One of my seven indoor cats has tapeworms. He has not been outside for 6
years. I noticed the last few months he was constantly hungery but not
gaining weight. I thought he may have diabetes since I had to put my first
cat down in Dec. with after giving insulin for a year. Then tonight I saw a
tape worm on his butt.

The mother cat and 4 kittens I brought were all wormed soon after birth
(probably October) and none of them have been outside since. We do have a
dog in-and out and one cat that escapes sometimes. I guess they brought
fleas in. If Patch has them, then probably all pets do, right?

Patch hasn't been to the vet in years because he is SO scared of everything,
I couldn't imagine getting him in the carrier again, but I guess we'll have
to find a way. We'll never get pills down him and I read there is a shot the
vet can give.

My questions are: can anyone give a estimate of tapeworm meds in U.S? When
we changed vets last year, I realized my other vet had been overcharging.
But he's two blocks away compared to the new vet being 10 miles away & Patch
will have to go to the old vet as he would SO freak at driving that long to
the new vet. I don't want my old vet to overcharge!!

Also, I guess I'll have to bug bomb the house, too, so if fleas are in here,
it doesn't start the whole cycle again, right?

Thanks so much for any help.