Hi,
I posted a while back about my new kitty. She was a rescue, and is about 10 mos. Was a mom at 7 mos. Well, one respiratory infection, ear mite treatment, and flea control treatment later, we're dealing with worms. I gave her a deworming treatment and noticed roundworms in the feces immediately after. I thought they were gone, but a couple of times now -- once 5 days ago, once last night -- I've noticed another worm near my cat. Can't tell if it's coming out of her butt, or her mouth? It's about an inch long, thin, with a bunch of tiny segments. If you poke it (with a toothpick) it curls up. I thought at first that it was tapeworm, but it sounds like the segments for that are bigger. These seem like individual worms. They don't look like the pics I've seen online of hookworms or whipworms.
And is it possible that these are flea larvae or something, somehow? That doesn't seem likely either, but I'm at my wit's end.
If this is really serious, I'm going to have to give up my cat, unfortunately. I can't even afford another in-person vet visit -- would running in a worm for the vet to see, when I find the next one, be any cheaper? I am a graduate student, and just feeding the both of us is the best I can do.
I posted a while back about my new kitty. She was a rescue, and is about 10 mos. Was a mom at 7 mos. Well, one respiratory infection, ear mite treatment, and flea control treatment later, we're dealing with worms. I gave her a deworming treatment and noticed roundworms in the feces immediately after. I thought they were gone, but a couple of times now -- once 5 days ago, once last night -- I've noticed another worm near my cat. Can't tell if it's coming out of her butt, or her mouth? It's about an inch long, thin, with a bunch of tiny segments. If you poke it (with a toothpick) it curls up. I thought at first that it was tapeworm, but it sounds like the segments for that are bigger. These seem like individual worms. They don't look like the pics I've seen online of hookworms or whipworms.
And is it possible that these are flea larvae or something, somehow? That doesn't seem likely either, but I'm at my wit's end.
If this is really serious, I'm going to have to give up my cat, unfortunately. I can't even afford another in-person vet visit -- would running in a worm for the vet to see, when I find the next one, be any cheaper? I am a graduate student, and just feeding the both of us is the best I can do.