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Cat Forum / Health and Behavior / November 2004Eww what's coming out of kitty's bum?
I noticed yesterday that where my two 10 week old kitties sleep on the spare bed there is what looks like a load of rice on the duvet. This morning little Teal'c came over and said hello with his tail up and as he turned away I saw a white wriggly thing coming out of his bum. I grabbed some toilet paper and got the little beggar - it ia about 0.5cm long and looks like a tiny maggot. I assume the rice are dead dried up ones. I assume it is of course some sort of parasite but the vet gave me worming stuff 3 weeks ago for both kitties and it doesn't look "long" like a worm. His brother doesn't seem to be affected and Teal'c has always had a round tummy compared with his bro. Anyone know what these things are? Can't get a vet appointment until tomorrow.  SignatureI.P.Freely > I noticed yesterday that where my two 10 week old kitties sleep on the spare > bed there is what looks like a load of rice on the duvet. This morning [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > Anyone know what these things are? Can't get a vet appointment until > tomorrow. Ah good old Google, looks like he has his own little pet tapeworm. :( SignatureI.P.Freely > Ah good old Google, looks like he has his own little pet tapeworm. :( Yep, you're right; but the vet'll take care of it. Cathy >> I noticed yesterday that where my two 10 week old kitties sleep on the > spare [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] >> toilet paper and got the little beggar - it ia about 0.5cm long and looks >> like a tiny maggot. I assume the rice are dead dried up ones. <snip> > Ah good old Google, looks like he has his own little pet tapeworm. :( Didn't you know Teal'c had a symbiote? :-P -Kelly > >> I noticed yesterday that where my two 10 week old kitties sleep on the > > spare [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > > Didn't you know Teal'c had a symbiote? :-P OMG and now I have gone and killed it with a pill! Never mind - hopefully Q his omnipotent brother will save him. :) SignatureI.P.Free > I noticed yesterday that where my two 10 week old kitties sleep on > the spare bed there is what looks like a load of rice on the duvet. [quoted text clipped - 15 lines] > > I.P.Freely Those wriggly things are tapeworm 'segments' and contain the eggs to create more tapeworms. Yes, the dried ones are what once were the wriggly things that came out. Fleas eat on them, ingest the eggs, and when a cat is cleaning itselg, it will ingest the flea, and viola, the cat will have tapeworm. Cat needs to get a wormer pill vrom the vet. --? The ONE and ONLY lefthanded-pathetic-paranoid-psychotic-sarcastic-wiseass-ditzy former-blonde in Bloomington! (And proud of it, too)? email me at nalee1964 (at) insightbb (dot) com http://community.webshots.com/user/mgcmdjeep > > I noticed yesterday that where my two 10 week old kitties sleep on > > the spare bed there is what looks like a load of rice on the duvet. [quoted text clipped - 23 lines] > > Cat needs to get a wormer pill vrom the vet. Spoke to vet on phone, pills put on one side for me to collect. :) SignatureI.P.Freely > Spoke to vet on phone, pills put on one side for me to collect. :) Hope you can get the baby free of these icky things. > I noticed yesterday that where my two 10 week old kitties sleep on the spare > bed there is what looks like a load of rice on the duvet. This morning [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > Anyone know what these things are? Can't get a vet appointment until > tomorrow. Do they look like this: http://www.maxshouse.com/PreventHealthPics/tapeworms-seg.jpg Here's a tapeworm up close and personal: http://maxshouse.com/Parasitology/Cestoda/Family_Taeniidae/Taenia/Taenia_taeniae formis-Taeniidae.jpg > I noticed yesterday that where my two 10 week old kitties sleep on the spare > bed there is what looks like a load of rice on the duvet. This morning [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > Anyone know what these things are? Can't get a vet appointment until > tomorrow. Worms. Tapeworms. Very common in kittens or stray cats. When you bring him to the vet, they'll worm him - the vet will give him med to rid him of the worms. And will check for fleas. Both easily dealt with, don't worry. Teal'c - inventive version of TLC? ;-) Cathy << Teal'c - inventive version of TLC? ;-) >> No, Teal'c is a character in Stargate SG-1 who just happens to have had a symbiote (big worm) in him (he doesn't have it anymore because his symbiote died and they couldn't get a replacement for it so now he takes a drug to compensate for its loss). Unfortunately, Kelly beat me to the obvious reply to the original poster. Candace (take the litter out before replying by e-mail) See my cats: http://photos.yahoo.com/maccandace "One does not meet oneself until one catches the reflection from an eye other than human." (Loren Eisely) > << Teal'c - inventive version of TLC? ;-) >> > [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > > Unfortunately, Kelly beat me to the obvious reply to the original poster. Whoa - was I ever off! Cathy > I noticed yesterday that where my two 10 week old kitties sleep on the spare > bed there is what looks like a load of rice on the duvet. This morning [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > Anyone know what these things are? Can't get a vet appointment until > tomorrow. As others have said it's tape worm segments. The vet will give you something for that. You also need to make sure the cat has been treated for fleas. That's where they get the tape worm from. W You also need to make sure the cat has been treated for fleas. > That's where they get the tape worm from. Not necessarily. Taeniids are transmitted by predation, Dipylidium is flea-vectored. > You also need to make sure the cat has been treated for fleas. > > That's where they get the tape worm from. > > Not necessarily. Taeniids are transmitted by predation, Dipylidium is > flea-vectored. Then perhaps I should have said the cat should be closely checked for fleas as that is frequently where the cat picks up the worm, from ingesting fleas when they groom themselves. If the cat does have fleas the worm problem won't be solved until the flea problem is. > > You also need to make sure the cat has been treated for fleas. > > > That's where they get the tape worm from. [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > when they groom themselves. If the cat does have fleas the worm problem > won't be solved until the flea problem is. Almost. Solving the flea problem would only be part of the solution -- unless you knew which species of tapeworm the cat was infested with. |
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