cat tapeworm prevention?

Question

what can you give a pet cat to prevent tapeworms? (outside cat eating mice, etc.)

Answer 1

Tapeworms are parasites of fleas during a critical phase of their life cycle. Prevent fleas and you'll prevent tapeworms.

If kitty already has tapeworms you'll have to treat them directly and get completely rid of any egg case segments that might be in kitty's fur or living spaces. But they came from fleas, and once you get rid of them they won't come back if you prevent fleas.

Advantage, Frontline and Revolution are excellent flea prevention products. Buy them only from a vet! The market has been flooded with danverous counterfeits and even legitimate retailers have been fooled. A vet practice buys directly from a manufacturer's rep, so you can be sure you're getting the real thing.

Also avoid lookalike products like Hartz Mountain flea drops. Those have also killed a lot of cats.

It would be nice of you could get kitty to stop munching on flea and tapeworm infested wildlife, but I don't really know if they can be transmitted that way...?

Answer 2

Tapeworm Prevention

Answer 3

It's a simple injection from the vet that will kill the worm. Costs under $20. Tapeworm is actually ONE worm that grows segments (proglottids) that each have male and female sex organs and therefore can reproduce. Do not hesitate to take this cat in. Having a tapeworm deprives the cat of nutrients and it can get very, very emaciated. To prevent this in the future get your cat on a monthly spot treatment for fleas like Advantage or Frontline. Indoor cats can get fleas if you have animals that come into your yard or if you go into a friends home with fleas. One flea can hitchhike on your pant leg into your home then start laying eggs and soon your home is infested.

Answer 4

If your cat is an indoor/outdoor cat, you will not be able to prevent tape worms. Cats can get tapeworms from eating mice or rabbits and also from the ingestion of fleas. Flea prevention will definitely help. Drontal tablets are available at your vet after a tapeworm has already been diagnosed. Most of the over the counter tape worm treatments that you can get at Petsmart are ineffective.
People can not get tape worms from cats unless they eat part of their cat or their cats feces. Also, you will never be able to see a tape worm egg, they are microscopic. The little grains of dried up rice that you may see in your cats bedding or around your cats anus are actually segments of the tapeworm called proglottids. I would visit your vet as soon as possible.

Answer 5

Tapeworms, develop by pets eating their own fleas . By taking your pet to get dewormed regularly yu can prevent this. Also you might want to try advantage wich ia a good flea preventative. It is applied on the neck and it keeps your cat free from fleas for 1 month . Remember cats live longer healthier lives if they are ondppr cats. And yes tapeworms can be given to humans. Also at your next Vet visit ask your Vet about heartworm prevention . Heartworms where once thought to only affect dogs but now it has been proven that cats can get them also . Heartworms are transmitted thru mosquitoes.

Answer 6

Cats can get tapeworms from eating fleas and you can get it from the cat!

Answer 7

Flea bites are what causes tapeworms in cats. I would make sure she is treated.

Answer 8

Tape worms are associated with fleas somehow. If a cat ingests fleas when grooming, he can contract tape worms. Medication from the vet can help.

Answer 9

Not sure if you can prevent them, unless you want to keep your cat inside. But you should see the vet and have he/she de-wormed regularly if they are going to go out hunting.

Answer 10

Shot's form your local vet