my cat might have tape worms, can i get them too?
Thursday, December 17th, 2009 at
7:04 pm
I think my cat has tape worms, i recently noticed small rice sized white worms around her butt. At first i didn’t know if it was worms, but after researching it i noticed it was, can i get them too?
Tagged with: butt • tape worms • white worms
The only way you’ll catch a tapeworm from your cat is if you eat an infected flea. (That’s how cats and dogs get them too, btw. It’s part of the tapeworm lifecycle.) It occasionally happens in children, but it’s nothing you need to worry about. Basically, as long as you aren’t grooming her with your tongue, you’ll be fine. (Um… yeah. Don’t go there.) Just be sure to get her treated for her health’s sake. Well, that and because those tapeworm wrigglies are bloody disgusting!
unless your eating your cat’s feces or transfering saliva, there is no way u can have them too. but u can get worms through food (old chocolate is common)
It sounds like your cat does have tapeworms. That was just how I noticed my cat had them. Has your cat had fleas recently? Tapeworms must go through part of their lifecycle in a flea before they can infect animals.
Just practice good hygiene. It is highly unlikely you will get tapeworms from your cat.
Oh, and get a dewormer from your vet. Mine prescribed Drontal.