Articles About Cat Worms

Can Humans Get Worms from Cats?

Tapeworms are the easiest to transmit only because of where they actually come from. Tapeworms are transmitted to cats through fleas.

What Do Cat Worms Look Like?

Ringworm isn’t a worm, but rather a skin fungus. The fungus is shaped like a worm and it can be found on your cat’s skin.

Puppy and Kitten Worm Symptoms

In addition to recognizing puppy and kitten worm symptoms, it is also important to recognize what the different types of pet worms look like. Round worms look like spaghetti and tapeworm segments look like grains of rice.

Worms in Stool

Worms in the stool can indicate any number of worm infections ranging from hookworm to tapeworm. The parasitic hookworm is around a half-inch-long while a tapeworm can reach up to a staggering three feet long if left untreated.

My Cat Has Worms: What Should I Do?

Although cat worms are rarely fatal, there is no substitute for a doctor’s diagnosis and care. So please, see your vet as soon as possible.

Are Feline Worms Contagious to Humans?

Certain feline worms can be contagious to humans. Two of the most common types of contagious feline worms include roundworm and ringworm. These types of worms are also easily transmitted between felines.

Types of Worms in Cats

With the exception of the heartworm, worms in cats is not generally a deadly condition. In fact, once diagnosed, cat worms are fairly easy to treat.

Human Intestinal Worms

There are more than 3,200 types of parasites in existence today and at any given time, the human body may be infected with dozens of them. The most common parasite in humans is the worm. Parasites are divided into the following categories: Cestoda, Nematoda, Protozoa, and Trematoda. Some are microscopic while some worms in humans [...]

Hook Worm Diagnosis and Treatment

Hook worm is a condition characterized by an infestation of parasites in the intestines of animals. Intestinal parasites that are quite common in cats and dogs, particularly kittens and puppies. They can also infect humans. Hook worm, (also “hookworm”) can be found throughout North America, but some types of hook worm are more likely to [...]

Intestinal Worms

Did you know that at any given time, the human body might be infected with any number of intestinal worms or parasites? Some are microscopic while others are visible to the naked eye. Some intestinal worms or parasites are found more often in animals, such as the bloodworm, which typically infects horses, and others may [...]

Could your Dog’s Health Problems be Related to Worms?

If your dog is acting strangely, he could be depressed, he could have a stomach ache or he could be infected with worms. Parasitic worms are very common among dogs and cats, so recognizing the symptoms is important to getting to bottom of your pet’s health problems.
Parasitic worms come in all shapes and sizes. [...]

Cat Worms

If your cat has been diagnosed with worms, your first instinct might be to panic. Don’t. Cat worms are not as awful as you might think. In fact, once diagnosed, cat worms are fairly easy to treat.
In some cases, you might be able to diagnose cat worms just by sight, as some cat worms are [...]

Natural Cures for Canine Heart Worms

Canine heart worm is the deadliest parasite infection for dogs. Not only can heart worm affect dogs, it can affect more than 30 species of animals such as cats, wolves, coyotes, ferrets and sea lions. Heart worms can affect humans as well. While heart worms (or “heartworms”) can affect other species and humans, dogs are [...]

Worms in your pet food?

If you are feeding your cat (or dog) a diet of wet or dry pet food from your grocer’s shelves, chances are the pet food is chock full of unhealthy animal by-products. While it is not a common occurrence to find worms in your pet food, it is a possibility.

Belly Worms

Some people refer to human parasites as “belly worms” and ringworms as “circle worms.” Some people even believe that “belly worms” actually live in the belly button and they also believe that “circle worms” are actually “worms.” Neither is true. The truth is, belly worms are called “parasites” and they do not live in the belly button (as some people may believe), but rather deep inside of the stomach and the intestines of humans and animals.

Feline Worms

There are several different kinds of feline worms, none of which live outside the body. The only types of parasites that can be found on cat’s hair and skin include external parasites such as fleas, ticks, ear mites, and ringworm. The word “ringworm� can be deceiving, however, because ringworm is not actually a worm, but rather a fungal disease of the skin and hair.

Worms in Cats

Worms in cats and kittens are common. Hookworm, tapeworm, and roundworm are the most readily recognized worms in cats.

Screw Worms

Screw worms are voracious feeders on animal and human flesh and tissue. The screw worm fly can find a host wound as small as a tick bite for laying eggs, thus endangering the life any warm-blooded being.

Preventing the Spread of Worms Among Household Pets

Learn how to protect your pets when one of them has worms by preventing the spread of worms between pets. Before taking preventative measures for protecting pets, a vet should identify the specific parasitic infection.

Killing Hookworms in the Soil

Killing hookworms in the soil is an elusive process and as of this writing no commercial applications exist to do the job. However, a few simple preventative measures will aid in inhibiting or killing existing hookworm infestations.

Heartworm Spread Among Cats and Dogs

In adult canines and felines, heartworm spreads through mosquito bites. Dogs are more susceptible than cats to the spread of heart worm in the system.

Heart Worms

Heart worms affect dogs, cats, coyotes, wolves, and other wild animals. The heart worm was first found in dogs over a century ago. Heart worm disease is often found within 150 miles the gulf and Atlantic coasts.

Hook Worms

Hook worms can not only invade your family pet, but can also infect people. Hook worms infect both pets and people in the same way, by penetrating the skin.

Hook Worms – a Global Problem

Hook worms can be be transmitted by contaminated soil or feces. Currently it is believed that as many as one-fifth of the world’s population is infected with hook worms.

Roundworm (Round Worms, Round Worm)

Roundworm, commonly called “round worms” or “round worm” is one of the most common worms to infect pets. But round worms can infect humans, too.

The Tapeworm

Tapeworm can infect any mammal, including humans. Fortunately it is not usually serious, and is readily treated.

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