2007-01-01 14:57:48 · 10 answers · asked by honestladee1 1 in Pets ➔ Cats
Hi there...your kitty has tapeworms and it isn't contagious to humans. However a dewormer is needed. Cats get tapeworms from ingesting fleas and/or flea larvae.
Tapeworms: http://www.marvistavet.com/html/body_tapeworm.html
Other types of worms and parasites which are zoonotic (diseases which are contagious from animals to humans) are:
Heartworms
Ringworms
Leptospirosis
Sporotrichnosis
Toxoplasmosis
Giardia...are just some diseases
More on zoonotic diseases:
http://vetmedicine.about.com/cs/zoonotic/a/zoonotic.htm
2007-01-01 14:59:03 · answer #1 · answered by ♪ Seattle ♫ 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋
What you're describing sounds like tapeworm. It can be easily treated with Tape Worm Tabs available from any good pet store or catalog. D-Worm also makes a tapeworm product; look for the active ingredient praziquantel.
Tapeworms are potentially hazardous to humans, but only if you tend to stick unwashed fingers in your mouth. It's not a good thing to have around children, but most adults don't need to worry.
2007-01-01 16:03:25 · answer #2 · answered by dukefenton 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Yes, you can get worms from your cat, but that particular kind of worm (tape worms) would need to be ingested, so just don't eat those. Other types of worms (such as hookworms) can burrow through your skin when they are in a larval state.
2007-01-01 14:59:58 · answer #3 · answered by Rain S 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Sounds like tapeworms. The little segments are parts of the tapeworm, and yes tapeworms can be transmitted to humans. Wash your hands after touching your cat and schedule a vet appointment soon. Take a long a fecal sample, tapes can be easily treated with the proper medication, which only your vet can give.
Tapeworms come from fleas, it only takes your cat to ingest one flea to get tapeworms. If left untreated, tapes will only add to exposing you and your family and contribute to poor health for your cat.
2007-01-01 15:02:40 · answer #4 · answered by trusport 4 · 1⤊ 2⤋
Yes you can get some types of worms from your cat, if it is tapeworms they are not. They can cause your kitty to become underweight.
2007-01-01 14:59:52 · answer #5 · answered by Sparkles 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Those are tapeworms. You get them from ingesting fleas. Take care of the flea problem, deworm the cat (with a med that kills tapes), and you shouldn't have anything to worry about. You can get tapeworms, but you would get them from fleas, not from your cat.
2007-01-01 15:01:03 · answer #6 · answered by AK 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Deworm your cat before you end up with worms. you can buy it at a pet store.
2007-01-01 15:40:37 · answer #7 · answered by jdr 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
yes you can get worms
2007-01-01 15:03:58 · answer #8 · answered by imjustmessinround 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋
these are tape worms..go to petsmart and get the pills to get rid of them. They can be easily killed with these pills.
2007-01-01 15:01:16 · answer #9 · answered by fade_this_rally 7 · 0⤊ 3⤋
u need 2 see a vet A.S.A.P
2007-01-01 15:00:30 · answer #10 · answered by BABY_BOO90 2 · 0⤊ 3⤋