i have four cats, and they are all indoors cats. they keep getting those ugly little worms around their anuses and in their stool.. they have been dewormed a few times. how do you get rid of them for good?
2007-09-04 11:52:59 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pets ➔ Cats
yeah you don't just get rid of a pet that you love
and we have done that pill from the vet on them several times but they keep reoccuring. and idk if its tape worms because they are not long worms, they are probably a few millimeters.
2007-09-04 11:58:39 · update #1
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2007-09-04 11:56:21 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
If it's tapeworms you aren't seeing the worm itself, but what happens is segments get full of eggs and fall off. They end up in the poop. So if it's a tapeworm the worm is sitting in the intestine getting free meals and depositing it's offspring into your cat's poop. You can get rid of them with dewormers, but they get tapeworms from fleas, so you also need concurrent flea control or else they will continuously get them.
I've never heard of worms that sit around the anus tho. Worms are usually not seen, they just live in the intestines and send out eggs.
The last time I triaged a patient with worms around the anus, it turned out to be maggots because the animal had diarrhea, and the owner didn't keep the butt clean, so flies had lain eggs and maggots hatched and were crawling all over. It was disgusting. Flies are attracted to the nasty smell of poop and lay their eggs there. I'd get it checked out by a vet because whatever you were getting in the past hasn't worked, or you need flea control for tapeworms.
Good luck!
2007-09-04 12:05:08 · answer #2 · answered by Dig It 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You probably have to do each cat more than once, in fact I think you are supposed to do it in 2 stages. Usually cats get worms from eating mice or other rodents so maybe you have a few mice in the house they are catching.
However, check with the vet again and see what he says. They really shouldn't be having a worm problem since they are indoor cats.
2007-09-04 12:02:36 · answer #3 · answered by Lucy 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sounds like tape worms to me. Cats get tape worms from fleas so you have to get rid of the fleas too. Get something from your vet or from deadfleaz.com called Revolution. Advantage or Frontline. You use it once a month. That kills the fleas and those products also kill some parasites, ticks and earmites. You also need to get something from your vet to kill the tape worm. Wormers from Wal-mart or Petsmart do not work. Especially not on tape worms and the pills from the vet have to be SPECIFICALLY for tape worms, not for round, fluke, or hook worms. Do the worms look like grains of rice??? If so, that is a tape worm and they break off in segements. Cats get them from injesting fleas. Fleas are also a parasite, but an external one. The tapeworms are like their larva. Usually a vet, if you see that vet, will just go ahead and give you something but if not, get one of the worms from the cat and put it in a baggie, take it in to the vet and get some medication JUST FOR TAPE WORMS. Indoor cats CAN get fleas from our shoes, clothing and from squirrels. They come in through our window screens.
2007-09-04 12:03:24 · answer #4 · answered by catsaver001 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sounds like tapeworms, they usually look like little pieces of rice hangin on their butt area. Those are usually caused by fleas, the pet licks/cleans themselves and ingests the fleas, causing the tapeworms. Which would explain why the worms keep coming back. I'd try using some Frontline or Advantage for fleas, and going through another round of dewormer meds. I don't know if you're familiar with fleas at all, but try looking for flea dirt(poop), looks like a little bit of dirt on the animal, by the skin. Put it on a white piece of paper and put a drop of water on it. If it turns red, it's flea dirt, the red is the blood they suck.
2007-09-04 12:03:22 · answer #5 · answered by tikitiki 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Tapeworms spread by being eaten in live prey (mice, got any in the house?) or via fleas (it's part of the life cycle of the worm). A dose of flea medication like Advantage will take care of the fleas, and making sure no wild mice are getting in will stop the rest.
2007-09-04 14:56:10 · answer #6 · answered by Elaine M 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Look like a grain of rice? It is tapeworm. Take them to the vet. They need to be dewormed professionally, and need a flea dip. Fleas carry the tapeworm eggs, cat kills/eats the flea and gets the eggs into their system. Tapeworm segments get excreted through solid waste. That is what you are seeing around their anuses - tapeworm segments.
2007-09-04 12:01:41 · answer #7 · answered by eilishaa 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
As long as there are fleas around the animals will continue to get those worms. Treat the animals for fleas until they are gone then treat for worms.
2007-09-04 12:50:25 · answer #8 · answered by snakenhunter 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Get them de-wormed again (I know... it's a pain.) by a vet.
Vacuum and wash EVERYTHING that they frequent. (Kitty bed, carpets, couch, etc..) the most likely cause is that they've ingested the dry bits of worms days after getting the pill and have re-spread them.
Feed them less wet food, more dry kibble. If you do feed them wet, be sure that it's fresh and hasn't been sitting out.
Be sure not to feed them table scraps.
2007-09-04 11:59:12 · answer #9 · answered by moddy almondy 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Your cats must have fleas....that's where the worms come from...they lick their fur, ingesting the fleas and eggs which will hatch into the worms while in their body.
2007-09-04 12:25:55 · answer #10 · answered by Darla E 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Take them to the vet asap - all 4 of them and have all 4 of them treated professionally.
2007-09-04 11:57:11 · answer #11 · answered by 'Barn 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋