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Cat Forum / Health and Behavior / April 2005Worm on Cat?
I just nudged this worm or larva off my cat, on the fur near but well outside his anus: White 1/8 inch wide extends to about 3/8 inch Contracts to about 1/4 inch The cat is eating fine and using his litter box. This is a cat I have now adopted (formerly fostered) from a rescue clinic the other day. He went to a vet surgeon's office today to have his fractured leg examined. I'm hoping he picked this up there. I will be looking at the house closely. Any idea whether this is some feline parasite about which I need to be concerned? >I just nudged this worm or larva off my cat, on the fur near but well > outside his anus: > > White > 1/8 inch wide > extends to about 3/8 inch Tapeworm.  Signature-Kelly kelly at farringtons dot net "Wake up, and smell the cat food" -TMBG >> I just nudged this worm or larva off my cat, on the fur near but well >> outside his anus: [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > kelly at farringtons dot net > "Wake up, and smell the cat food" -TMBG Or, to be more precise, a tapewrom segment. It contains eggs to create more tapeworms. The actual tapeworm is in the cat's digestive tract. The secments 'crawl' out of the cat's anus, dry up (they then look like the sesame seeds off a hamburger bun), and get ingested by another (or the same) animal. A lot of times a cat will get them as a flea has fed off the tapeworm segment & ingested some of the eggs, then the cat will ingest the flea during grooming. --? 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 just nudged this worm or larva off my cat, on the fur near but well > outside his anus: [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > Any idea whether this is some feline parasite about which I need to be > concerned? It is a tape worm, and you can get rid of them for about 14 bucks if you take your cat to the vet... > I just nudged this worm or larva off my cat, on the fur near but well > outside his anus: [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > Any idea whether this is some feline parasite about which I need to be > concerned? I'd say that he needs to be wormed. Thanks Kelly, Magic, Connie, and Karen. My cat had his deworming pill just a little while ago. My area is not supposed to get fleas (we're high and dry), but I powdered the house with flea powder, let it sit half an hour, then vacuumed it up to play it safe. The cat shows no signs of having fleas, so far. (I am acquainted with fleas after two battles with them, which the cat and I won, in other homes.) > Thanks Kelly, Magic, Connie, and Karen. > [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > won, > in other homes.) I think you should call your vet because your cat may need to be re-treated. It's easy to treat a cat for tapeworms, but it does sometimes need more than one treatment. This is a very easy thing to take care of, but it can lead to serious (and more expensive) consequences if neglected. MaryL > > Thanks Kelly, Magic, Connie, and Karen. > > [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > one treatment. This is a very easy thing to take care of, but it can lead > to serious (and more expensive) consequences if neglected. The cat's main vet prescribed the pill, so he's at least informed. This cat goes in for major surgery within a week or so (for his broken leg), so he's getting lots of attention. We'll (the Rescue organization and I) will make sure all vets involved know about the tapeworm. I will keep monitoring him and will remember he may need another treatment. Thank you for sharing your experience. That means its dead deary. Buzz, this worm I nudged off was moving and continued to move for at least another hour. My subsequent reading on the subject indicates it may be merely a segment of tapeworm, but you know how worm segments may behave... > That means its dead deary. |
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