worm???

[bella f]

so Bella is about to be 12wks old and has recieved 2 deworming treatments from vet. just a few mins ago i picked up her up cuz i seen a flea and the next thing i know this white worm thing came out of her butt. it could almost be compared to rice. it went into a L shape and turned yellow after I ran her tail under water to get it off.

 

[missymotus]

Sounds like tapeworm, was she given a broad spectrum wormer? 

 

[bella f]

Not sure which brand they use...

 

[orientalslave]

Fleas are part of the life-cycle of some types of worm.  As well as worming her you need to deal with the fleas, and there will be flea eggs. larvae and pupae in the house as well.

Lots of info here:

http://www.fabcats.org/owners/fleas/info.html

 

[klsylvester]

I'm not sure where you are located, but I know that in the States they have Advantage Multi, which treats Fleas, Tick, Earmites, prevents from heartworm disease Roundworms, whipworms and hookworms.

http://www.petcarerx.com/catalog/productdetails.aspx?pid=13006&k=advantage-multi-for-cats

 

[StefanZ]

Prob best if you call the vet and ask what exactly they gave.  Ask also what they do recommend now.

One possiblility is, they did gave something all round, and you saw the flea and worm as they were dying - and thus moving extra much...  Going visible from their usual undercover.   Common enough!

although, it is also fully possible she got just anti round worm, or Revolution / Advantage Multi.

As the most common worm problem with kittens are round worms.

Kittens gets very often round worms from mom, if the mom wasnt dewormed properly and or dewormed and pure inside.

While tape worm comes primarily from prey like mices.  although they can come from fleas too...

So they are not in flealess kittens.

So the standard treatment for kittens is anti - round worms. Anti tape isnt not necessary unless you do see them or have good reason for suspecting they are there anyway..

Thus, if you see visible fleas, good to take the anti-tape too a little later.

 

[klsylvester]

Prob best if you call the vet and ask what exactly they gave.  Ask also what they do recommend now.

StefanZ is right, I'm sorry if I made you think to use it, but def ask your vet what they used, and maybe see if Advantage Multi is recommended for your cat at all. 

 

[bella f]

LATE responce! thank you to all. we got her fixed and they gave her treatment for round worm and tape worm and havent seen one since!