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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That's actually kind of an interesting question....
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Proper preventative measures. Again, if you introduce a new cat into the house, have that checked and de-wormed properly....
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I don't know that I could tell you how long one worm on its own would last....
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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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Cats don't always read books; they are good at adjusting to things and hiding things....
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I do believe so....
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Many times they can be. Roundworms and hookworms look like long pieces of spaghetti, for a lack of better description....
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The best thing to do to prevent tapeworm is to prevent fleas....
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There again, it depends on what you're looking for. I hate to be vague, but it's true....
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They can be sometimes....
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It depends on your cat and how tolerable it is....
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We have excellent medications these days. Like I said, if your cat's an outdoor cat, we're going to want them on medication once a month....
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That's a tough question. Yes and no....
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Cats can get intestinal parasites, and they can be transmitted in utero....
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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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Yeah, they can. It's tough because where are they going to get it?...
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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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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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It’s not likely that your indoor cat will pick them up, but we have found cats that have lived in households for up to two years, and they bring in...