The most common worms in cats are roundworms, tapeworms, and hookworms.There are rare reports of Dipylidium (a common tapeworm in pets) infections in children, but these infections are not associated with significant disease. Fortunately, these tapeworms ( Echinococcus species) are uncommon in the United States and are readily treated by prescriptions available from your veterinarian. If you think your cat is infected with tapeworms, call your veterinarian for an appointment to get an accurate diagnosis and safe, effective treatment options.Ĭertain tapeworms found in dogs or cats may cause serious disease in humans. Because fleas are an intermediate host for the most common kind of tapeworm, flea control is an essential prevention measure.
Try to keep your cat from coming in contact with intermediate hosts that contain tapeworm larvae. How do I prevent my cat from getting tapeworms? Occasionally infection with uncommon tapeworms results in disease, however. Some use fleas as the intermediate host others use small rodents, such as mice and squirrels, as intermediate hosts.Ĭats rarely show any signs associated with tapeworm infection. There are several different species of tapeworms that may infect your cat, each with stage(s) in a different intermediate (in-between) host, which the cat eats. Tapeworm infections are usually diagnosed by finding segments-which appear as small white worms that may look like grains of rice or seeds-on the rear end of your cat, in your cat’s feces, or where your cat lives and sleeps. A tapeworm body consists of multiple parts, or segments, each with its own reproductive organs. Tapeworms are long, flat worms that attach themselves to your cat’s intestines.
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