Tapeworm and fleas

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I found a cat almost two month ago, and I took her to the vet and done the deworming and flea treatment on her. I keep her indoor all the time, but a few weeks ago, I found the white sesame like thing on her bed, and I just figure it out that's the sign of having tapeworm I know the cat only gets tapeworm from swallowing flea. But when I was doing all the cleanings (vacuuming and washing beddings...etc ), I coculdn't find any sign of flea in the house. I looked closely to the her favorite spots, I only found the tapeworm's segments but not the flea or its dropping. I have another cat at home, and I didn't find any flea or tapeworm segments on her body or her bed or my bed ( she sleeps on my bed sometimes). Someone online said it took 2-3 month for a tapeworm grows inside the cat, if that's true, then is it possible that the first deworming didn't turn out so well? (vet gave the cat one dosage of Profender and one treatment on flea control .) Anyone has same experience on your pets?
 

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Cats can also get tapeworm from eating rodents, well in fact from eating any animal that is already infected with tapeworm.
But it sound to me like the first round of treatment didn't kill all the worms. This is quite common in big infestations it normally take a couple of doses before they are all gone.

Make sure you only use the prescription only treatment from the vets the dewormers you can buy in shops are a waste of money and not strong enough
 
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Yes, i went back to my vet and got the prescription medication on both treatments(deworm and flea control) but more dosages this time. Just pray for the best. This poor little thing had been suffered long enough, hope she will be all alright after all these treatments! By the way, I really hope it's not flea problem causes her reinfection or otherwise I will be living under flea nightmare for months!
 
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