Read this guide and your cat will appreciate it if you recognize cat worm symptoms before these parasites do long-term harm. There are several types of parasitic worms that can infest your cat, such as: lungworms, hookworms, roundworms, tapeworms, and cat heartworms. There are many synthetic parasiticides on the market, but you can go for a natural approach to treating cat worms.
Some cat worm symptoms can be quite obvious, such as when the kitten vomits a huge load of half-digested breakfast along with something that looks like short spaghetti. You are most likely seeing pinworms.
Other times, the problems caused by cat worms are not so obvious. Your cat may be wheezing; You may think you have asthma or a cold. Every year veterinarians are presented with thousands of cats showing all the signs of a respiratory illness. In fact, a microscopic examination of your cat’s feces can indicate the presence of lungworms in his respiratory tract. The presence of lungworms will cause symptoms similar to asthma, but the proper remedy is very different from asthma treatment.
If you’ve just adopted a kitten or adult cat, it’s a pretty safe bet that it came preloaded with cat worms. If he has not been to the vet for a final diagnosis, check his feces in the litter box. A black, tarry, or even bloody stool is a sure sign of a hookworm infection. Take her to your vet for a reliable diagnosis.
Cats that have an advanced case of pinworms may present with feline roundworm symptoms that include severe diarrhea, frequent vomiting, or both. There may be blood in the diarrhea and vomit. The poor creature is trying to expel these bloodsuckers naturally. Unfortunately, persistent diarrhea dehydrates her. When he vomits, he ends up swallowing some of the regurgitated pinworms.
All cat worms are parasites; they suck blood. Cats and kittens are candidates for anemia. The most tragic health threat is an affected intestinal tract – Your kitty’s intestines are filled with a mass of pinworms. Young cats are particularly susceptible to intestinal perforation when this mass moves.
Tapeworms are not as devastating to your cat’s health as some of the other parasites. You can also recognize these cat worm symptoms. Take a look at your anal area. He’ll probably show you 2-3 times a day during your petting sessions. Sixteen the moment. Do you see small, white, rice-like segments? Well, it’s not rice, it’s a tapeworm segment.
A cat infected by a cat heartworm may gag, cough, short of breath, or vomit. Or it may not show signs of feline worms; it may suddenly drop dead.
So here is your “I am not an idiotic guide to recognizing feline worm symptoms”
Your cat exhibits one or more of these symptoms …
- Coughing, wheezing, or trouble breathing;
- Vomiting of a batch of short, white, spaghetti-like guts;
- Sickness
- Frequent bouts of vomiting;
- Diarrhea;
- Black, tarry stools;
- Rice-white guts stuck around your anal area
Your vet will likely suggest a synthetic topical or oral treatment to purge worms from cats. However, many cat owners are opting for more natural treatments with herbal remedies such as Artemisia absinthinium (also called Wormwood). This herb is widely used in homeopathic practices to treat parasites in cats. See it as a viable option to rid your cat of parasites and rid him of the debilitating symptoms of the cat worm.