![]() ![]() ![]() Cats sharing a litter box will likely come in contact with the other cat’s stool, just from pawing, digging and burying. Now before your mind goes to a gross place (it prob already did), it’s not that the stools are consumed. Eggs are shed in the stool, which is another way they can find a host. In pregnant females, the larvae can come out of the cyst and pass through the placenta to the kittens, or, again, through the milk. Another way is that some larvae encase themselves into a cyst (called encyst) and go into a dormant state. The larvae hang out in the mammary glands, and then are passed through her milk. One of the most common ways cats are exposed to roundworms is through nursing from their mother. Paratenic hosts include birds and rodents, common prey for cats, and even earthworms. The larvae do not mature in accidental hosts called paratenic hosts, but instead use the paratenic hosts’ bodies as a vehicle to get to their intended host. There are three main ways cats can get them:ĭrake was a very photogenic foster who also had roundworms. The origin of roundworms is similar to other parasites. The other way roundworms are diagnosed is by the presence of eggs in a stool sample. I know, it’s horrifying, but with your eyewitness testimony, your vet will know how to properly treat your cat. Roundworms die shortly after leaving the body, so no, you won’t have a new pet to care for. If your cat vomits or poops and you see something that looks like round, long, thing, spaghetti noodles moving in it, it’s roundworms. You need to know about this, because I promise you, being aware of it is better than being surprised. We’ll cover everything you need to know about these spaghetti noodle imposters. Nearly every cat is exposed to them at some point in their life, but most of the time, they are harmless (remember, I said “most of the time”). Because they are so common and can actually be seen in your cat’s vomit or stool, it’s important to understand where they come from, how to treat them, and how to lower your cat’s exposure to them. We’re back to diving into the ewy world of parasites, specifically roundworms. ![]()
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