INTESTINAL HOOKWORM & ROUNDWORM IN CAT(S)
How Intestinal Hookworms are Transmitted to Cats;
Hookworms are small parasitic worms, with hook-like appendages on their mouths, that feed off the wall of the small intestine and can cause severe damage. They are blood feeding parasites that enter a cat's system either through ingestion of larvae or through the skin. Kittens can get the worms from ingesting their mother's milk.
Hookworms are small parasitic worms, with hook-like appendages on their mouths, that feed off the wall of the small intestine and can cause severe damage. They are blood feeding parasites that enter a cat's system either through ingestion of larvae or through the skin. Kittens can get the worms from ingesting their mother's milk.
Signs in Cats;
Signs may include poor appetite, dry cough, pale gums, dark stools or constipation. Blood-loss anemia, weakness and bloody diarrhea are also symptoms of hookworm infection.
Human Health Connections/Concerns;
Certain species of hookworms can affect humans when the larvae burrow under humans' skin and cause an itchy rash. Hookworms also may affect humans if larvae from soil are ingested.
Human Health Connections/Concerns;
Certain species of hookworms can affect humans when the larvae burrow under humans' skin and cause an itchy rash. Hookworms also may affect humans if larvae from soil are ingested.
Intestinal Roundworms (Cats)
How Roundworms are Transmitted to Cats;
Roundworms, also know as ascarids, are transmitted from mothers to nursing kittens or through the cat ingesting eggs or other hosts (such as mice) that are infected with the eggs.
Signs in Cats;
Roundworms interfere with digestion and absorption of nutrients. They can cause malnourishment, low stamina, dull coat, abdominal distention, abdominal pain, vomiting of adult worms, diarrhea, loss of condition, loss of appetite and coughing.
Human Health Connections/Concerns;
Cat roundworms are known to cause visceral larval migrans in children, although less so than their canine counterpart. The disease results from ingesting the eggs.
Roundworms, also know as ascarids, are transmitted from mothers to nursing kittens or through the cat ingesting eggs or other hosts (such as mice) that are infected with the eggs.
Signs in Cats;
Roundworms interfere with digestion and absorption of nutrients. They can cause malnourishment, low stamina, dull coat, abdominal distention, abdominal pain, vomiting of adult worms, diarrhea, loss of condition, loss of appetite and coughing.
Human Health Connections/Concerns;
Cat roundworms are known to cause visceral larval migrans in children, although less so than their canine counterpart. The disease results from ingesting the eggs.