Tapeworm?

[CatladyJan]

Oh, I saw them this morning in the poop... Just spoke to the vet's office again, after I calmed down a bit. they will call the lab again. they should have seem something and they did look for tapeworm it looks like. There is no way it was not seen.

The should have been able to see them visually, my vet does it in the office.

 

[CatladyJan]

Now they want Rishi to see a doctor too! I really don't want to bring him in because he acts and looks normal... They say they need to see the cat to prescribe!

and how does that help the kittens?

 

[NewKitty2019]

And this is after useless tests too... What am I paying for???

 

[CatladyJan]

And this is after useless tests too... What am I paying for???

You need to ask the veterinarian....

 

[Juniper_Junebug]

Just got a call form a vet! They tested both samples Pichi and the kitten and NO parasites were found!???? I am about to raise hell because I brought a bunch of worms to them last night in a bag! Has anybody had this experience? What did I pay for?
Do you guys know how they test it and for what? I have to get my thoughts together before I call back to the vet...

This happened to me. I was positive that the stool sample I submitted included a tapeworm segment, but the results didn't come back with it. I figure they must have tested a different part of the sample. But I had taken a picture of the live tapeworm segment I found on her butt, and on that basis they prescribed a tapeworm med. (Of course, the sample came back with giardia so it was not for nothing).

 

[Willowy]

Like I said, tapeworms don't always show up in a fecal, because their test looks for eggs, and tapeworm eggs don't consistently come out in the stool. The best diagnostic is actually seeing them. So if you're seeing tapeworm segments, go ahead and give him the Bayer tapeworm tabs. They're exactly the same as what the vet would give you.