We picked up a cat that had been hit on the side of the road just before thanksgiving. We brought her to the vet and found out she was going to live so we had her fixed and de-clawed. She was a barn cat so we gave her flea meds and now she some how has tapeworm. We also have two dogs. Do we need to get them wormed too?
2007-02-25 17:21:43 · 4 answers · asked by Keyleigh 2 in Pets ➔ Other - Pets
yep i would get all dewormed.the worms are from fleas.when cats or dogs clean they digest the flea eggs and it turns into tapeworms,,they have meds that they only have to take 1 or 1and a half 'depending on their weight,,,with the meds the worms die that nite completly.i just dewormed 3cats and 1dog...
2007-02-25 17:28:27 · answer #1 · answered by Cami lives 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Tapeworms come from an animal ingesting flea eggs - off from themselves or off from other animals (if the cat is a hunter). The only way the tapes could be transmitted to your dogs is if they are eating the cats poop (or if there are fleas in the environment and there's a chance they've ingested eggs). Tapes are not unusual - especially in barn cats. They can be easily treated with a pill from your vet.
2007-02-26 01:31:59 · answer #2 · answered by Bluebeith_79 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It never hurts to worm a dog. Tapeworms come from swallowing a flea so you should give them all a good flea bath or medicine.
2007-02-26 01:27:06 · answer #3 · answered by ncgirl 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Shoot the cat .......worm the Dogs
2007-02-26 01:30:10 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋