I think it was some other kind of worm? But either way, they should be gone soon, fingers crossed.
I made a horrible mistake and walked to the grocery store. I wore 3 pairs of pants, two sweaters, two socks, two hats. I had to call Lyft to go home- the wind was too cold.
Yikes! But thank goodness for Lyft. A coworker offered me a ride home last night, and I was going to say they could just take me to the subway, but by the time we got to her car (which was close!!), I gave it up and took the ride.
If it was visible segments, it was tapeworms -- speaking from too much experience!
Anyway, as others have said, they're relatively harmless and easy to treat, if super icky. Don't beat yourself up.
So, is the moral of this story "Look at your cat's butt more"?
Isn't that really the moral of every story?
That's what they keep trying to hint at, but...
Mine seem to helpfully present theirs to my face whenever I'm trying to nuzzle them, so I guess they're vigilant about the potential problem. Yay?
So, is the moral of this story "Look at your cat's butt more"?
I mean, possibly, but I'm going to stick with "Bring a new cat to the vet."
Sadly, I took Fleabie to the vet when I got her but the tapeworms manifested afterwards. Apparently it takes a while between ingesting the infected fleas and the development of the worms. But it depends on the type of worms.
So maybe I did the right thing after all????
