"Cat Guy" wrote in message ...
The worm looked like this:

http://www.dogbreedinfo.com/images14...rmImg_1395.jpg

but I didn't think it was as white in color as in that picture. It
was mostly flat, and segmented, and tapered at one end.

Like this:
http://maxshouse.com/Parasitology/fe...a_tapeworm.jpg


They didn't look like this, did they:
http://maxshouse.com/Parasitology/Whipworms+egg.jpg

These worms aren't all that common in cats.



Roundworms (if I'm not mistaken) are round (not flat) and smooth.


Yes: http://maxshouse.com/Parasitology/Roundworms.jpg


They're more commonly seen like this:
http://maxshouse.com/Parasitology/Cr...passengers.jpg



Well, I think this was a tapeworm. Do roundworms shed
rice-grain-sized segments out the annus?

No.