By Anonymous - 31/07/2016 16:45 - United States - Brooklyn

Today, I let my new cat sleep in bed with me. It was cute until she wiped a tapeworm onto my arm. FML
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Tripartita 44

TWO pets for the price of ONE?! Some people have all the luck!

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fitnessgram 19

I don't know what you're definition of a good time is, but I would find that rather romantic. Just you, your cat, and a tapeworm.

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species4872 19

She's just trying to get the measure of you.

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cootiequeen4444 11

do not let your pet sleep too near unless he or she is in the clear (aka is parasite free. you never know with new pets. wait til after the first checkup before getting your snuggle on)

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TheNoNameGuy 20

did anyone else see the moderation for those middle schoolers having sex and giving bjs?!

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Beautymarked 12

You deserve it for not taking care of your cat properly, OP... *shudders* That must've been disgusting.

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firemuncher 19

notice she said"new" she obviously didnt know it had worms

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wolfgirl310 20

Kitty gave you a present for giving her or him a new home congrats.

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LyricaSilvan 29

I'm sure it goes without saying, but you may want to take your cat in to see the vet.

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zeemonster424 15

Check for fleas too, one usually means the other. Tapeworms come from ingesting fleas (one way anyway).

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Calingaladha 21

Seconding this, OP. And no worries, treating tapeworm is just a matter of a few pills. Soon you'll have a parasite-free kitty. :)

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SmDestroyer 8

I'm not sure where you got her, but if you adopted she should've been dewormed. Also, if she's an indoor/outdoor cat you should get her dewormed every 3-4 months (every 6 if she's strictly indoor, and I know she's new so you just got her). As many of the other commenters pointed out, you should also get her some flea guard/ treatment. Well, the silver lining in all this is that you KNOW she has worms (no fecal needed) and you can't get them from her unless you eat her poop!

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Lepisma 38

Actually, an intestinal parasite screening would still be recommended, as there are other types of worms which are not visible in the stool except in extreme circumstances, and the medication for tapeworm deworming will not kill those parasites. The cat could have roundworms, hookworms, or shipworms and you'd never know without a fecal float.

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Lepisma 38

Whipworms, not shipworms. Wtf autocorrect. Additionally, the tapeworms that cats and dogs typically get require development in the body of a flea before they become infectious, so you can generally eat tapeworm segments and be okay. It's the other intestinal parasite species you have to worry about with the direct fecal-oral route (or even just getting them on your skin - cutaneous larval migrans). Gross, but true.

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