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I always watch my indoor kitty's stool for clues to her health. I discovered quite by a lucky accident that my Dollie cat has some sort of little worms. She has been indoors every day of her 14 years with no cause to suspect any such thing. I recently had an idea to use an empty plastic 2 &1/2 pound coffee container to deposit Dollie's potty box scoopings. This is very convenient. The coffee tub seals tight, odors can't escape, and I can dispose of the contents when it's convenient. Soon after starting this, I noticed little white worms about a quarter inch long in the tub. Obviously they came from Dollie's stool. Previously I disposed of the stool promptly and nothing was ever noticed. In the moist container the parasites apparently developed and became visible. Now I wonder how long she was infested. After a course of worm medicine, Dollie is good as new and her stool is normal. I will be more alert for parasites in the future.