Nasty Cat Problem????

sully

So my cat sleeps on my bed and lately there has been "seed" like THINGS all over my bed... I was working one day on the tabel and she jumped up and was walking away from me when i saw something on her tail.. there by her "butt" was 2 of those little seed like things one comming out of her "butt"... Please does anyone know what the heck this stuff is and what i should do???
thanks
Sully

jezzy

It's hard to guess from that description.

Are you sure it's not litter? She could be carrying on her feet and have it stuck to her ass.....

caseopele

Do they look like small grains of white rice? If so then she might have worms. My oldest cat had them years ago when she was young, I took her to the vet, they gave me some kind of medication for her and I've never seen them again. Thank jeebus!

sully

Yes it does look like rice. But i just had her de-wormed about a month ago and she is an undoor cat. I know its not litter..

caseopele

Mine were too (I had another cat at the time) but they still managed to get worms. I have no idea how it happened but they managed to get them. I think they may have had to take the medication twice to get rid of them completely. Either way, it looks like a vet visit might be needed. I know it sucks to have to take them again when they've just been there. Having 4 cats and 2 dogs I have to rotate vet visits, otherwise I would be totally broke.

Hopefully, it's not worms, I'll keep my fingers crossed. Let us know what happens, good luck!

ysh

It sounds like your cat might specifically have a tapeworm. I *think* standard deworming medication might not cover tapeworms, which could explain why you're still seeing symptoms even after the treatment a month ago. When you take your cat to the vet, be sure to bring along some samples of the rice-like pellets, especially the ones found near your cat's butt, so that the vet can confirm what kind of parasite it is. Icky, I know.

leozoeypiper

Your cat has tapeworms. You should take a stool sample to your vet and they will run a fecal. They will give you a dewormer to give to your cat. I would also recommend that you apply a dose of Advantage or Frontline to your cat. Tapeworms are often the result of fleas. Tapeworms is a pretty easy thing to treat.