Is it possible for tapeworm eggs to survive inside the digestive tract after a cat has been treated for tapeworm?
Our kitten appears to have tapeworm for the third time in 10 months. The frustrating thing is that there is no sign of fleas at all. When we first got her she had a few fleas on her, which we took care of promptly. So when she got tapeworm for the first time we just assumed she had gotten it from one of those fleas.
The second time she got it (a few months later), there were zero signs of fleas and to top it off she was on Frontline. We just assumed that an infected flea may have gotten into the apartment by hitching a ride on our clothes and then hopping on her.
So here we are again with zero signs of fleas, one Frontlined kitten, and a male cat who has never had a tapeworm or flea problem ever. So how does she keep getting them??? We are seriously considering renaming her worm butt.
Our kitten appears to have tapeworm for the third time in 10 months. The frustrating thing is that there is no sign of fleas at all. When we first got her she had a few fleas on her, which we took care of promptly. So when she got tapeworm for the first time we just assumed she had gotten it from one of those fleas.
The second time she got it (a few months later), there were zero signs of fleas and to top it off she was on Frontline. We just assumed that an infected flea may have gotten into the apartment by hitching a ride on our clothes and then hopping on her.
So here we are again with zero signs of fleas, one Frontlined kitten, and a male cat who has never had a tapeworm or flea problem ever. So how does she keep getting them??? We are seriously considering renaming her worm butt.