About Elanco
Elanco is an animal health company whose stated purpose is "Making Life Better for Animals, Makes Life Better." Its own site describes a team of veterinarians, pet owners, farmer's kids and animal lovers, and says the company provides products and services to help veterinarians, pet owners and farmers improve the lives of the animals in their care.
Elanco lists integrity, respect and excellence as its values, and describes its pet owner offering as a pet wellness resource for you and your pet. For cat owners dealing with intestinal worms, two of its tablets appear on our cat dewormer page: a praziquantel tablet made for tapeworms, and Drontal, a praziquantel and pyrantel pamoate tablet covering tapeworm, roundworm and hookworm.
Brand website: elanco.com
What Elanco makes
Elanco's range runs wider than the products we review. The lines we know best from our own testing are marked with a star:
Tapeworm Dewormer (praziquantel tablets) for Cats
praziquantel tablet labelled for cats and kittens from 6 weeks, in a 3-tablet pack, featured on our cat dewormer page — featured on House of Mittens
Drontal Broad Spectrum Cat and Kittens Dewormer
praziquantel and pyrantel pamoate tablet, 1 tablet per 4 to 8 lb, in a 50-tablet pack, featured on our cat dewormer page — featured on House of Mittens
Pet owner products and resources
Elanco describes this part of its offering as a pet wellness resource for owners and their pets
Veterinarian products and resources
information and resources Elanco provides to help veterinarians serve patients and develop their practices
Farm animal products and services
products and services Elanco says help farmers and veterinarians raise healthy livestock
Why we recognized Elanco
The House of Mittens Top Brand recognition isn't paid for and can't be applied for. We award it to the brands whose products consistently stand out in our vet-reviewed category guides. Elanco earned it on the strength of the products below, evaluated the same way every product on this site is: assessed against feline-health criteria, used with real cats, and judged on merit.
Elanco products we rated highly
Elanco Tapeworm Dewormer (praziquantel tablets) for Cats and Kittens 6 Weeks and Older, 3-count
A praziquantel tablet aimed squarely at tapeworms, including Dipylidium caninum, the species cats pick up by swallowing a flea. It is labelled for cats and kittens from 6 weeks and comes in a 3-tablet pack. The endpoint is visible: new rice-grain segments around the tail base stop appearing.
Read the 8 Best Cat Dewormers of 2026, Vet-Reviewed guide →
Elanco Drontal Broad Spectrum Cat and Kittens Dewormer, 50 Tablets
Praziquantel and pyrantel pamoate together in one tablet, covering tapeworm, roundworm and hookworm at 1 tablet per 4 to 8 lb. It is labelled from 1 month of age and 1.5 lb, which brings fostered litters into range, and the 50-tablet pack suits multi-cat homes, rescues and foster programs.
Read the 8 Best Cat Dewormers of 2026, Vet-Reviewed guide →What earned Elanco the recognition
- Makes a praziquantel tapeworm tablet labelled for cats and kittens from 6 weeks, featured on our cat dewormer page.
- Makes Drontal, a two-drug tablet covering tapeworm, roundworm and hookworm, labelled from 1 month of age and 1.5 lb.
- Offers both a 3-tablet pack and a 50-tablet pack, so households and rescues of different sizes have a fit.
- States its purpose as making life better for animals and lists integrity, respect and excellence as its values.