OK. My male cat had worms a little bit ago and we got him some generic medicine that you can buy at the store that has really high reviews. We treated him and our female cat just to be safe. Now, a few months later, I found something that was small, round and white in his fur by his butt. I googled it and it is possible that it is a tapeworm egg but it isn’t shaped like a rice grain like so many people has described it. I want to take him to the vet tomorrow to get a for sure answer but my fiance thinks it is paint chip, which is possible. Now my question is, has anyone ever had an experience with tapeworms in cats and seen something like I have described? Like I said, it was very small, almost flat even, white and it broke into dust when my fiance squished it. I am going to call the vet tomorrow since it is too late to do anything now, but I would like to know if I have reason to believe that it is, in fact, tapeworm eggs or am I just freaking out for no reason. Any advice is appreciated.

My cat started slowly losing weight about a year ago. I thought it was just because he drank more than usual. Now within the past couple weeks, he is nothing but skin and bones. I gave him a bath and I felt so sorry for him because he is so skinny. He is going to the vet on Monday first thing in the morning. The cost does not bother me but I am so scared I will have to put him down. I have had this cat for about 10 years and have barely spent any time away from him. He eats just fine, both dry and wet food. He drinks fine. He eats treats. He uses the litter box just fine except for the fact that every time he goes now, it is diarrhea. I am bringing both a urine and stool sample into the vet but I was just hoping someone could give me some insight on perhaps a similar situation. I’ve looked up many times on the internet and almost each time it comes to tapeworm or diabetes. Only one mentioned cancer which scared me almost to death. Somebody mentioned kidney failure to me as well. I do not wish to think that what is wrong with him can not be cured so can anybody offer me any advice to what is wrong with him. A different vet a while ago said he couldn’t find anything physically wrong with him but he has gone from about 14lbs to probably 5 or 6 lbs now. He has had his Feline HIV and Leukemia test before he was fixed, both were negative. That was about 8 or 9 years ago though. He is an indoor cat only and isn’t exposed to any other animals except the female cat which I’ve had 1 year less than him. She is fine with no problems. Please someone help me out here.
I am sorry that this question got posted twice. One person was completely rude and their answer was uncalled for. I took my cat to a vet about 8 months ago and he said he could not find anything physically wrong with him. So before you run your mouth and make it seem as though I am a horrible pet owner, I will have you know that I own 2 cats and the other one is just fine. These cats are 2 of the most loved cats around. So before you judge someone, walk in their shoes. My cats are happy and very content. I nurture them both, I made a simple mistake by listening to a vet who simply stated that he found nothing physically wrong with my cat. I should of pushed for tests and I didn’t. That was my mistake and I do admit that. I thank all for the kind words and great hope that you have brought me. I really love my kitty and I know he will be gone someday but I don’t want it to be soon. Thanks again.

My cat started slowly losing weight about a year ago. I thought it was just because he drank more than usual. Now within the past couple weeks, he is nothing but skin and bones. I gave him a bath and I felt so sorry for him because he is so skinny. He is going to the vet on Monday first thing in the morning. The cost does not bother me but I am so scared I will have to put him down. I have had this cat for about 10 years and have barely spent any time away from him. He eats just fine, both dry and wet food. He drinks fine. He eats treats. He uses the litter box just fine except for the fact that every time he goes now, it is diarrhea. I am bringing both a urine and stool sample into the vet but I was just hoping someone could give me some insight on perhaps a similar situation. I’ve looked up many times on the internet and almost each time it comes to tapeworm or diabetes. Only one mentioned cancer which scared me almost to death. Somebody mentioned kidney failure to me as well. I do not wish to think that what is wrong with him can not be cured so can anybody offer me any advice to what is wrong with him. A different vet a while ago said he couldn’t find anything physically wrong with him but he has gone from about 14lbs to probably 5 or 6 lbs now. He has had his Feline HIV and Leukemia test before he was fixed, both were negative. That was about 8 or 9 years ago though. He is an indoor cat only and isn’t exposed to any other animals except the female cat which I’ve had 1 year less than him. She is fine with no problems. Please someone help me out here.
I am sorry that this question got posted twice. One person was completely rude and their answer was uncalled for. I took my cat to a vet about 8 months ago and he said he could not find anything physically wrong with him. So before you run your mouth and make it seem as though I am a horrible pet owner, I will have you know that I own 2 cats and the other one is just fine. These cats are 2 of the most loved cats around. So before you judge someone, walk in their shoes. My cats are happy and very content. I nurture them both, I made a simple mistake by listening to a vet who simply stated that he found nothing physically wrong with my cat. I should of pushed for tests and I didn’t. That was my mistake and I do admit that. I thank all for the kind words and great hope that you have brought me. I really love my kitty and I know he will be gone someday but I don’t want it to be soon. Thanks again.

I have 2 cats and one dog. Yesterday I found vomit like material on the floor that contained a worm. I proceeded to worm my smaller female cat that is about 5 lbs with some paste that I already had (she was my initial suspect as she had gotten loose and was gone for about a month not long ago). I went today and bought some liquid wormer for my very large (obese) old cat about 20 lbs, and tablets for my 45lb dog. I attempted to give the dog his tablet and he picked it out every time i put it in the food. I gave up and put the tablet on the counter. My 5lb cat ate it. Then when i gave the correct dosage to my 20lb cat in some tuna he only ate a little and before i knew it my small 5 lb cat ate it too. She has now had worm medicine for about 80lbs of animal and she weighs about 5 lbs. How concerned should I be? I have already looked up the side effects and so far she has had none, how long would it take to show toxic signs?