deworming that isn't in most monthly preventions. But again, the Revolution Plus prevents fleas extremely well, reducing cats' exposure to tapeworms. There are medications like Revolution Plus, among others, that will greatly reduce your cat's chance of getting intestinal parasites. Different parasites require different treatments, contributing to the importance of having your cat's fecal matter tested at least annually.

Yes, there are medications available to prevent intestinal parasites in cats. Most monthly preventatives recommended for fleas and ticks also protect against intestinal parasites. If you have a specific parasite concern, there are targeted preventions available.

Yes, there is. I usually recommend a monthly heartworm preventative treatment, which typically includes a dewormer.