Man on man... I'm sooooo stressing.
Jarama seems to have a tape worm. We've found 2 segments now, the first about 2 weeks ago, and one tonight. The first one, someone said was just a peice of paper... so we dismissed it. Tonight, the paper was moving...
Symptoms we're reading online ( thepetcenter.com ) include dry fur, which he's had for like a year now (thought it was just .. his style), and vomiting, which he did about ... a year ago. Nothing like that since. Lack of symptoms doesn't mean he doesn't have a worm though, and it doesnt help my stress...
Diahrea is listed as another symptom but I'm having issues identifying that in the litter box (covered so I can't watch). I find what looks like really "loose" urine clumps. Urine clumps up stiff and stays in shape.. this stuff breaks apart easier and is darker... even if it's about 2 days old (sometimes I've slacked on cleaning the litter).
Now...
What could have caused this ?
What is the treatment I need to get ?
What is the long term damage to my baby boy ?
What is in store for the future of this ?
What should I look for or expect ?
What should I look for and really worry about ?
What am I looking at for cost ?
Urraco, his little brother...
Is he infected ?
Should he be treated anyway ?
Neither of them have been outside... for more than 2 minutes at a time. They've NEVER been in contact with other animals, other than a dog about ... 4 months ago, that spent time outside but never had fleas.
I'm *really* stressed over letting this happen to my boy. PLEASE help me sort this out and fix the situation... I let life take more time out of my day than it used to and I feel I've neglected Jarama (Urraco consitently hogs my lap when I'm home). I play with him... but I seem to have let something get past me health wise, and this is REALLY bothering me
Jarama seems to have a tape worm. We've found 2 segments now, the first about 2 weeks ago, and one tonight. The first one, someone said was just a peice of paper... so we dismissed it. Tonight, the paper was moving...
Symptoms we're reading online ( thepetcenter.com ) include dry fur, which he's had for like a year now (thought it was just .. his style), and vomiting, which he did about ... a year ago. Nothing like that since. Lack of symptoms doesn't mean he doesn't have a worm though, and it doesnt help my stress...
Diahrea is listed as another symptom but I'm having issues identifying that in the litter box (covered so I can't watch). I find what looks like really "loose" urine clumps. Urine clumps up stiff and stays in shape.. this stuff breaks apart easier and is darker... even if it's about 2 days old (sometimes I've slacked on cleaning the litter).
Now...
What could have caused this ?
What is the treatment I need to get ?
What is the long term damage to my baby boy ?
What is in store for the future of this ?
What should I look for or expect ?
What should I look for and really worry about ?
What am I looking at for cost ?
Urraco, his little brother...
Is he infected ?
Should he be treated anyway ?
Neither of them have been outside... for more than 2 minutes at a time. They've NEVER been in contact with other animals, other than a dog about ... 4 months ago, that spent time outside but never had fleas.
I'm *really* stressed over letting this happen to my boy. PLEASE help me sort this out and fix the situation... I let life take more time out of my day than it used to and I feel I've neglected Jarama (Urraco consitently hogs my lap when I'm home). I play with him... but I seem to have let something get past me health wise, and this is REALLY bothering me