HELP I think my cat has tapeworms. I've found these little seed looking things where my cat lays?

Question

Supposedly they are tapeworms. I am really freaked and panicking. I have three cats and a dog. So far only one cat shows signs of the worms.But I dont know what to do, should I treat all my animals?What do I use to treat them?Could this be fatal to my animals?If the little segments of the worm i'm finding contain eggs, can they hatch and spread worms around my house? Also I cannot afford to bring all of my animals to the vet right now so is there anything i can buy at a pet store to deworm them (i'm in canada)?I'm really freaking out and worried and advice wouuld be greatly appriciated THANX

Answer 1

Tapeworm segments look like grains of rice, and are spread by fleas. Chances are if one has it the others do too. Feed stores carry a better product than department stores, in my opinion, also you can get them from the vet for around five dollars each. Your best bet is to treat them all. If they don't have tapeworms it won't hurt your pet, but if they do have the worms, if left untreated, the tapeworms, and the fleas could cause anemia. Treating for fleas is the best method to prevent reinfection. But don't freak, it's easy to treat for tape worms. And no, the segment won't hatch out and infest your home. Fleas have to drink blood infected with the tapeworms , then bite your pet to pass it on. Take a deep breath, it will be OK. :)

Answer 2

The tape worm segments look like grains of rice. The cat can't pass them on to your other animals. There are pills for tape worms. The vets sell them. It shouldn't be but about $5-$10 for the medication. It's just one pill. Feed stores sell them cheaper in some places. The dosage is calculated by the cat's weight, so you need to know how much the cat weighs. Don't freak out, It's easily treated and not expensive.

Answer 3

Take it easy! No reason to worry.
It's normal for cats to get worms. Normally you should treat them every 3 months. Also your dog. If one of your animals have this, it's most likely that the rest have it too. Treat all of them at the same time (experience, I have 2 cats and 1 dog).
Go to your vet and ask for something called FRONTLINE.
This is drops that you put on the skin of the animal on the neck. Within 24 hrs, your animals will be free of the worms.
I always use this on my animals, and it's working perfectly.

Also, to prevent the animals of getting flees, ticks etc, use the same mark FRONTLINE, in drops.

The worms die as soon as they are out of the cat, so don't worry. It's not fatal, it's totally normal.
Maybe you also can get Frontline at the farmacy.

Answer 4

whilst a cat (or canines) ingests (eats) a flea, it develops tapeworms in that's intestines. The tapeworm will go out the anus in "segments", it rather is what you're seeing. They dry up after leaving the animal's insides and appear like rice or sesame seeds! the two take your cat to the vet (so it fairly is weighed) or call and tell the vet how lots your cat weighs. you will could get some Droncet (dosed by potential of weight) and supply it on your cat, to kill the tapeworm! in any different case, the tapeworm, which attaches itself to the liner of the cat's abdomen / intestines will "suck" the foodstuff from the cat, making it risky. So......the quickest element, and what your vet will desire, is to take the cat in and get the tapeworm meds. ok????good success.

Answer 5

Worms are easily treatable with a tablet. I wouldn't really bother with pet store stuff as they tend not to work. Pet stores are not allowed to sell the proper prescription medicines that actually do work. Get to a vets ASAP and get Drontal or Panacur or whatever the vet recommends.

Chalice

Answer 6

Here's a link to some tape worm medicine. It should do the trick. Fleas cause tapeworms in cats. Be sure to treat your cat for fleas regularly.