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my cat has a black thing that grows out of her anus. I know, weird. The vet pulled it off and said maybe it was just dried poop. However, I told her, once it falls off it comes back. It grows longer every day. It’s black with some white in spots or on the underside. Not an anal gland. Does not...

If a human ingests a roundworm egg from a cat before it becomes infectious in the 5-10 days, can it still cause an infection? If not, does the human just pass it?

Yes! She wrestled with one of my other cats a lot and I’m wondering if she got it from that. Hopefully will heal up just fine!

Was petting my cat and noticed a big scab on the back of her neck. No idea what it came from. Started to wonder if there are diseases that can be passed from cat to humans through their blood?

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Hello! My 7 yo female cat is having some issues. She is a little overweight and has always had trouble grooming her back. Hence, she gets oily there are will get black specs. The vet said just dirt once then another time said flea dirt. She and my other two recently got treated for roundworms...

Thank you! It was just a drop and I’m assuming the wet rag soaked most up or diluted it greatly. Thanks for the replies to ease my mind!

is Pyrantel pomoate suspension harmful to humans? We got some on the carpet giving it to our cat. We have a baby that crawls. I used a wet paper towel and soaked it up (it was a large drop). Should I use anything else to clean it up or will we be alright?

Thank you! I get very anxious about certain things! Worms gross me out! I appreciate your replies!

Hello! I have accidentally touch a small piece of cat poop stuck on a blanket we have. We have been treating our cats for a roundworm infection for 5 weeks now. They’ve had Pyrantel twice now and a round of Advantage Multi topical flea preventative which also works on roundworms. We have one...

It’s been a week since giving the cats the Pyrantel suspension. We have Advantage multi for flea prevention and I know it works on roundworms too. Is it okay to put this on them a week after? My husband already did and I will call my vet tomorrow to double check!

Thanks all! The vet did give us 3 doses to give over 9 weeks. My pediatrician wasn’t sure about it so that didn’t help. Ha! We have Advantage to put in them now and will look into revolution! I appreciate everyone’s responses!

Hi! Thanks for responding!They gave us Pyrantel suspension. It is working as I gave it to them 3 nights ago and just found a few dead worms in the litter box. I suffer from anxiety/OCD so this situation has been hitting me hard. Just worried the eggs are everywhere and my family will get...

Hello! New to the site! I have 3 cats - all rescues. They are all indoor cats and we just moved into a new house about 4 months ago. We found 2 roundworms in a pile of vomit a few days ago. Not sure which cat or how so we were given liquid medication to treat in 3 week intervals for 3 weeks...