Tapeworms & pooping outside of litter box

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Hello, I have been noticing little sesame looking remnants wherever my cat Lacey lays. I have read online that those may be a sign of tapeworms.  At the same time. she has seem to be defecating outside of her litter box quite often lately. Could tapeworms be a cause of that behavior? (Just trying to solve the issue of pooping outside of the box. I do have a call in for the vet for this Tuesday :/) Thank you.
 

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Hello, I have been noticing little sesame looking remnants wherever my cat Lacey lays. I have read online that those may be a sign of tapeworms.  At the same time. she has seem to be defecating outside of her litter box quite often lately. Could tapeworms be a cause of that behavior? (Just trying to solve the issue of pooping outside of the box. I do have a call in for the vet for this Tuesday :/) Thank you.
That sounds exactly like what is going on.  Bring a stool sample to your vet.
 
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Great! Glad to be getting to the bottom of this! Thanks for the feedback
 
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