Yeah. There's a couple of parasites that are quite scary....
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They can definitely become uncomfortable. Some of them do have GI upset accompanied by nausea and diarrhea among other symptoms....
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I do believe so, yes.
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That's a tricky question because I'd usually say that you shouldn't depend on that, don't wait, hoping that will happen....
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As the name somewhat implies, diagnostic imaging provides images that are used to help us attain a diagnosis. It's as simple as that....
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Tapeworm is transmitted by fleas and flea dirt and flea eggs, so we want to keep fleas 100% under control, and therefore your cat will not pick up ...
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They can last for quite some time, especially if they go undetected and they're not treated.
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Unfortunately, yeah. Roundworms and hookworms are what we call zoonotic, meaning that they are passable to humans....
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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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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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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 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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They can be sometimes....