I see small white worm on kittens bottom. He sleeps with me. found rice like things in bed.do people get thm?
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Question by Beth C: I see small white worm on kittens bottom. He sleeps with me. found rice like things in bed.do people get thm?
I will take him back to the vet tomorrow. We have had him for two weeks.
Thanks to all who replied. My kitty has already had one vet visit. He was given Frontline for fleas and we haven’t seen any at all. He was wormed too, but I guess not for tapeworms. Thank you all so much for your help!!! He will be back at the vet’s tomorrow with a sample of what we found on his bottom!!
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10 Responses to I see small white worm on kittens bottom. He sleeps with me. found rice like things in bed.do people get thm?
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He more than likely has tapeworms, which people can get, make sure you wash your hands well. Take a stool sample, and some of the little rice things, to the vet with you, they will help with diagnosis. The vet can give him some oral medication that will clear this up pretty quickly.
horsegal_521
December 20, 2011 at 11:48 am
Those are tapeworms. While you’re at the vet pick up some Frontline for flea protection. Cats get the worms from ingesting fleas as they wash themselves or gnaw at their fur. Remember even if your cat is indoors only, you bring fleas in on your shoes so she can still have fleas. I’ve rescued some pretty bad off cases and I’ve never gotten the worms but you should have them taken care of because it is possible.
♥Pretty♥ ♥Kitty♥
December 20, 2011 at 12:08 pm
Regardless if you can get them or not, I would recomend he sleeps outside until it gets checked. And wash your bedding, and you might want to vacume and steam clean your carpet.
sta3ry
December 20, 2011 at 12:52 pm
Vet should be able to deworm your little friend as well as answer your questions.
danl747
December 20, 2011 at 1:06 pm
definitely a case of tape worms which are contagious to humans. Wash your hand with WARM water and SOAP. You might want to go to your doctor or make a bed on the ground for your cat. Bring the rice looking things to your vet.
bebe_babe
December 20, 2011 at 2:05 pm
pin worms, and you too can become infested with them. They lay little eggs and if your rectum gets itchy better see your doctor. They usually come out at night.
canam
December 20, 2011 at 2:21 pm
Those are tape worms. The segments migrate out the rear of the cat, then dry into little bits that look like rice. This is part of their life cycle. The vet will be able to give medication to him to get rid of them. Here is some info about them:
http://www1.agric.gov.ab.ca/$ department/deptdocs.nsf/all/agdex845
http://www.peteducation.com/article.cfm?cls=1&cat=1314&articleid=768
Amoreena
December 20, 2011 at 3:03 pm
I agree with horsegal…
i think its tapeworm too.. im not sure if humans can get it, but they probably can.. be really careful, and take him to the vet asap.
good luck!
love always,
jay
Jay
December 20, 2011 at 3:28 pm
my nine month old baby kitten two weeks ago had them. my vet said it was tapeworms. he treated blackjack and gave me pills for blackjack to take and now he is fine.
lrfoster7
December 20, 2011 at 4:17 pm
That is Proglottis which is a tapeworm segment, it comes from fleas. The worm is in the flea and when the cats eat the flea by mistake, the tapeworm egg emerges and attaches to the intestinal lining. After about three weeks, the lower segment break off and can move independently, they leave the rear of the cat and hope to travel to the cats fur, if they make it, they dry up and look small, they want fleas to eat them because then the cycle can begin again. These segments can’t give you tapeworms, you can become infected if you eat a flea with a tapeworm egg in it only. Try to get the vet to prescibe some Revolution for cats, it works better than anything I have tried.
glbs2
December 20, 2011 at 4:35 pm