I have four cats and one has got worms, we are going to get medicine and stuff today but what im wondering is can my other cats get it from her? This cat has just resently come to live with us.
2007-07-21 00:23:37 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pets ➔ Cats
General rule of thumb is when you do one you do them all so nothing gets re-transmitted.
2007-07-21 02:19:02 · answer #1 · answered by Unicornrider 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Worms are transmitted by ingestion. Now, cats some times eat others crap in the litter box. The cat that has worms probably got it from a mouse or rat. I'd worm them all at the end of the season; or into the season as the rodents come in when it gets cold.
2007-07-21 00:48:21 · answer #2 · answered by lyyman 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Maintaining some form of worming scheduling to prevent the animal from getting worm should be practiced from the day you bring the little puppy or adult dog home. An overall worming is usually done through a vet or a public place like Petco. Keeping records with routine wormings, vaccines, health exams, bathing, spading/neutering, and toenail clippings is part of being a responsible pet owner. If you cannot do this, then you do not need the pet. By preventing adequate care from being given to your animal, you can be charged with animal abuse.
2016-05-19 02:07:16 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes they are contagious. It depends what type of worms they have as to how you treat them. My cats get tape worms quite often. They are passed through feces and cats usually get them from eating mice that have them. So if your cats are outdoor cats your need to worm them every few months. Tape worms look like pieces of wigglely rice, round worms look like pieces of white/off white string. Treat all the cats at the same time and with at least 3-4 treatments like the package says. Worms are worse in some areas and not in others so if your other cats have never had them before once the worms are gone you shouldn't have any more trouble with them. Where I lived before my, cats always had worms, I live one town away now and my cats haven't had them in three years.
2007-07-21 00:49:28 · answer #4 · answered by Yo_horse 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If they all use the same litter box, they may all have them. A poop sample from each should be brought to the vet so they can check, but most likely all the four will need to be treated.
Make SURE you get your meds from a vet. If you treat for the wrong parasite it's very stressful on the cats.
2007-07-21 03:20:16 · answer #5 · answered by Elaine M 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If your woried about the others then bring the one for the worms and the rest for a check up.
2007-07-21 01:08:25 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
to be on the safe side i would worm all the cats
2007-07-21 00:30:02 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
They can very easil get it from one another. Let the vet know you have multiple cats and bring in a stool sample from each one if possible.
2007-07-21 00:41:29 · answer #8 · answered by LaLa 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Give it EX LAX. When it craps out the worms, use them for fishing, Feed the cat the fish.
2007-07-21 00:34:56 · answer #9 · answered by casey 5 · 0⤊ 3⤋
YES THEY CAN,YOU SHOULD GIVE THE MEDICATION TOO ALL OF THEM. HUMANS CAN GET WORMS TOO FROM PETS SO KEEP AN EYE ON YOUR STOOLS.
2007-07-21 00:51:12 · answer #10 · answered by aunty m 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋