Worms!!

[honeybeezercattalina]

None of my cats have had tapeworm, but its not your fault! I think they are caused by fleas biting into the skin. So you should also treat the fleas, which can easily be treated. :] Good luck!

[critter crazy]

Well the vet gave her, and Loki a pill for the worms, loki got one, just to be safe. He checked them all over, as I am very good at flea control, cause I am allergic to fleas. The vet couldnt find any evidence that there have been any fleas on them, and they just got their Frontline last week. So the vet thinks she could have had these since I rescued her, and we just never knew it. Poor baby! But he said teh kitties looked good, and the pill should take care of the Tape worm very quickly. The whole visit only cost me 7$, he just charged me for the pills since, I am what he calls a frequent flyer! I have way too many animals! Hey at least his kids are guaranteed to go to a good college thanks to me!

[krazyaboutkatz]

I'm glad to hear that they didn't have fleas. Hopefully Mocha's brother doesn't have tapeworm too. You might want to inform your MIL if you haven't done so already.

[critter crazy]

I'm glad to hear that they didn't have fleas. Hopefully Mocha's brother doesn't have tapeworm too. You might want to inform your MIL if you haven't done so already.

Already made the call! Gotta go and get Nemo his meds tomarrow. Wish I had thought anout it while I was at the evts, but didnt think about it till after I got home.

[Catlady711]

Tapeworms are gotten in one of two ways...

Directly injesting a flea (the flea is an intermediate host)

OR

Eating rodents (which carry fleas)

Tapeworms can take about a month to show up in the stool or on the rear, so if you're seeing them now, then it was from about a month ago.

Tapeworms are extremely difficult to diagnose in a fecal exam, it is usually diagnosed when actual tapeworm segments are seen on the pet.

Cornell University

Centers For Disease Control (CDC) Tapeworm

Veterinary Partner-tapeworms

[momcat]

Poor sweet Mocha! Getting Mocha to your vet right away may have prevented a more serious problem with those nasty things. Prayers are being prayed that Mocha and Loki don't have any lasting side effects from this.

[jennielynn1970]

Ick!!! My mom and dad's cat, Squeaks, get them too. Even when he is on Revolution and it's not due to run out for a week, I think the potency goes down. He was a stray that adopted them a few years back, and he refuses to stay inside, so they just treat him with revolution and hope for the best. He is forever bringing them "gifts" of chippies, squirrels, moles, rabbits and mice. Normally he eats the mice, but he deposits the others on step before the main house door. My dad pats him and lets him know that he "done good" in the rodent department, lol.