THE NEW YORK ACADEMY OF SCIENCES: How Do Tapeworms of Herbivorous Animals Complete Their Life Cycles?First page of articledoi:10.1111/j.2164-0947.1944.tb00903.xHoraceW.StunkardJohn Wiley & Sons, Ltd.Transactions of the New York Academy of Sciences...
Tapeworms have a complex life cycle, which in one stage requires an intermediary host (a flea). Cats become infected when they accidentally ingest infected fleas during grooming sessions. Note: Cats can also get tapeworms from eating worm-infected prey. Therefore, finding tapeworm eggs does ...
Tapeworms are a common problem in cats that have had fleas. Cats usually get tapeworms after eating fleas that are infected with tapeworm eggs. The felines may accidentally eat the fleas while grooming or by licking other surfaces contaminated with fleas. Getting rid of the flea problem is th...
Once you know what pinworms are, you often want to answer, “How do you get pinworms?” to make sure it doesn’t happen to you or that you don’t get reinfected. You get pinworms from someone who has pinworms. It all started when someone had a bowel movement and wiped their boot...
Deworming Your Cat Typically, adult cats (over six months of age) should be treated for worms every 1-3 months using a broad spectrum wormer (i.e. one that is effective against both roundworms and tapeworms). Indoor cats are less likely to pick up worms, so less frequent worming is...
andtapeworms(Dipylidium caninum, Taenia taeniaeformis and very occasionally Echinococcus spp) How can cats get worms? Cats can become infected with these worms in various ways, including accidentally swallowing them in the grass or something else they are eating, such as a mouse. Some penetrate...
Fleas are also part of the tapeworm lifecycle. Cats usually get infected with tapeworms by eating fleas that are infected with the tapeworm parasite. The bacterium that causes cat scratch fever is also thought to be transmitted to cats via fleas. ...
Do I Need to Deworm an Indoor Cat? In short, yes: All cats should be regularly dewormed. Fleas carrying tapeworms can easily get into homes, hitching a ride on clothes and bags, other pets or visitors.Indoor catscan easily ingest fleas — and potentially tapeworms — when they’re groo...
How can humans get worms from pets? Why should I worm my pet? My pet looks perfectly healthy. Do I still need to worm? How often should I worm my pet? My cat hunts – does that mean I need to worm her more regularly? How can I tell if my pet has worms? I am taking my pet...
4. From fleas The most common species oftapeworm in dogsis transmitted by another very commonparasite – the flea. Fleas carrying tapeworm larvae can be swallowed during grooming, which then develop into adult tapeworms in the dog’s intestine. ...