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Cat Forum / General Topics / February 2007Strange Worms where cat is sleeping
I recently noticed the the hat on which my cat sometimes sleeps is covered in very tiny worm like creatures. These are not the white "Worms" that can be seen on a cats rear end. These worms are are dark brown to black, tubular, 1/2mm in diameter and 2-4mm long and seem segmented into at least six segments, but most likely more. The rear segments seem to be clear, or lighter colored, and almost looks like it is molting. There might be slight hairs towards the rear of the body. Their means of motion seems to be using a extendible mouth piece to grab and drag itself. They seem centered at the place where one of my cats sleeps. I also noticed that there "might" be some sort of eggs on the surface also. Perhaps a 1/4mm in diameter, and white. My cats are indoor/outdoor. Does anyone know what type of worm this could be, and what the treatment might be? Tom >I recently noticed the the hat on which my cat sometimes sleeps is > covered in very tiny worm like creatures. These are not the white [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > > Tom I can't help with identification, but I would place some samples in a clean jar and take both the cat and the samples to a vet. Incidentally, is it possible these are maggots? Have you checked your cat carefully to see if there are any wounds? Here are some pictures: http://images.google.com/images?hl=en&q=maggot&btnG=Search+Images MaryL I do not think they are magots. I checked over the cats and there does not seem to be any wounds. These seem to be different then some worms like magots and such as it does not look like the body can extend and contract. It seems as if the body stays the same length. Tom On Feb 10, 9:22 pm, "MaryL" <stanco...@yahoo.comTAKE-OUT-THE-LITTER> wrote: > >I recently noticed the the hat on which my cat sometimes sleeps is > > covered in very tiny worm like creatures. These are not the white [quoted text clipped - 19 lines] > > MaryL They might not be from the cat -- they might have been laid and hatched where the cat also lays. Rhonda > I do not think they are magots. I checked over the cats and there > does not seem to be any wounds. These seem to be different then some [quoted text clipped - 29 lines] >> >>MaryL > They might not be from the cat -- they might have been laid and hatched > where the cat also lays. > > Rhonda Good possibility! I would still call the vet's office and describe the situation. If there is a local university, Tom could also take a "sample" to the Biology department and ask for identification. MaryL Okay, I found a vet professor's website with pictures of worms that appear in pets. Maybe this will help decide if they are from your pet or were laid on the bedding: http://www.cvm.okstate.edu/~users/jcfox/htdocs/clinpara/clinpara.htm Rhonda > I recently noticed the the hat on which my cat sometimes sleeps is > covered in very tiny worm like creatures. These are not the white [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > > Tom > I recently noticed the the hat on which my cat sometimes sleeps is > covered in very tiny worm like creatures. These are not the white [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > My cats are indoor/outdoor. Does anyone know what type of worm this > could be, and what the treatment might be? Is that flea larvae?
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