How do cats catch worms from each other?

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Dragon - 02 Oct 2004 20:47 GMT

We'll be bringing home a 4 week old rescue home tomorrow evening. We
have three adult cats already. Do I have to keep kitten sequestered
away from all the others until I can get her wormed?

Do kitties have to eat the feces of an infected cat to get worms, or
are they contracted another way? Please post a reply as this email
address is defunct. Thanks in advance,

dragon

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jamie - 02 Oct 2004 22:32 GMT

> We'll be bringing home a 4 week old rescue home tomorrow evening. We
> have three adult cats already. Do I have to keep kitten sequestered
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> are they contracted another way? Please post a reply as this email
> address is defunct. Thanks in advance,

Tapeworms are contracted by the cat swallowing fleas when biting at
flea irritation. Flea larvae eat the tapeworm eggs, and fleas are
necessary to the tapeworm life cycle.

Roundworms are either passed in an infected mother's milk to kittens,
or can be acquired from intermediate hosts that include cockroaches,
earthworms, rodents and birds, as well as infected feces.

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