The best thing you can do is to clean the litter boxes at least once a day to lessen the fecal exposure of other cats....
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Make sure that you are regularly checking your cat's stool and that you don't see any signs of loose stool or worms, because cats sharing a litter ...
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Yeah. There's a couple of parasites that are quite scary....
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Cats don't always read books; they are good at adjusting to things and hiding things....
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In most cases, allergies are the cause. Different things can cause an itch. Primarily, you have the underlying condition....
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They can because fleas get in the house. They can potentially get tapeworms from getting fleas....
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I'm almost scared to say yes. But with domestic cats and the most common parasites that we see, yeah. I'm going to say yes....
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Some cats go in and outside in multi-cat households and transmit parasites through fecal contamination....
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It's definitely a possibility, especially with tapeworms....
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Yes, we can prevent all internal parasites by determining their type, treating them, and setting you up on a regular preventative program.
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Yes, we do see that in cats. I will say that the overwhelming majority of itchiness in cats is related to an underlying organic skin condition....
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Probably the most common method is what's called a fecal-oral route. And yes, it's exactly like it sounds....
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That's a tough question. Yes and no....
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Most of them can. Having a cat on an effective flea prevention, will work against the tapeworm burden that they can have....
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Cats can get intestinal parasites, and they can be transmitted in utero....
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Not commonly. There can certainly be reactions to something you put on your cat....
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Yeah, they can. It's tough because where are they going to get it?...
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There's a lot of genetic influence in the typical allergies we see. It's just something that's passed down, from cat to cat....
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The most common types of parasites - roundworms and hookworms - are pretty ubiquitous in the environment. You can find them almost anywhere....
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We can, with reasonable confidence, prevent most parasites....