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Normal for a cat to vomit a tapeworm vs the worm coming out in thestool?
We recently gave one of our cats a deworming pill (milbemax) and later
found a worm (sorta looked like a tan-colored rubber band) in a pile of vomit. I thought that tape worms reside or attach to the intestinal wall (and not the stomach wall) and therefore when the worm leaves the cat it's by way of the stool. So is it normal, or unusual, for the worm to be vomited out? |
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Normal for a cat to vomit a tapeworm vs the worm coming out in the stool?
Cat Guy formulated on Saturday :
We recently gave one of our cats a deworming pill (milbemax) and later found a worm (sorta looked like a tan-colored rubber band) in a pile of vomit. I thought that tape worms reside or attach to the intestinal wall (and not the stomach wall) and therefore when the worm leaves the cat it's by way of the stool. So is it normal, or unusual, for the worm to be vomited out? I had a feral cat given me by mistake a few years ago. He did exactly the same thing. This cat had an appetite like a horse and would eat anything put in front of him. I had to stop a neighbor from feeding him as he was eating curry, chicken supreme and all manner of things humans eat. He made a hell of a noise when he wanted food in the morning. -- Count Baldoni |
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Normal for a cat to vomit a tapeworm vs the worm coming out inthe stool?
On Apr 12, 10:27*am, Cat Guy wrote:
We recently gave one of our cats a deworming pill (milbemax) and later found a worm (sorta looked like a tan-colored rubber band) in a pile of vomit. I thought that tape worms reside or attach to the intestinal wall (and not the stomach wall) and therefore when the worm leaves the cat it's by way of the stool. So is it normal, or unusual, for the worm to be vomited out? If you are seeing an actual worm when the cat regurgitates food, the cat can ingest the worm while grooming. Tape worms look exactly like rice. If it is a roundworm, which will be visible in vomit, its more spaghetti-like. Before the cat is infested this bad with worms , your pet will be obviously ill. It will be hard to actually see a tape worm that has been ingested and comes back up in vomit. The likely way your cat can actually do this with a tape worm, it will be ingested and thrown up immediately. If this happens again. Take the worm to your vet, they can identify under a microscope. You will have to do this fairly soon, as the worm will dry up. |
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Normal for a cat to vomit a tapeworm vs the worm coming out in the stool?
"balikitty" wrote in message ... On Apr 12, 10:27 am, Cat Guy wrote: We recently gave one of our cats a deworming pill (milbemax) and later found a worm (sorta looked like a tan-colored rubber band) in a pile of vomit. I thought that tape worms reside or attach to the intestinal wall (and not the stomach wall) and therefore when the worm leaves the cat it's by way of the stool. So is it normal, or unusual, for the worm to be vomited out? If you are seeing an actual worm when the cat regurgitates food, the cat can ingest the worm while grooming. Tape worms look exactly like rice. If it is a roundworm, which will be visible in vomit, its more spaghetti-like. Before the cat is infested this bad with worms , your pet will be obviously ill. It will be hard to actually see a tape worm that has been ingested and comes back up in vomit. The likely way your cat can actually do this with a tape worm, it will be ingested and thrown up immediately. If this happens again. Take the worm to your vet, they can identify under a microscope. You will have to do this fairly soon, as the worm will dry up. They won't need a microscope to identify the tape worm that the cat barfed up. You'll never mistake one of them for round worms. I also have had a cat barf up a tape worm. We took it to the vet where they confirmed the identification and finally issued the meds that we had been requesting they give us for weeks. The rice you've seen are tapeworm segments that are shed. The cat cannot get a tapeworm from ingesting the segments. The cat must ingest the intermediary host (flea or rodent) in order to acquire a tape worm. W |
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Normal for a cat to vomit a tapeworm vs the worm coming out inthe stool?
On Apr 14, 6:41*am, "Wendy" wrote:
"balikitty" wrote in message ... On Apr 12, 10:27 am, Cat Guy wrote: We recently gave one of our cats a deworming pill (milbemax) and later found a worm (sorta looked like a tan-colored rubber band) in a pile of vomit. I thought that tape worms reside or attach to the intestinal wall (and not the stomach wall) and therefore when the worm leaves the cat it's by way of the stool. So is it normal, or unusual, for the worm to be vomited out? If you are seeing an actual worm when the cat regurgitates food, the cat can ingest the worm while grooming. Tape worms look exactly like rice. If it is a roundworm, which will be visible in vomit, its more spaghetti-like. Before the cat is infested this bad with worms , your pet will be obviously ill. *It will be hard to actually see a tape worm that has been ingested and comes back up in vomit. The likely way your cat can actually do this with a tape worm, it will be ingested and thrown up immediately. *If this happens again. Take the worm to your vet, they can identify under a microscope. You will have to do this fairly soon, as the worm will dry up. They won't need a microscope to identify the tape worm that the cat barfed up. You'll never mistake one of them for round worms. I also have had a cat barf up a tape worm. We took it to the vet where they confirmed the identification and finally issued the meds that we had been requesting they give us for weeks. The rice you've seen are tapeworm segments that are shed. The cat cannot get a tapeworm from ingesting the segments. The cat must ingest the intermediary host (flea or rodent) in order to acquire a tape worm. W Im not saying anyone will mistake it for a roundworm. i dont think what she is seeing is a worm at all. I am a licensed vet tech for 18 years. Trust me on this. thanks. |
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Normal for a cat to vomit a tapeworm vs the worm coming out in thestool?
balikitty wrote:
So is it normal, or unusual, for the worm to be vomited out? If you are seeing an actual worm when the cat regurgitates food, the cat can ingest the worm while grooming. Where would the worm come from that he would injest while grooming? Let me recap the history he We caught a stray cat on our front porch in a raccoon trap in mid-January. Cat was released in an unused spare room and kept there for a day or two. Cat was very frantic in our presence, tried to climb the walls, windows, etc. Have never seen that before in a captured adult cat before. Managed to divert the cat into a cat carrier, took cat to the vet. Health record notes say this: 10.4 lbs, Neuter. Healthy. Very Feral. Fleas and flea dirt seen. Revolution applied. Vaccines: FVRCP, FeLv, rabies (Imrab 3). I stressed to the vet that I wanted a worm pill administered by them while the cat is still "controllable" or some-what sedated, especially since this cat is unfamilliar to me. A drontal tablet appears on the bill, and in the health record it also says that a drontal was administered, along with the revolution and an FeLV / FIV test (test = negative). The negative test for FIV is some-what unexpected, as most of the stray cats that we catch end up testing positive for FIV. But then again, we go to 2 different vets, and most (or all) of the positive tests seem to come from tests performed by the other vet. While cat was at the vet, we cleaned the room, laundered the canvas floor covering and all blankets, bedding, etc. Cat was released into the room, was immediately less frantic and very quickly was calm when we came into the room to feed him. Could pet his head, behind his ears, etc, but he usually initially gave a hiss and stiffened up. After about 7 weeks, we noticed a reddish streak on the canvas floor covering, and a new streak almost every day for 2 weeks afterwards. Stool always appeared normal (no diarhea), always ate all the food, drank water, etc. Reddish streaking stopped, but he becomes more resistant to being approached and petted. We cleaned the room at this point, laundered the canvas floor covering and all blankets, sheets and bedding. Two weeks later, I see large vomit pile (did not examine it closely, but nothing "wormy-looking" was obvious). Also see dried tape worm segments in bedding. He absolutely refuses to be petted. Backs into a corner when petting is attempted, hisses, etc. The next morning I place small milbemax pill in with a small amount of soft food. He eats all food, no sign that he spat out the pill. I go to work. Come home from work, find new vomit pile. See what on first glance looks like a rubber band. Closer inspection shows that it's a worm. Flat (not round) about 1/4" wide. Ridged or segmented (not smooth). Divert cat into cat carrier, take him out of room, clean room, launder everything again. It's been 3 or 4 days now, cat is again approachable, can be petted. Not sure what to do at this point, except maybe try to apply revolution and give him another milbemax in 3 weeks. Again I stress that this worm was flat, not round. Looked like one of those large (wide) rubber bands (not like a piece of spaghetti). Cat really never gave any outward appearance of being ill. Was always alert (when we were in the room scooping his litter or feeding him). i dont think what he is seeing is a worm at all. I am a licensed vet tech for 18 years. Trust me on this. thanks. I've seen a lot of different vomits from our various cats over the years. Trust me - this was a worm, not a noodle that somehow found it's way into his room and eaten by him and then was upchucked and somehow came out completely intact. Did kitty have a fecal sample done? No - no fecal samples have yet been done. |
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Normal for a cat to vomit a tapeworm vs the worm coming out inthe stool?
On Apr 14, 3:54 am, balikitty wrote:
On Apr 12, 10:27 am, Cat Guy wrote: We recently gave one of our cats a deworming pill (milbemax) and later found a worm (sorta looked like a tan-colored rubber band) in a pile of vomit. I thought that tape worms reside or attach to the intestinal wall (and not the stomach wall) and therefore when the worm leaves the cat it's by way of the stool. So is it normal, or unusual, for the worm to be vomited out? If you are seeing an actual worm when the cat regurgitates food, the cat can ingest the worm while grooming. Tape worms look exactly like rice. If it is a roundworm, which will be visible in vomit, its more spaghetti-like. Before the cat is infested this bad with worms , your pet will be obviously ill. It will be hard to actually see a tape worm that has been ingested and comes back up in vomit. The likely way your cat can actually do this with a tape worm, it will be ingested and thrown up immediately. If this happens again. Take the worm to your vet, they can identify under a microscope. You will have to do this fairly soon, as the worm will dry up. Tapeworms MUST go through an intermediate host before developing to an adult in the small intestine. Usually in household situations, flea larvae are the culprit. Control your fleas and you control your tapeworms. There is absolutely no way that an animal who ingests one of the rice looking packets will develop adults from it. Also, you can keep the worm in a ziplock with a tiny bit of saline solution to preserve it long enough for the vet to check it out. Roundworms will cause a general ill look to an animal with them, but tapeworms often do not present with any signs aside from the detached proglottids (the rice things) in the stool. Be very careful handling the tapeworm segments, there are some species out there (though the likelihood is extremely low) that it could be a type that the human is the intermediate host, which can be very dangerous. Just be sure to wash your hands very well. |
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Normal for a cat to vomit a tapeworm vs the worm coming out inthe stool?
On Apr 12, 10:27 am, Cat Guy wrote:
We recently gave one of our cats a deworming pill (milbemax) and later found a worm (sorta looked like a tan-colored rubber band) in a pile of vomit. I thought that tape worms reside or attach to the intestinal wall (and not the stomach wall) and therefore when the worm leaves the cat it's by way of the stool. So is it normal, or unusual, for the worm to be vomited out? |
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Normal for a cat to vomit a tapeworm vs the worm coming out inthe stool?
On Apr 12, 10:27 am, Cat Guy wrote:
We recently gave one of our cats a deworming pill (milbemax) and later found a worm (sorta looked like a tan-colored rubber band) in a pile of vomit. I thought that tape worms reside or attach to the intestinal wall (and not the stomach wall) and therefore when the worm leaves the cat it's by way of the stool. So is it normal, or unusual, for the worm to be vomited out? It's not common, but it's normal. I had a large gray cat named Purr Baby. He' throw up tape worms from time to time when he got older. He passed last month. Our vet said a tape worm had to be pretty long to get barfed up. They looked like large rubber bands covered in bile. If you cat is older, consider checking him for other parasites. Consider giving him a B-12 shot since tape worms deplete B-12. It helped Purr Baby a lot. --Wayne |
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