About cats/ do fleas actually cause tapeworm?

Question

Is there a medication for tapeworm?

Answer 1

No fleas do not cause tape worms. That comes from the cat ingesting something with the eggs or larvae of the tape worm present,usually under cooked or uncooked pork or beef. There are two types of tapeworms. Both appear basically the same under a microscope with a slight variation in the shape of the head and the length of the body. Both are treated the same medicinally. Fleas can carry a bacteria know as Yesenia pestus ( black plague ) but it is all but eradicated worldwide. Fleas were the cause of the deaths of millions of humans during the middle ages. But they don't carry tapeworms. If your cat picked up worms from walking in grass, it is most likely hookworms. They have a small "hook" attached to their body that they use to attach themselves to animals or humans. They then burrow into the flesh and infest the host body. Treatment for these is different than with tapeworms. There are also pin-worms, thread-worms, heart-worms and other types that may invade your cat.

Yes there is medication for getting rid of them. First be sure that it is tape worms rather than another type such as hook worms. I would suggest taking the cat to the vet for treatment, but if you are sure that it is tapeworms you can get medicine to treat that at a local animal/farm supply store.

Answer 2

Fleas do not cause tapeworms. The cause is improperly treated human sewage used to fertilize pastures or crops. Pigs or cattle become infected by grazing in contaminated pastures or drinking water contaminated with tapeworm eggs from human feces. The pea-sized larvae of these tapeworms are deposited in certain tissues of the body of infected pigs and cattle, including the muscles. The infection is then transmitted to people when raw or undercooked meat containing tapeworm larvae is consumed. The immature tapeworm develops into the adult form in the human intestine and may remain there for many years if not identified and treated.


Effective treatment of tapeworm infections involves administering compounds that are toxic to the adult worm

Answer 3

They eat the eggs. They might eat grass that another animal has defecated on with tapeworms so that the eggs are deposited along with the feces. They might pick up the eggs when they walk through the grass and then when they lick themselves they introduce the eggs into their digestive track.

Yes, there is medication for tapeworms.

Answer 4

Yes, because it happened to my cat. I went to the vet and they gave me medicine for her to take.